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Post by chrislc on Aug 11, 2013 20:52:52 GMT -5
A question for those of you in your 40s or younger - I thought of this hearing King Tut.
When you hear Steve Martin from the 70s do you think he was funny? Back about 75/76 I thought he was one of the funniest people I had ever seen. And now that makes no sense. I know what he was doing was very very different and new - but it now seems so so dated - a lot like early SNL.
You're probably too young to remember, but in 77/78 he was like a Beatle of comedy. He was huge.
Monty Python and especially SCTV still are genius to me, but Steve Martin and early SNL? No.
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Post by woolebull on Aug 11, 2013 21:35:02 GMT -5
A question for those of you in your 40s or younger - I thought of this hearing King Tut. When you hear Steve Martin from the 70s do you think he was funny? Back about 75/76 I thought he was one of the funniest people I had ever seen. And now that makes no sense. I know what he was doing was very very different and new - but it now seems so so dated - a lot like early SNL. You're probably too young to remember, but in 77/78 he was like a Beatle of comedy. He was huge. Monty Python and especially SCTV still are genius to me, but Steve Martin and early SNL? No. I'll preface this with my age, which is 40 on the dot. You know, I thought about that once when I heard King Tut...is this actually funny? And I came to the conclusion it wasn't funny at all. For me, Steve Martin is not SNL or even stand up. He is the guy who was pretty funny in "Three Amigos" and "My Blue Heaven", the guy who became the "dad" actor because of movies like "Father Of The Bride". Even his really classic movies like, "The Jerk" are somewhat dated for my tastes. I actually like him better as a musician right now than as an actor. He is an amazing banjo player! I want to go back and appreciate him for the time, I really do. He seems like a really nice guy. But every time I try to, I find myself just not laughing. I hope others do not feel that way, unfortunately I do. For what it is worth, I look back at the shock comedians when I was growing up that I thought were hilarious and do not find them funny at all anymore, especially Sam Kinison. I guess some things stand the test of time while others do not. |
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Post by tpanther775 on Aug 11, 2013 22:11:18 GMT -5
A question for those of you in your 40s or younger - I thought of this hearing King Tut. When you hear Steve Martin from the 70s do you think he was funny? Back about 75/76 I thought he was one of the funniest people I had ever seen. And now that makes no sense. I know what he was doing was very very different and new - but it now seems so so dated - a lot like early SNL. You're probably too young to remember, but in 77/78 he was like a Beatle of comedy. He was huge. Monty Python and especially SCTV still are genius to me, but Steve Martin and early SNL? No. I'll preface this with my age, which is 40 on the dot. You know, I thought about that once when I heard King Tut...is this actually funny? And I came to the conclusion it wasn't funny at all. For me, Steve Martin is not SNL or even stand up. He is the guy who was pretty funny in "Three Amigos" and "My Blue Heaven", the guy who became the "dad" actor because of movies like "Father Of The Bride". Even his really classic movies like, "The Jerk" are somewhat dated for my tastes. I actually like him better as a musician right now than as an actor. He is an amazing banjo player! I want to go back and appreciate him for the time, I really do. He seems like a really nice guy. But every time I try to, I find myself just not laughing. I hope others do not feel that way, unfortunately I do. For what it is worth, I look back at the shock comedians when I was growing up that I thought were hilarious and do not find them funny at all anymore, especially Sam Kinison. I guess some things stand the test of time while others do not. You know you have to be a great comedian to withstand the test of time. Steve is not of them or Sam Kinison. Now Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, etc., etc. Yeah they might be vulgar but they always seem funny to me. I think it matters as a preference thing also. I like Steve Martin alot. But for more of his music skill. Woolebull is right he is an awesome banjo player. My parents went to see him and his band at the Durham Performing Arts Center in Durham, NC and they loved it. They were great. Now as for King Tut. I know alot of people knock it now. But I always will like the song. It's a catchy song in my book. Most people don't know his backing band is actually The Dirt Band (Nitty Gritty Dirt band) in that song. |
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Post by mkarns on Aug 11, 2013 22:15:05 GMT -5
I thought "King Tut" was pretty silly, but enjoyable. Steve's 70s comedy was quite groundbreaking and influential for its time, and so is worth seeing even with its dated aspects.
And I'm only 37, and first became familiar with him in his more family-friendly roles of the 80s and later, as well as his recent activities as a musician and author as well as actor. (Ironically, for someone who played "dad" type roles so well, he has only actually become a real-life father in the last year.)
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Post by mga707 on Aug 11, 2013 22:16:11 GMT -5
especially SCTV still are genius to me, Ah, bless your heart! For my money still the funniest thing ever on TV--or maybe a tie with the Joel Hodgson-era MST3K episodes. I can't comment on the final Cinemax SCTV season, minus a lot of the original cast, as I have never seen any of them, but like you said, genius up through the two NBC 90-minute seasons (1981-1983). |
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Post by woolebull on Aug 11, 2013 23:01:50 GMT -5
especially SCTV still are genius to me, Ah, bless your heart! For my money still the funniest thing ever on TV--or maybe a tie with the Joel Hodgson-era MST3K episodes. I can't comment on the final Cinemax SCTV season, minus a lot of the original cast, as I have never seen any of them, but like you said, genius up through the two NBC 90-minute seasons (1981-1983). I'm too young to know SCTV (except for Bob and Doug McKenzie), but the clips I've seen have been amazing. The clip where Rick Moranis as Michael McDonald doing backup singing literally to me is comedy gold. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2013 3:35:32 GMT -5
No, I don't find it funny and didn't find him that funny.
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Post by pgfromwp on Aug 12, 2013 5:56:55 GMT -5
A question for those of you in your 40s or younger - I thought of this hearing King Tut. When you hear Steve Martin from the 70s do you think he was funny? Back about 75/76 I thought he was one of the funniest people I had ever seen. And now that makes no sense. I know what he was doing was very very different and new - but it now seems so so dated - a lot like early SNL. You're probably too young to remember, but in 77/78 he was like a Beatle of comedy. He was huge. Monty Python and especially SCTV still are genius to me, but Steve Martin and early SNL? No. In the early SNL days, Steve Martin was likely a Beatle of established, mainstream comedy. I used to enjoy his hosted shows. That being said, Monty Python was more cutting- edge comedy for American audiences at that time, IMHO. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2013 13:10:57 GMT -5
If you add every minute I've ever watched of SNL, you *might* come up with the number of minutes in 2-2 1/2 shows. That includes those best of's that used to air on Nick @ Nite. Never seen Monty Python.
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Post by mga707 on Aug 12, 2013 17:25:55 GMT -5
Ah, bless your heart! For my money still the funniest thing ever on TV--or maybe a tie with the Joel Hodgson-era MST3K episodes. I can't comment on the final Cinemax SCTV season, minus a lot of the original cast, as I have never seen any of them, but like you said, genius up through the two NBC 90-minute seasons (1981-1983). I'm too young to know SCTV (except for Bob and Doug McKenzie), but the clips I've seen have been amazing. The clip where Rick Moranis as Michael McDonald doing backup singing literally to me is comedy gold. Other SCTV pop music parodies: Eugene Levy as Gino Vanelli--turning into a werewolf. Andrea Martin as Patti Smith Dave Thomas as Randy Newman John Candy as Divine (I know that's stretching the 'pop music' definition, but she/he did make at least one record!) |
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Post by michaelcasselman on Aug 12, 2013 17:44:29 GMT -5
"King Tut", IIRC, falls into that category of 'topical humor' as far as novelty records go, where you'd probably have to appreciate the rise in popularity of Egyptian culture (and the traveling Tut exhibit here in the states) back in the late 1970's in order to 'get it'. Otherwise, Martin was a pretty cutting edge comic for the day. In a way, looking at Martin's overall style as dated is kinda like accusing Shakespeare of 'using too many quotes'.
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Post by 80sat40fan on Aug 12, 2013 17:52:33 GMT -5
I always enjoyed Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as the Festrunk Brothers on SNL ("two wild and crazy guys"). I also bought "King Tut" as a single when I was starting 5th grade. I thought he was pretty funny then... but I agree that his humor has not worn that well.
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Post by johnnywest on Jul 9, 2018 21:59:38 GMT -5
Don’t like “King Tut,” but do love some of Steve Martin’s movies like “The Jerk” and “Planes, Trains & Automobiles.”
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Post by mrjukebox on Jul 10, 2018 18:55:44 GMT -5
I remember when Steve Martin performed "King Tut" on "SNL" the evening of 4/22/78-That was priceless!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2018 19:45:38 GMT -5
I think Steve Martin hit a "niche" and ran with it. If you remember back then, he did one movie where his hair was it's natural color and was somewhat unrecognizable. IMO, he was funny for that era he was popular in.
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