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1. The Definitive Steve Martin Lens! What makes this the definitive lens? Well, I don't know, there are some good ones that will be featured here. But doesn't that sound like the kind of title Steve Martin would use to mock himself? Yes, I know, there are already a lot of lenses on Ste...
2. Steve Martin Video Showcase You may or may not be old enough to remember seeing Steve Martin do his thing on Saturday Night Live, but I'm sure you've at least heard of the famous "wild and crazy guys" sketch. Here are some great clips of Steve Martin demonstrating his...
3. Steve Martin Biography Early years Martin was born in Waco, Texas, the son of Mary Lee Martin and Glenn Vernon Martin, a real estate salesman and an aspiring actor. Martin was raised in Garden Grove, California, and is of Irish, Scottish and English descent. O...
4. Laugh Dance! Funny Video Links I love a good laugh. Oh, it just feels so good.  And I love dancing.  Put them together and it's a heaven of high beat hysterics.  This lens is a compilation of video clips from moments that make me laugh and crack up until I feel like...
5. The Topper TV Series Thorne Smith's lively characters enjoyed an international audience through a trio of popular Topper movies, and gained new fame when CBS Television produced the episodic comedy series, Topper, in 1953. Veteran character actor Leo G. Carroll was cast...
6. Thanksgiving Movies By the time Thanksgiving dinner is over and we put left-overs away,We usually tend to relax over a nice cup of coffee and desert and chill out by watching a movie.. this is like the perfect windup of a perfect holiday dinner. A number of movies based...
7. Topper In 1937, film producer Hal Roach was in search of a screwball comedy, and chose to adapt Thorne Smith's racy novel Topper. The resulting film was a huge success with audiences worldwide. Cary Grant and Constance Bennett were cast as George and Marion...
8. Topper Returns In the third of producer Hal Roach's Topper comedy films, most of the action takes place in an old, dark mansion, complete with trap doors and secret passageways. Roland Young returns as banker Cosmo Topper, and along with his chauffeur Eddie, offers...
9. The Jerk The Jerk starring that "wild and crazy guy" Steve Martin is a comedy that was filmed back in 1979. In this hilarious movie, directed by Carl Reiner, Steve plays Navin R. Johnson the adopted son of poor sharecroppers who goes o...
10. Topper: In Development Comedian Steve Martin is scheduled to reteam with Bringing Down the House director Adam Shankman for a remake of the supernatural comedy Topper, based on Thorne Smith's novel. The original 1937 film starred Roland Young as Cosmo Topper, a stuffy, he...
11. Top 10 Paycheck Actors You know those actors who have shown signs of brilliance but are more well known for turning out crap at an alarming rate? Well the term I use for them is 'Paycheck Actors'. I have this discussion with my friends on occasion as we try and top each ot...
12. The Spanish Prisoner I watched The Spanish Prisoner one evening all alone. It was a dark, rainy, mysterious type of night which set the scene perfectly for this compelling movie. I was riveted to the screen by the unfolding mystery, impressed by the character Joe Ross pl...
13. Steve Martin: King Tut Artist: Steve Martin Recorded by: Steve Martin and The Toot Uncommons Written by: Steve Martin Album: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978) King Tut King Tut (King Tut) Now when he was a young man He never thought he'd see (King Tut) People stand in line To s...
14. Margaret Ann Brown You can call me Margaret (or Margaret Ann, if you prefer). The reason I use Margaret Ann, is because of the children's author named Margaret Wise Brown. I thought if I just used Margaret Brown, then some might confuse me with her (although she wouldn...
15. Holiday Movies Christmas Eve was always a magical time for me as a child. In fact, the whole Christmas season was special. I couldn't wait until Thanksgiving because that meant the start of the Christmas season. When I was a child, most people would wait until afte...
16. Doctor Demento Hit Parade Dr. Demento (aka Barrett Hansen) has a nationally syndicated radio show each week that features novelty and comedy songs from all eras. While his on-air persona is decidedly wacky, off-air he's a serious collector of novelty and comedy records, tapes...
17. BORN STANDING UP by Steve Martin Can you imagine Steve Martin being called a wallflower? Me neither. But that's the exact word he uses when describing himself in Born Standing Up. The book is well written and he does a good job taking us through his life. I particularly like the wa...
18. Comedians We Love See the funny people that make us laugh. I'm listing some of the comedians we've seen in movies and on t.v. shows and stand-up comics. Maybe you can think of more. Remember, laughter is the best medicine! So, buy or rent some of these movies and old...
19. Dances Are you a dancer, or someone like me, who loves watching, but not necessarily participating? In this lens you'll see videos of a variety of dances, including my church dance team, S.A.W. (Soldiers at War). So put on your tutu, I mean dancing shoes,...
20. We love Little Shop Of Horrors Seymour Krelborn, a poor, geeky young man, works in Mushnik's Flower Shop on Skid Row, which rarely gets customers. He's in love with Audrey, who also works at the flower shop, but she already has a boyfriend, sleazy sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello,...