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I must say : my life as a humble comedy legend / Martin Short with David Kamp.

My life as a humble comedy legend (portion title)
Martin Short : (other title)
Short, Martin, 1950- (author.). Kamp, David, (author.).

Summary:

The Emmy-Award and Tony Award-winning actor and comic shares stories from his life that recount his early years with Saturday Night Live, the development of his numerous characters, his family life, and his celebrity friendships.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0062309528
  • ISBN: 9780062309525
  • ISBN: 9780062309549
  • Physical Description: 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2014]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
An ed-ucation -- Humble celebrity me -- Marty with parents -- Interlude: a moment with Irving Cohen -- Marty without parents -- In which I find Jesus -- Nancy's boy -- Interlude: a moment with Ed Grimley -- The nine categories -- Interlude: a moment with Jackie Rogers Jr. -- Workplace nirvana at SCTV -- Interlude: a moment with Lawrence Orbach -- Fast times at 30 rock -- Eighties-hot -- Marty throws a party just to sing -- Interlude: a moment with Franck -- When life hands you lemons, put on a fat suit and squash them between your thighs -- Interlude: a moment with Jiminy Glick -- Love, loss, and bumpkiss -- Kathie Lee wasn't wrong -- September of my years -- but an unusually temperate September.
Subject:
Short, Martin, 1950-
Television actors and actresses > Canada > Biography.
Genre:
Autobiographies.

Available copies

  • 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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Jacksonville Main Library BIO SHORT (Text) 36015000711727 Adult Biography Available -
Gunn Memorial Public Library B SHORT (Text) 34621704374720 Adult Biography Available -
Henderson Main Branch SHORT (Text) 33258007500189 Adult Biography Available -
Leland Library B SHORT (Text) 31423621300943 Adult Biography Available -
Southside Branch B Short, Martin (Text) 0112520427971 Adult Biography Available -
Weaverville Library B SHORT (Text) 0020513362895 Adult Biography Checked out 08/13/2026
West Regional Library B SHORT (Text) 31781062665235 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Wilkes County Public Library B SHORT (Text) 50501011472087 Adult Biography Available -

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Summary: The Emmy-Award and Tony Award-winning actor and comic shares stories from his life that recount his early years with Saturday Night Live, the development of his numerous characters, his family life, and his celebrity friendships.