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Pure Drivel

By: Steve Martin
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Summary

In this ingeniously funny collection of humorous riffs, those who thought Steve Martin's gifts were confined to the screen will discover what readers of The New Yorker already know: that Martin is a master of the written word. Hilariously funny and intelligent in their skewering of the topic at hand, these pieces, some of which first appeared in The New Yorker, feature Martin at his finest. With a playwright's ear for dialogue, a sense of irony only Martin could muster, and a first-class comic ability to perfectly time the punch line, Pure Drivel will have listeners crying with laughter, and marveling at the fact that in addition to all of his many talents, Steve Martin is also a superb writer.
Don't miss Steve Martin, Christopher Buckley, and other humorists discussing their craft at the New Yorker Festival.
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"...humor raised to the abstract." (The New York Times)

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one of my favourites

hilarious. chuckles all the way. I revisit this again and again. Steve Martin is an original genius.

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If you like him, you'll enjoy the book

Quite a short book. However still enjoyable and daft. Some of the passages are very clever. Just like you'd expect.

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absolutely witty and great

I thoroughly enjoyed this . it's incredible. surreally funny. witty. I strongly recommend this. please do listen

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