STEVE MARTIN: A WILD AND CRAZY GUY (TV)
Summary
This comedy special features comedian Steve Martin in a variety of roles and integrates stand-up routines with brief sketches and short films. Highlights include: a nervous Martin being calmed down by Milton Berle and Bob Hope; the type of car Martin bought when he moved to Los Angeles; a rodeo legend who wears his girl's dress for luck before he attempts to ride the wildest bronco around; Martin as a judge in Tennis Court where the person accused faces the death penalty because he has an errant backhand; a valet parking attendant who performs ballet on the job; a ski instructor who cannot do anything right except fall down a lot; the leader of a camping trip who cooks a watermelon and sings songs around the campfire; Martin playing himself as the host of a television variety show which features singer/songwriter Johnny Cash; and Martin's signature King Tut routine, which he introduced on "Saturday Night Live." Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 22, 1978 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:49:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:34796
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV, 1978
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Marty Klein … Executive Producer
- Steve Martin … Executive Producer, Writer, Music by, Performer
- Cates, Joe (See also: Cates, Joseph) … Producer
- Jere Jacob … Associate Producer
- Gary Weis … Director
- Michael Elias … Writer
- Alan Metter … Writer
- Jack Handey … Writer
- John McEuen … Music by
- Scott Salmon … Choreographer
- Milton Berle … Guest
- George Burns … Guest
- Johnny Cash … Guest
- Bob Hope … Guest
- Strother Martin … Guest
- Henry Winkler … Guest
- Mary Edith Burrell … Cast
- David Dozer … Cast
- Joy Garrett … Cast
- Jay Gerber … Cast
- Philip Baker Hall … Cast
- Zale Kessler … Cast
- Tom Lillard … Cast
- Michael McManus … Cast
- Anna Rodzianko … Cast