Steve Martin - Let's Get Small (1977)

"Mad at My Mother" by Steve Martin


"Let's Get Small" by Steve Martin


Bowling for Soup's band name was derived from a Steve Martin comedy bit.  Steve Martin was born in Waco, Texas but raised in the greater Los Angeles area.  As a young man, he worked at Disneyland for three years as a salesman and then as a magician in Fantasyland.  He learned to juggle, do various tricks, and make balloon animals all of which he'd later incorporate into his comedy act.  After graduating high school, Martin took interest in acting and joined a comedy troupe and supplemented his learning with English and drama classes.  He'd pursue a major in Philosophy at UCLA before dropping out in 1967 due to a job he got writing bits for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.  For his work on the show, he'd win an Emmy for writing in 1969 at the age of 23.  He got more work writing for other variety shows and performing his standup as an opening act for a number of bands.  Still success wasn't as close as it seemed as it would take a better part of a decade before Martin became a household name in comedy.  But when he did, Steve Martin was huge.  Extremely popular, his guest appearances on TV shows (SNL, Johnny Carson,...) spiked viewership ratings, the various stops on his comedy tour sold out around the country and so did his records.  In 1977, his debut comedy album Let's Get Small sold for platinum.  Martin would use his success as a comedian to write his own screenplays and jumpstart his career as an actor with his first notable work being the Academy Award nominated short "The Absent Minded Waiter".

Here is the discography surrounding Steve Martin's debut album:

Let's Get Small
Let's Get Small (1977 single)

1977 Live Act and other acts by Steve Martin


"Excuse Me" by Steve Martin


"The Absent Minded Waiter" A Steve Martin Short


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