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Steve Martin at the Royal Festival Hall review

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | yesterday

Steve Martin Martin added genuine musical empathy to nimble fingers and curiosity value in his bluegrass show at the RFH. Rating:

Steve Martin and SCR on BBC2 TV: TONIGHT

The Bluegrass Ireland Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Thanks to Sharon Loughrin and to Denis Patrick for separately sending the news that Steve Martin will appear on the 'Later... with Jools Holland' show on BBC2 TV tonight and Friday night, backed by the Steep Canyon Rangers from North Carolina, who made a big impact at the Omagh festival a couple of years ago. The combination of the world-famous comedian, comic actor, film director, and banjo player...

Orange Blossom Special - Steep Canyon Rangers, Steve Martin - ode to joy!

furtherandfaster (Free subscription) | yesterday

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers play a bluegrass classic. Sound quality of the video recording is not particularly good but the musicianship particularly the fiddle playing is out of this world. Listen for the flight of the bumblebee...

Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers, Royal Festival Hall, London

The Independent (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

"It's always been a dream of mine to play banjo at the Royal Festival Hall," says Steve Martin, banjo in hand, from the stage of the Royal Festival Hall. The briefest of pauses, and then: "And tonight, I feel one step closer to realising that dream." Written out like that, it doesn't seem quite as funny as it did earlier this evening – but then, comedy is all about timing...

Carl Ballantine, Slapstick Magician, Dies at 92

New York Times (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Mr. Ballantine was an inveterate quipmeister whose stand-up comedy persona predated and influenced the antic characters of Steve Martin and others.

Film Junk Podcast Episode #242: The Box

Film Junk (Free subscription) | yesterday

0:00 - Intro 3:52 - Headlines: Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars, James Marsh to Direct The Vatican Tapes, David Fincher to Direct The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Yogi Bear Casting, Owen Wilson is Marmaduke, J.J. Abrams' 500 Rads, Risk Movie in the Works, Fox Adding Pop Up Trivia to DVDs, Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence in Sheneneh and Wanda 25:42 - Review: The Box 42:00 - Other Stuff We...

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tablehopper (Free subscription) | yesterday

L.A. Times food writer Betty Hallock Tweeted on Saturday night: " Don Johnson is in attendance at friends & family tonight at Bouchon." tablehopper reader Frances walked past Tartine and saw Kristen Schaal (Mel from Flight of the Conchords ) sitting outside with a couple friends. Steve Martin was in Napa for his performance with his band, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers, on...

Jerks In Congress need a tax on the wealthy. That’s all they need.

I Hate The Media (Free subscription) | yesterday

Now the jerks in Congress say that in order to pay for health care, they need is a tax on the wealthy. And that's all they need. Well, maybe they need a little more.

Robert Pattinson Would Love To Host 'SNL' -- If He Could Write Episode

VH1 (Free subscription) | yesterday

Despite the fans clamoring for Robert Pattinson to host "Saturday Night Live," the "New Moon" star says he's terrified of doing something like that.

• Robert Pattinson Would Love To Host 'SNL' -- If He Could Write Episode - MTV News

It's Complicated trailer: actually, it's quite simply a bit sad

The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday

Never mind that it stars Meryl Streep and soon-to-be Oscars hosts Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin; would you watch a movie named after a Facebook relationship status? A natural set of candidates came to mind last week when people started talking about possible Oscars hosts. The return of Hugh Jackman, perhaps? Or golden boy and similarly all-singing, all-dancing Neil Patrick Harris? Or even both? A...

Carl Ballantine, Comedian Who Played a Magician, Dies at 92

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Mr. Ballantine was an inveterate quipmeister whose stand-up comedy persona predated and influenced the antic characters of Steve Martin and others.

Gold Derby nuggets: 'Precious' shatters box office record; Taylor Swift soars on 'SNL'; still mad for 'Mad Men'

Gold Derby (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

• Greg Ellwood analyzes the boffo box office of "Precious" and observes that the Oscar contender, "made box office history this weekend by posting the highest per screen average for a film in more than 10 theaters. The acclaimed drama made $1.8 million in only 18 theaters for an eye-popping $100,000-per-screen average." As Greg notes, "Historically, the only live action...

Martin: 'Baldwin might be funnier than me'

Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Steve Martin jokes that Alec Baldwin might be funnier than him at the Oscars next year.

• Funny Man Martin Gets Serious About Music - Sky News

11/08/09: The Amazing Race – “This is the Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done in my Entire Life (Sweden)”

Atomic Popcorn (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

This recap of The Amazing Race is sponsored by Travelocity. Travelocity: You’ll never roam alone. Sweden. The lovely Scandinavian nation known for meatballs, candy fish and unassembled, wobbly furniture was the locale for this leg of the race. The five remaining teams departed for the peninsular nation from The Netherlands, seeking out an amusement park named [...]

Carl Ballantine has died at 92

Left In Aboite (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Carl Ballantine, best known for his supporting role of crew member Lester Gruber on "McHale's Navy", died from age-related causes on Tuesday at his Hollywood Hills home. He is survived by daughters Saratoga and Molly, and a sister, Esther Robinson. Ballantine's wife of 45 years, actress Ceil Cabot, died in 2000. Ballantine's greatest performance was as a comically inept magician variously...

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saundersjn09s | 10/22/2009

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