00:00 And if you bought my album and you came down here expecting me to do a lot of routines
00:05 from the record and I didn't do them, well, excuse me!
00:13 This guy was getting people so happy.
00:16 I always thought, this just does not happen.
00:19 And it did.
00:22 He's the most idolized comedian ever.
00:26 He reinvented stand-up.
00:29 It was a cultural phenomenon.
00:30 Good evening and welcome.
00:32 My name is Steve Martin.
00:33 Steve Martin!
00:34 I am a wild and brave!
00:40 What he was doing was unique.
00:41 It was chancy.
00:42 I always thought of him as the door out of the 60s.
00:46 You could be silly again.
00:49 All comedy was political.
00:50 And I felt that it was time to change that.
00:54 Steve Martin has just taken the big leap onto the big screen.
00:57 I was launched into the stratosphere.
01:02 I was scared out of my mind.
01:06 You better pull yourself together.
01:08 You've got a big movie offer.
01:10 Being able to witness an artist reinvent himself is quite extraordinary.
01:17 The people who like it are wise and intelligent people.
01:21 And the people who don't like it are ignorant scum.
01:23 Right.
01:24 There is a longing at the center of everybody he shows us.
01:35 I'm glad you're not filming this because it would be so embarrassing.
01:41 Why don't I interview you as we're driving?
01:45 It's called Viking, but sure.
01:47 My whole life is backwards.
01:49 How did I go from riddled with anxiety in my 30s to 75 and really happy?
01:55 How did this happen?
01:56 Don't you have a score of servants take your laundry over?
02:00 Actually, I'm just doing this for camera.
02:02 It's the first time in 27 years.
02:05 I'm a Viking.
02:06 I'm a Viking.
02:07 I'm a Viking.
02:08 I'm a Viking.
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