Steve Martin | Magic Tricks | The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour

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[@TrishBlassingame]

Great memory. Saw this on TV when it originally aired. And by a stroke of magic, not long later, my parents bought a sofa and chair the same color as Steve's shirt :)

[@testfire3000]

lol

[@judymoraign7078]

That's great Trish!!😅

[@Motocicleiros]

I admit: I returned to the video to check what the color it was.

[@UncleWally3]

And to think this man went on to have a career as a distinguished banjo player.

[@joelpartee594]

What's really impressive is the mystic toilet float went on to become a banjo.

[@freeanimals594]

But as he said long ago, it's a happy sound. You can't sing any negative, sad words playing a banjo! 🙃

[@GhostOfLorelei]

And art critic

[@nunyanunya4147]

like Martian Short says 'its like Deliverance. its all fun and games till the banjo comes out..."

[@tashuntka]

And author.... **caresses his Cruel shoes book while chanting 'The Pointy Birds are pointy-pointy...anoint thy heads, anointy-nointy'**

[@hadorstapa]

I love how he plays as if he put the candle up his left sleeve, even though he clearly didn't! Actually good sleight of hand!

[@pechaa]

Where did it go?

[@arcburn6340]

Up his right sleeve.

[@arcburn6340]

When he drops his arm fast afterwards hes breaking it.

[@PaulSmith-qs1es]

@@pechaa you can see it on the ground behind the table in a later shot. He just dropped it.

[@SaintBrick]

@@PaulSmith-qs1es The was the dove. Before the shot you can see it on the ground you can see him pick it up and toss it. The candle goes up the right sleeve.

[@NarffetWerlz]

What a talented young man. Can't wait to see what he makes of himself.

[@blkft]

He plays the banjo now.

[@freeanimals594]

He already has made himself. He's 77 years old.

[@joedruet1185]

@@freeanimals594 He looks good for 77

[@SirManfly]

@@joedruet1185 @freeanimals594 missed the joke 🤣

[@davidburns1753]

I am still baffled by Steve Martin's genius. I am smarter and worth millions less. What happened? Oh ... and I'm older too ... that's why he irritates me so much!!!

[@drewgeraci8434]

I strongly recommend Steve Martin's book Born Standing Up. It's really inspiring as he tells of his humble beginnings as a magician at a theme park. It's not a self-serving book, just positive vibes.

[@JamesGowan]

Bought, read and loved!

[@shugler]

Fantastic book! Seriously one of the most amazing yet grounded biographies I've ever read

[@chrisshockey8883]

His book Cruel Shoes is even better!

[@johnbauman4005]

​@@chrisshockey8883And who can forget his timeless poem, "Pointy Birds:" "Pointy birds, pointy pointy. Anoint me with your love, annointy 'nointy."

[@HanasDad]

"Cruel Shoes" is also worth checking out if it's still in print

[@evermar1]

The most amazing thing is he didn't have white hair.

[@paulcarey1708]

Weird, eh? Always assumed he went white when he was 20-25

[@gordonhenderson1965]

@@paulcarey1708 No kidding, I'm 57 now and he had white hair when I was 10

[@JACKnJESUS]

He was wearing a wig

[@bongodave13]

He did go gray prematurely. Some people do that. Looks good on him, though.

[@StamfordBridge]

@@JACKnJESUS Wig or just dyed hair?

[@JJLewis-so1iq]

The smothers brothers was a great show. We never missed it.

[@NoahRobertGraves]

Ah! But do you miss it now? 🙂

[@JJLewis-so1iq]

@@NoahRobertGraves kinda

[@kidwave1]

Amazing what passed for "comedy" back then. Absolutely NONE of this was even worth a chuckle. The smothers brothers were about as funny as a double m@rder.

[@JJLewis-so1iq]

@@kidwave1 i guess were more easily entertained back then.

[@jamesbrice6619]

@@kidwave1 maybe you're simply a dark, depressed, jaded stick in the mud

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

Steve Martin has been a hero of mine my whole life, because he can make anything funny and amazing.

[@brendachase1814]

I had a funny friend who had a hall in her house where she had family photos on the wall, and there, among her family, was a smiling photo of Steve Martin! So unexpected and hilarious

[@Vicki_Benji]

Can we take a moment to appreciate Steve Martin with no gray hair? These are some of his best performances, and I wish more people could see this.

[@mrcat3493]

Steve Martin is a legend.

[@raypierce5818]

He started out as a magician but always had more fun doing a parody of it. I built the magic he used in his first show headlining in Vegas.

[@SmallSpoonBrigade]

He was also a brilliant banjo player.

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

​@@SmallSpoonBrigade That, musicianship, is where I believe he shines brightest.

[@timward4301]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade He still is, but he used to be, too.

[@pjparkjd]

@@SmallSpoonBrigade Was? Did I miss something?

[@vincedibona4687]

@timward4301 Nice Mitch Hedburg reference.

[@patriciaalley1562]

I think we need to give him credit for a lot of the success of the Smothers Brothers as he was one of the writers and you can read him all over their routines.

[@BDUBZ49]

Not taking anything away from Steve, but the Smothers were a very popular act for years before the show. They had already released 9 comedy/music albums for their nightclub acts and several television appearances by then.

[@ronmorgan8214]

Tommy lines

[@donnatate458]

I've loved his silliness for many years. I'm so glad he's still around to make us smile. Thanks, sir, for the laughs.

[@TheSmothersBrothersShow]

He’s great! Makes us take ourselves a little less seriously. Thanks for tuning in!

[@davidmccarthy6061]

Smothers Brothers was such a great show!!

[@bleuefish]

I remember watching this when it aired, as a kid. For weeks, my sister and I got in trouble, from ruining every Kleenex tissue in the house

[@jcalli66]

Oh my god and holy shit. Seeing Steve Martin with no grey hair makes this something to be preserved forever.

[@terminat1]

God.

[@Paul71H]

He must have been dyeing his hair at this point, because he surely had gray hair from childhood, right? 🙂

[@crazypetemagicman]

I'm a magician and the Zombie being called a toilet float trick is hilarious to magicians LMFAO

[@James-kv6kb]

Same I retired after 30 years but yeah that one made me laugh

[@beeble2003]

Thanks. Obviously I'm not a magician, but now I get the joke.

[@CineSoar]

This reminds me of a bit he did, on Carson IIRC. He holds up a scarf and confidently, but obviously uses the scarf as cover for reaching into his suitcoat pocket. But, by his facial expression, you can see whatever he intended to produce, wasn't in that pocket (as the digging in his pocket gets even more obvious). So, he scrambles to regain his composure, and tries again in the opposite pocket. Still not there. He pauses a moment, as he fumbles around under the scarf, and with a dramatic flourish, he reveals... his wristwatch! Then, as he is setting up the next trick, he says "Watch... watch... [indicating his watch]... Watch."

[@geeeeeeeee787]

All charisma and stage presence!

[@James-kv6kb]

Was a professional magician for 30 years I called myself Mr Charisma lol

[@alexandercalder2143]

yes, total confidence as well

[@rodneybray5827]

I'm way past idolizing anyone but Martin's body of work is inspirational. Kudos for him for having some success with so much hard work.

[@HolmanHal]

I notice many commenters are surprised to see Steve Martin here with dark hair. I'm in my 70s and also have white hair. But I dyed mine gradually so no one would notice. (Ba-dah-Boom!) I also saw Martin perform in-person back in the late 1970s or early 1980s at the Paladium Theater in Oakland, CA at the height of his popularity. A bonafide intellectual offstage, much of his banjo-accompanied act back then relied upon lots of off-the-wall physical antics. This included wearing a fake arrow through his head, being constantly plagued by "happy feet" and uttering exaggerated catch phrases such as "Well, excuuuse me." Unexpected twist: At the "end" of his show Martin invited the entire audience, some 1,000 strong (and a half dozen weak), to join him outside the theater for some typically obscure reason. So like lemmings to the sea, we all dutifully obliged by following him into the street where he resumed his now mostly ad-libbed comedy act for another 10-11 minutes. Steve Martin.....a certifiably "wild and crazy guy."

[@etxkevin7452]

That candle one was awesome!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@James-kv6kb]

There's so many things you can do with those candles type in Jeff McBride

[@PhilFeedback]

Rest In Peace Tommy 😢 I’ll always remember the time we saw the Smothers Brothers perform at the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel. “Dream the Impossible Dream”.

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

Awesome. He later did at least a few of these gags in his standup, in the '70's. Thanks for posting.

[@katherinehunter9526]

Oh Dear! Wait a minute while I wipe my tears away! Oh Tommy Smothers you " MR. YOYOMAN" were my favorite brother! 💞🙏🏻 I remember the TV nights when our family would pile into the den to watch " The Smothers Brothers Show"!. It was an hour of truly edgy 60'S entertainment. I remember the night your show had been canceled by the station for pushing the envelope. I think it was about your protesting of the War the US was sending boy's to in Vietnam!? We were heartbroken losing your show! But a few years later along came ROWEN MARTIN'S LAUGH IN TV and they BROKE all the TV regulations! So thankfully they Brought you and Dick on as guest's! Thanks for teaching us YOYO TRICKS and to always to "QUESTION AUTHORITIES"! REST in PEACE and LOVE forever TOMMY! I Thank both of you brother for truly touching my heart and soul as a pre-teen and affected my direction in life. 🕊❤ 💫🕯🎶 🧿 🙏🏻

[@neils5539]

His autobiography "Born Standing Up" is excellent. Very good reading.

[@bonwatcher]

The predecessor of the Great Flydini. Steve Martin's showmanship is second to none.

[@moviesgalore9947]

And 10 years later he was the Biggest Comedy Star in the World.

[@ronmartin4212]

It's neat to see him from back in the '60's,this,the Dating Game,etc.First I saw him was in '75,so this is great to see.

[@genevawhite3178]

Thanks for the memories.

[@jdssurf]

Steve is funny as hell, you just get his humor or you don't, seems ppl like to bag on him and say his not funny, how interesting those ppl say he's not, just because he's not to them. Real mature.

[@johndoe-cb5ck]

Jr...told you not watch youtube and definitely to not comment on youtube...you are so grounded !

[@kevinwalker7910]

It's funny b/c at the very beginning, audience not really sure what to make of him. "I'll be out in a minute, but before I get here..." They slowly began to get him. The seeds of greatness there.

[@John_Locke_108]

It was weird to hear silence at the beginning. Nowadays I crack up just looking at a image of Steve.

[@royrush5374]

He was definitely an original. He was a huge hit in my high school days.

[@chrismaggio7879]

"While I'm waiting for me to come out..." hahahah

[@Vince_F]

He such “A WILD AND CRAZY GUY!!!😂

[@DennisEffle]

Steve worked at the Magic shop at Snow White's Castle at Disneyland before hitting it big as a comedian. He always loved magic.

[@TimmehJay]

I remember seeing this as a kid and stealing the napkin bit as an ice breaker for years to come. It usually just made people uncomfortable. Took me a lot longer to realize that part.

[@schnellfahren911]

That's a mixed bag, making people uncomfortable can be hilarious, but if the vibe isn't right it's not so fun. Props for being the guy who actually broke the ice, and I hope you're now surrounded with people who enjoy your humor

[@penguinista]

He is a genius performer with a ton of professional experience at this point. Making a Steve Martin joke or routine work is not easy like he makes it look to be!

[@fiddleronthecube7835]

Steve can do it all. He does standup, plays the banjo, acts, writes, directs, and some other stuff.

[@t.r.1442]

The part I love best is how he so perfectly recreated Dwight Schrute's look from the Office.

[@terrytragianopoulos9345]

Steve Martin was Unique and Different right from the start Just incredibly funny and different Ten years from this broadcast on the Smothers Brothers he becomes the Biggest and most Successful Comedian in the USA

[@vincedibona4687]

Weird random capitalization of words and no punctuation. 🤷🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️😬

[@terrytragianopoulos9345]

@vincedibona4687 Vince are you some kind of weird guy who roams KZbin and corrects everyone's grammar and punctuation? Get a Life Guy!

[@reverendragnarok]

@@vincedibona4687 it's a very easy way to identify Boomers online, ain't it?

[@rustneversleeps01]

He was born a poor black child in Mississippi

[@billwendell6886]

Because of this he was able to buy a bigger house.

[@rustneversleeps01]

@user-sx1xx5le9o it's the cans, he hates cans ! Back in the day when I was 11 mass shootings weren't an everyday thing

[@InSurrealtime]

He found his special purpose.

[@rustneversleeps01]

I was thirteen , mass shootings definitely not an every day thing . My name isn't in the phone book so don't bother looking me up Lol

[@treyliles117]

You mean he's going to stay this color?

[@jeaniebird999]

I'm 53 and can't, for the life of me, remember him with dark hair. He's such a gem. 🥰

[@cvn6555]

55 and me, neither. Seemed like he always looked prematurely old.

[@jeaniebird999]

@@cvn6555 He's like my grandad; had gorgeous, white hair as long as _anyone_ could remember. He said he went white by age 19.

[@earthstewardude]

He was 23 in this act and the year was 1968 - you were not born yet.

[@jeaniebird999]

@@earthstewardude I wonder what caused him to go white so quickly. 🤔 Wasn't it white by the time he got to SNL? All the women, in my family, desire to wind up with snow white hair, like our patriarch. I've been working on it for decades but mine is _still_ just gray. 😞

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

I first saw him at the Disneyland magic shop in 1971 and remember him because he seemed too young to have white hair. I did not know he had already been on a major television show until seeing this video. To this day I remember him being behind the counter doing slight of hand yet must admit it makes little sense all these years later. Oh well.

[@smalls9852]

Rofl! Got a chance to see him perform recently and I have to say, his comedy still holds up lol

[@shockeye3863]

You have to appreciate how much time it took for Steve to dye his hair for this performance.

[@RyanConnell5150]

He went gray by the time he was 32. He was about 23 here depending on when this aired exactly in the year 1968.

[@rwspop]

@@RyanConnell5150 oh boy

[@normanacree1635]

He was travelling incognito

[@Ishai1]

This is his real hair color, he's been dyeing it gray since he was 30 for comedic effect. He's a genius.

[@FakingANerve]

​@@Ishai1😂👏👏👏

[@randomdude189]

He does most of these at the troubadour too. Such a funny guy. I also love the way old cameras captured the light and left tracers with movement.

[@schnellfahren911]

I'm recognizing some Magic Johnathan inspiration. Man I loved that guy. I also truly love Steve, and old tv shows with their notations of recent history. Take note all you fame seeking youngsters out there, (especially if you didn't know who the Smothers Brothers are/were) the metaphor didn't go away: "fame is fleeting"

[@annabrown7302]

STEVE MARTIN FROM WACCO TEXAS LOVE HIM❤

[@klartext2225]

Remember his Oscar opening monologues! Remember. And cry. Stuff like this will never ever come back again.

[@Patos619]

I love this man! Thank you 😊

[@ChrisOnStage2]

I went to taping of The Midnight Special (Helen Reddy & Three Dog Night were there) and Steve Martin was the warm-up comedian. I was laughing my butt off while everyone else around me (including my then girlfriend) just sat there....silent. "He's not funny", she said to me. But I knew he was hilarious and going places!

[@ModGirl-nu1xk]

Similar to when I first saw him opening for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at a small venue in Atlanta. A few of us were in hysterics but the majority was... silent. Not very far into his routine some people began booing. All of a sudden he announced that he was going to do his famous disappearing act and he left the stage. I (and the few others) felt so bad for him and also irritated that we missed the rest of his act. Fast forward to about a year later and everyone thought he was the funniest thing ever. I wondered why it took them so long to catch up. 🤔

[@DawnDavidson]

People didn’t get his absolute deadpan delivery. They weren’t sure if they were supposed to laugh. Sort of the uncanny valley of humor. Honestly, it reminds me a bit of some of the British humor I’ve seen over the years. Maybe he just needed a wider audience who could appreciate his style? I’m glad he stuck with it. He’s really quite brilliant, and it’s been a joy to have him in the world. Fun to see him here with dark hair, too. By the time he was famous a decade later, he’d already started to go quite grey.

[@daveydudely9954]

man he influenced me so much i remember doing a ridiculous magic show for our 8th grade campout at kingfisher lake, just like this one, in1975

[@michaeljoefox]

Life before the internet. Appreciate your lives, kids.

[@oldpossum57]

Great band! I was completely unaware of this when I was a kid.

[@jamesbrice6619]

Always watched this on Sunday nights

[@AirDOGGe]

I never heard of Steve until I saw him on Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s. By then his hair was silver.

[@annemarie1507]

No matter how weird and dumb, Martin always makes me laugh.

[@vincedibona4687]

Why do you call yourself weird and dumb? IOW, your sentence structure isn’t quite as good as you thought it was. 😉

[@houdannycomedymagic8642]

He must have picked these up from the Disneyland Magic Shop, where he worked!

[@creeib]

He will never get off the ground 😂

[@StevenBee-t9d]

That guy's wild and crazy

[@DisJunkTV]

Steve Martin, always so good.

[@angellacanfora]

He's a wild and crazy guy!

[@thegirlnamedjessicamccown9194]

Old tv had a charm ♥

[@00Jaxs013]

I love the subtlety of the act. You don't have that as much nowadays.

[@Beeznitchio]

That was great. The build-up was spectacular.

[@TahoeJones]

First comedian ever to fill a stadium with audience.

[@janorhypercleats]

The most successful performer in the history of stand-up!!

[@franksalerno1904]

Interesting to me how the band and crew was trying to follow him or anticipate what he needed -subsequently stepping on a few of his jokes and flow. I’m reminded of how this grew into bits like ‘Excuse Me’ and with Howard Shore on SNL in the 70’s. His making fun of professional show business and satirizing slick entertainers has been widely chronicled. If you haven’t read or gotten the audiobook of Born Standing Up - it’s a wonderful quick read. He also put out a new audiobook on Spotify in Dec 2023 that Is fun for fans or a brief primer for you if you are discovering SM. Cheers

[@judd442009]

"King Tut!"

[@bunpeishiratori5849]

He gave his life for tourism.

[@Rik-g9f]

Yeah 😊

[@b5maddog]

Never heard of this man, but he seems like a wild and crazy guy.

[@alexandercalder2143]

from Bratislava

[@Koldeman]

Seeing this makes one thing clear- without gray/white hair, Steve Martin is unrecognizable. It's almost like a Superman/Clark Kent sort of situation.

[@CrownRock1]

He was 23 when he did this performance, but he looks 30. Within the next two years, his hair would go completely gray, making him look 45 when he was only 25. And now, at 77 years old, he looks 45.

[@johndoe-cb5ck]

...and at 45 he only looked 50 but at 50 he looked 50 then at 60 he looked 50 and at 65 he looked 48 the when he was 70 he looked 46 1/2....

[@dhfenske]

Navin R. Johnson : I know we've only known each other four weeks and three days, but to me it seems like nine weeks and five days. The first day seemed like a week and the second day seemed like five days. And the third day seemed like a week again and the fourth day seemed like eight days.

[@Paul71H]

I always say that he looked 50 years old for about 50 years. 🙂

[@Colin.Robinson1]

My Brain hurts now

[@JMLRecording]

I know others probably said this too but … THAT BROWN HAIR!!!!!! Can’t get over it

[@ryanellis4474]

Front to back perfect and brilliant I will pray for America. 🇺🇸 Please pray for me. 🙏🏻 God Bless you. ✝️

[@joeski734]

He is an artist with how he is so funny doing the stupidest things. But meticulous design and timing go into it. Amazing it's all right here right at the beginning.

[@EweChewBrrr01]

I honestly think this is the only time I've seen Steve Martin without grey hair.

[@joemuncie9187]

He is talented in so many ways

[@rcnotes]

My mom taught me the napkin trick when I was about 5 years old in 1957. I wonder if she taught it to Steve Martin.

[@DrMoto182]

Does anyone remember his “Best Fishes” autographed photo that came with one of his comedy albums? I had that in my dorm room in College for 4 years!!

[@videoplusdvd]

It was included in his second album, “A Wild And Crazy Guy”.

[@sherricoffman]

Lol 😆 🤣 😂 😹 ❤ 🕊 ThankYou N MuchLove

[@jonmyers8681]

Smothers Brothers gave Steve Martin his start, as well as George Carlin

[@maggierioux6501]

I remember seeing George Carlin on the Ed Sullivan Show several times -- in a suit and tie!

[@SeaBreeze2247]

Great to see this again after all these years. He did another one on Smothers Brothers with his banjo.

[@thatcriticvideo]

An oldie but goodie had me rolling

[@jasonite]

That's not bad! I like the wax candle bit

[@dougalexander7204]

A unique artist who painted it well.

[@mikethebeginner]

This guy magically turned Steve Martin's hair BROWN. Astonishing.

[@magistrumartium]

I remember when he was a supporting goofball on the Sonny and Cher Show!

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

What's weird is that Steve Martin is also John Fogerty. Not sure how he pulled that off!

[@user-br3ou2cs9o]

Yes. 😂😂

[@RideAcrossTheRiver]

@@RonCoop 😆

[@TinyFord1]

He’s the funniest comedian on movies and series in the world. It’s insane that even he had to start somewhere

[@boffo63]

I grew up on this and Laugh In

[@kidwave1]

Sorry

[@faustinreeder1075]

Lol

[@daverain1967]

Martin at his anticomedy best, loved his LPs from this era

[@faustinreeder1075]

First time I ever heard of Steve Martin was when he released King Tut. So when was that? 1974?

[@daverain1967]

@@faustinreeder1075 pretty much lol

[@maggierioux6501]

​@@faustinreeder1075Saw him several years earlier on the late afternoon talk shows -- Mike Douglas, Merv Griffin, Dinah Shore. Absolutely fell in love!

[@michellepost3098]

As a young adult, he looks funny with brown hair. He said he started getting gray hair before he was thirty. I watched the 1960s smothers brothers show when new, and I was a child. Same with Laugh-In.

[@timbaldwin6283]

I'll never, ever, ever forget what Steve Martin told me one time. He said "Never..." No, wait. He said "Always..."

[@jeffallen55]

"Always keep a litter bag in your car. It doesn't take up much room, and if it gets full, you can just throw it out the window."

[@TheLvBret]

Simply the best ever

[@6lu5ky86]

Handsome young man, a great legacy.

[@attorneyrobert]

That is a wild and crazy guy!

[@pamelanadel3787]

Wow. What year was that? He certainly has accomplished a lot. Comedian, author, musician and actor. He excelled in all of it.

[@joerama]

Steve Martin’s last “toilet float” trick reminds me of Siri!

[@justlooking8683]

I miss this, this was before everything was dark, and how to screw everyone around you then be the victim.

[@sonnestt]

The new phone book's here!!!

[@FactBuffet]

Steve Martin was in his early 20s here!