Editing Steve Martin (section)

==Career==

===Stand-up comedy ===
==== Late night ====
In 1967, his former girlfriend Nina Goldblatt, a dancer on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'', helped Martin land a writing job with the show by submitting his work to head writer [[Mason Williams]].{{sfnp|Martin|2007|p=76}} Williams initially paid Martin out of his own pocket. Along with the other writers for the show, Martin won an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/steve-martin|title=Steve Martin|work=Television Academy}}</ref> in 1969 at the age of twenty-three.<ref name="Mild"/> He wrote for ''[[The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour]]'' and ''[[The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour]].'' Martin's first national television appearance was on ''[[The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]'' in 1968. He says: {{cquote|[I] appeared on ''The [[Virginia Graham]] Show,'' circa 1970. I looked grotesque. I had a hairdo like a helmet, which I blow-dried to a puffy bouffant, for reasons I no longer understand. I wore a frock coat and a silk shirt, and my delivery was mannered, slow and self-aware. I had absolutely no authority. After reviewing the show, I was depressed for a week.<ref name="Smithsonian" />}} During these years his roommates included [[Gary Mule Deer]] and [[Michael Johnson (singer)|Michael Johnson]].{{sfnp|Martin|2007|p=77}} Gary Mule Deer supplied the first joke Martin submitted to Tommy Smothers for use on the ''Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour'' show.<ref>Freeman, Marc – [https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/smothers-brothers-comedy-hour-oral-history-1060153/ 'The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour' at 50: The Rise and Fall of a Groundbreaking Variety Show]. Hollywood Reporter. November 25, 2017 ("It has been shown that more people watch TV than any other appliance.")</ref> Martin opened for groups such as [[The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]] (who returned the favor by appearing in his 1980 television special ''All Commercials''), [[The Carpenters]], and [[Toto (band)|Toto]]. He appeared at [[The Boarding House (nightclub)|The Boarding House]], among other venues. He continued to write, earning an Emmy nomination for his work on ''[[Van Dyke and Company]]'' in 1976.
In the mid-1970s, Martin made frequent appearances as a stand-up comedian on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'',<ref name="Smithsonian" /> and on ''[[The Gong Show]]'', [[HBO]]'s ''[[On Location (TV series)|On Location]]'', ''[[The Muppet Show]]'',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Garlen |first1=Jennifer C. |last2=Graham |first2=Anissa M.  |title=Kermit Culture: Critical Perspectives on Jim Henson's Muppets |year=2009 |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |isbn=978-0786442591|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=Rac9xis0BIgC&q=%22Steve%20Martin%22 16]|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Rac9xis0BIgC&q=%22Steve%20Martin%22}}</ref> and [[NBC]]'s ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL''). ''SNL''{{'s}} audience jumped by a million viewers when he made guest appearances, and he was one of the show's most successful hosts.<ref name="Mild"/> Martin has appeared on twenty-seven ''Saturday Night Live'' shows and guest-hosted sixteen times, second only to [[Alec Baldwin]], who has hosted seventeen times {{as of|2017|February|lc=y}}. On the show, Martin popularized the [[air quotes]] gesture.<ref name="Frum">{{cite book |title=How We Got Here: The '70s |last=Frum |first=David |author-link=David Frum |year=2000 |publisher=Basic Books |location=New York City |isbn=0-465-04195-7 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/36 36–37] |url=https://archive.org/details/howwegothere70sd00frum/page/36 |url-access=registration }}</ref> While on the show, Martin grew close to several cast members, including [[Gilda Radner]]. On the night she died of [[ovarian cancer]], a tearful Martin hosted ''SNL'' and featured footage of himself and Radner together in a 1978 sketch.

==== Comedy albums ====
[[File:Steve Martin 2.jpg|right|thumb|upright|Steve Martin, 1976]]
In the 1970s, his television appearances led to the release of comedy albums that went [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]].<ref name="Mild"/> The track "Excuse Me" on his first album, ''[[Let's Get Small]]'' (1977), helped establish a national [[catch phrase]].<ref name="Mild"/> His next album, ''[[A Wild and Crazy Guy]]'' (1978), was an even bigger success, reaching the No. 2 spot on the U.S. sales chart, selling over a million copies. "Just a wild and crazy guy" became another of Martin's known catchphrases.<ref name="Mild"/> The album featured a character based on a series of ''Saturday Night Live'' sketches in which Martin and [[Dan Aykroyd]] played the Festrunk Brothers; Yortuk and Georgi were bumbling [[Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovak]] would-be playboys. The album ends with the song "[[King Tut (song)|King Tut]]", written and sung by Martin and backed by the "Toot Uncommons", members of the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]. It was later released as a single, reaching No. 17 on the U.S. charts in 1978 and selling over a million copies.<ref name="Mild">{{cite magazine |last1=Corliss |first1=Richard |title=Steve Martin, a Mild and Crazy Guy |url=https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,1684540-1,00.html |access-date=December 31, 2022 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=November 15, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220021910/http://time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1684540,00.html |archive-date=December 20, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|wgTPH5y1-ZI|"King Tut" Video}}. Retrieved August 14, 2010.</ref> The song came out during the [[Tutankhamun|King Tut]] craze that accompanied the popular traveling exhibit of the Egyptian king's tomb artifacts. Both albums won [[Grammy]]s for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Recording]] in 1977 and 1978, respectively. Martin performed "King Tut" on the April 22, 1978, ''SNL'' program.

Decades later, in 2012, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' described Martin's unique style and its effect on audiences:
{{cquote|[Martin was] both a consummate entertainer and a glib, knowing parody of a consummate entertainer. He was at once a hammy populist with an uncanny, unprecedented feel for the tastes of a mass audience and a sly intellectual whose goofy shtick cunningly deconstructed stand-up comedy.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rabin |first=Nathan |author-link=Nathan Rabin |title=Steve Martin: The Television Stuff |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 7, 2012 |url=https://www.avclub.com/steve-martin-the-television-stuff-1798174880|access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>}}

On his comedy albums, Martin's stand-up is self-referential and sometimes [[self-deprecation|self-mocking]]. It mixes philosophical riffs with sudden spurts of "happy feet", [[banjo]] playing with balloon depictions of concepts like [[venereal disease]], and the "controversial" kitten juggling (he is a master juggler; the "kittens" were [[stuffed toy|stuffed animal toys]]). His style is off-kilter and ironic and sometimes pokes fun at stand-up comedy traditions, such as Martin opening his act (from ''A Wild and Crazy Guy'') by saying: {{cquote|I think there's nothing better for a person to come up and do the same thing over and over for two weeks. This is what I enjoy, so I'm going to do the same thing over and over and over [...] I'm going to do the same joke over and over in the same show, it'll be like a new thing.}} Or: "Hello, I'm Steve Martin, and I'll be out here in a minute."<ref name="Frum"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anderson|first=Sam|author-link=Sam Anderson (writer)|date=November 18, 2007|url=https://nymag.com/arts/books/features/40968/|title=Rationalist of the Absurd: Steve Martin's extraordinarily calculated comedy |magazine=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |access-date=August 12, 2010 |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100818095622/http://nymag.com/arts/books/features/40968/ |archive-date=August 18, 2010}}</ref> In one comedy routine, used on the ''[[Comedy Is Not Pretty!]]'' album, Martin claimed that his real name was "Gern Blanston". The riff took on a life of its own. There is a Gern Blanston website, and for a time a rock band took the moniker as its name.{{sfnp|Martin|2007|pp=176–177}}

Martin's show soon required full-sized stadiums for the audiences he was drawing. Concerned about his visibility in venues on such a scale, Martin began to wear a distinctive [[three piece suit|three-piece]] white suit that became a trademark for his act.<ref>{{cite news |last1=O'Reilly |first1=Terry |author1-link=Terry O'Reilly (broadcaster) |title=How A Wardrobe Change Transformed Steve Martin's Career |url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/how-a-wardrobe-change-transformed-steve-martin-s-career-1.4525782 |access-date=February 18, 2018 |work=Under the Influence |agency=Pirate Radio |publisher=CBC Radio One |date=February 8, 2018}}</ref> Martin stopped doing stand-up comedy in 1981 to concentrate on movies and did not return for thirty-five years.<ref name="Mild"/> About the decision, he said, "My act was conceptual. Once the concept was stated, and everybody understood it, it was done... It was about coming to the end of the road. There was no way to live on in that persona. I had to take that fabulous luck of not being remembered as that, exclusively. You know, I didn't announce that I was stopping. I just stopped."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Alex |title=After losing a bet to Jerry Seinfeld, Steve Martin performs his first stand-up comedy set in 35 years. |url=https://consequence.net/2016/02/steve-martin-performs-his-first-stand-up-comedy-set-in-36-years/ |website=Consequence |date=February 19, 2016 |access-date=December 30, 2022}}</ref>

==== Return to standup ====
In 2016, Martin made a low-key comeback to live comedy, opening for [[Jerry Seinfeld]]. He performed a ten-minute stand-up routine before turning the stage over to Seinfeld.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/feb/19/jerry-seinfeld-steve-martin-review-standup-comedy-new-york |title=Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin standup comedy review – superbly honed |first=Elise |last=Czajkowski |date=February 19, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Also in 2016 he staged a national tour with [[Martin Short]] and the [[Steep Canyon Rangers]], which yielded a 2018 Netflix comedy special, ''Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Husband |first=Andrew |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Steve Martin And Martin Short Embrace The Past Even When They Shun It |magazine=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2018/05/25/steve-martin-martin-short-netflix-special-review/ |access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> The special received four [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations with Martin receiving two nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Music and Lyrics]] for "The Buddy Song".

=== Acting career===
[[File:Steve Martin.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Martin in 1982]]

==== 1970s ====
By the end of the 1970s, Martin had acquired the kind of following normally reserved for rock stars, with his tour appearances typically occurring at sold-out arenas filled with tens of thousands of screaming fans. But unknown to his audience, stand-up comedy was "just an accident" for him; his real goal was to get into film.<ref name=RS/>

Martin had a small role in the 1972 film ''[[Another Nice Mess]]''. In 1974, he starred in the Canadian travelogue production ''The Funnier Side of Eastern Canada'', created to promote tourism in Montreal and Toronto, which also included standup segments filmed at the Ice House in Pasadena, California.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Leeson |first1=Jef |year=2021 |title=The Funnier Side Of Eastern Canada |website=[[IMDb]] |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390033|access-date=August 20, 2021}}</ref> His first substantial film appearance was in a [[short film|short]] titled ''[[The Absent-Minded Waiter]]'' (1977). The seven-minute-long film, also featuring [[Buck Henry]] and [[Teri Garr]], was written by and starred Martin. The film was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] as [[Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film|''Best Short Film, Live Action'']]. He made his first substantial feature film appearance in the musical ''[[Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film)|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]]'', where he sang [[The Beatles]]' "[[Maxwell's Silver Hammer]]".

In 1979, Martin starred in the comedy film ''[[The Jerk]]'', directed by [[Carl Reiner]], and written by Martin, Michael Elias, and [[Carl Gottlieb]]. The film was a huge success, grossing over $100&nbsp;million on a budget of approximately $4&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web |first=Chris |last=Brummel |year=2010 |title=The Jerk: That Movie About Hating Cans |url=http://chrisbrummel.com/the-jerk-that-movie-about-hating-cans |access-date=June 19, 2010 |url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080613211647/http://chrisbrummel.com/the-jerk-that-movie-about-hating-cans |archive-date=June 13, 2008 }}</ref>

[[Stanley Kubrick]] met with him to discuss the possibility of Martin starring in a screwball comedy version of ''[[Dream Story|Traumnovelle]]'' (Kubrick later changed his approach to the material, the result of which was 1999's ''[[Eyes Wide Shut]]''). Martin was executive producer for ''Domestic Life'', a prime-time television series starring friend [[Martin Mull]], and a late-night series called ''Twilight Theater''. It emboldened Martin to try his hand at his first serious film, ''[[Pennies from Heaven (1981 film)|Pennies from Heaven]]'' (1981), based on the [[Pennies from Heaven (TV series)|1978 BBC serial]] by [[Dennis Potter]]. He was anxious to perform in the movie because of his desire to avoid being [[typecasting (acting)|typecast]]. To prepare for that film, Martin took acting lessons from director [[Herbert Ross]] and spent months learning how to [[tap dance]]. The film was a financial failure; Martin's comment at the time was "I don't know what to blame, other than it's me and not a comedy."<ref>''American film'' Volume 7. 1981. [[American Film Institute]], [[Arthur M. Sackler]] Foundation</ref>

==== 1980s ====
Martin was in three more Reiner-directed comedies after ''The Jerk'': ''[[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]'' in 1982, ''[[The Man with Two Brains]]'' in 1983 and ''[[All of Me (1984 film)|All of Me]]'' in 1984, his most critically acclaimed performance up to that point.<ref>{{cite web|title=All of Me|website=Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1000640-all_of_me/ |access-date=November 13, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/21/movies/steve-martin-in-all-of-me.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624110612/http://www.nytimes.com/1984/09/21/movies/steve-martin-in-all-of-me.html |archive-date=June 24, 2016 |last=Maslin |first=Janet |author-link=Janet Maslin |title=Steve Martin in 'All of Me' |page=C6 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=September 21, 1984 |access-date=December 30, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Carignano |first1=Tina |title=Martin and Tomlin Get Their Act Together in ''All of Me'' |url=https://archive.org/details/greyhound58loyo_1/page/8/ |access-date=September 7, 2022 |work=The Greyhound |publisher=[[Loyola University Maryland|Loyola College]] |via=Internet Archive Digital Library |date=September 21, 1984}}</ref> Martin was by now requesting almost $3&nbsp;million per film, but ''Plaid'' and ''Two Brains'' both failed at the box office like ''Pennies'', endangering his young career.<ref name="harmetz19830726">{{Cite news |last1=Harmetz |first1=Aljean |author-link=Aljean Harmetz |date=July 26, 1983 |title=The Talk of Hollywood: At The Studios, Star Billing Means a Parking Space |page=C11 |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/movies/talk-hollywood-studios-star-billing-means-parking-space-talk-hollywood.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524142748/http://www.nytimes.com/1983/07/26/movies/talk-hollywood-studios-star-billing-means-parking-space-talk-hollywood.html |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=June 16, 2022 |url-access=subscription |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> In 1986, Martin joined fellow ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' veterans [[Martin Short]] and [[Chevy Chase]] in ''[[Three Amigos|¡Three Amigos!]]'', directed by [[John Landis]], and written by Martin, [[Lorne Michaels]], and singer-songwriter [[Randy Newman]]. It was originally entitled ''The Three [[Knight|Caballeros]]'' and Martin was to be teamed with [[Dan Aykroyd]] and [[John Belushi]]. In 1986, Martin was in the movie musical [[Little Shop of Horrors (1986 film)|film version]] of the hit [[Off-Broadway]] play [[Little Shop of Horrors (musical play)|''Little Shop of Horrors'']] (based on a famous [[The Little Shop of Horrors|B-movie]]), playing the sadistic dentist, Orin Scrivello. The film was the first of three films teaming Martin with [[Rick Moranis]]. In 1987, Martin joined comedian [[John Candy]] in the [[John Hughes (filmmaker)|John Hughes]] movie ''[[Planes, Trains and Automobiles]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Wild and Crazy Guys: How the Comedy Mavericks of the '80s Changed Hollywood Forever| isbn=9781984826664 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RjXgDwAAQBAJ| last1=Semlyen | first1=Nick de | date=May 26, 2020 | publisher=Crown }}</ref>'' That same year, Martin starred in ''[[Roxanne (film)|Roxanne]]'', the film adaptation of ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]'', which he co-wrote and won him a [[Writers Guild of America Award]]. It also garnered recognition from Hollywood and the public that he was more than a comedian. In 1988, he performed in the [[Frank Oz]] film ''[[Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (film)|Dirty Rotten Scoundrels]]'', a remake of ''[[Bedtime Story (1964 film)|Bedtime Story]]'', alongside [[Michael Caine]]. Also in 1988, he appeared at the [[Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater]] at Lincoln Center in a revival of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'' directed by Mike Nichols.<ref>{{cite news| last=Gallo| first=Hank| date=December 15, 1988| title=Steve Martin leaves stand-up comedy behind, scans horizon for next role| url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8t4cAAAAIBAJ&pg=6918%2C11039018| work=The Pittsburgh Press| access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref> He played [[Vladimir (character)|Vladimir]], with [[Robin Williams]] as [[Estragon]] and [[Bill Irwin]] as Lucky. Martin starred in the [[Ron Howard]] film ''[[Parenthood (film)|Parenthood]]'' with Rick Moranis in 1989.

==== 1990s ====
He later re-teamed with Moranis in the [[Italian-American Mafia|Mafia]] comedy ''[[My Blue Heaven (1990 American film)|My Blue Heaven]]'' (1990). In 1991, Martin starred in and wrote ''[[L.A. Story]]'', a romantic comedy, in which the female lead was played by his then-wife [[Victoria Tennant]]. Martin also appeared in [[Lawrence Kasdan]]'s ''[[Grand Canyon (1991 film)|Grand Canyon]]'', in which he played the tightly wound Hollywood film producer, Davis, who was recovering from a traumatic robbery that left him injured, which was a more serious role for him. Martin also starred in a remake of the comedy ''[[Father of the Bride (1991 film)|Father of the Bride]]'' in 1991 (followed by a [[Father of the Bride Part II|sequel]] in 1995) and in the 1992 comedy ''[[Housesitter]]'', with [[Goldie Hawn]] and [[Dana Delany]]. In 1994, he starred in ''[[A Simple Twist of Fate]]''; a film adaptation of ''[[Silas Marner]]''.

In [[David Mamet]]'s 1997 thriller ''[[The Spanish Prisoner]]'', Martin played a darker role as a wealthy stranger who takes a suspicious interest in the work of a young businessman ([[Campbell Scott]]). In 1998, Martin guest starred with [[U2]] in the 200th episode of ''[[The Simpsons]]'' titled "[[Trash of the Titans]]", providing the voice for sanitation commissioner Ray Patterson, and also voiced Hotep in the animated film ''[[The Prince of Egypt]]''.

In 1999, Martin and Hawn starred in a remake of the 1970 [[Neil Simon]] comedy, ''[[The Out-of-Towners (1999 film)|The Out-of-Towners]]'', and Martin went on to star with [[Eddie Murphy]] in the comedy ''[[Bowfinger]],'' which he also wrote. He also appeared in Disney's ''[[Fantasia 2000]]'' to introduce the segment ''[[Pines of Rome]]'', along with [[Itzhak Perlman]].

==== 2000s ====
By 2003, Martin ranked fourth on the box office stars list, after starring in ''[[Bringing Down the House (film)|Bringing Down the House]]'' (2003) and ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen (2003 film)|Cheaper by the Dozen]]'' (2003), each of which earned over $130&nbsp;million at U.S. theaters. That same year, he also played the villainous Mr. Chairman in the animation/live action blend, ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''. In 2005, Martin wrote and starred in ''[[Shopgirl]]'', based on his own novella (2000), and starred in ''[[Cheaper by the Dozen 2]]''. In 2006, he starred in the box office hit ''[[The Pink Panther (2006 film)|The Pink Panther]]'', as the bumbling [[Inspector Clouseau]]. He reprised the role in 2009's ''[[The Pink Panther 2]]''. When combined, the two films grossed over $230&nbsp;million at the box office.

In the comedy ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' (2008), starring [[Tina Fey]] and [[Amy Poehler]], Martin played the founder of a health food company. Martin also appeared as a guest star in ''[[30 Rock (TV series)|30 Rock]]'' as Gavin Volure in the episode [[Gavin Volure]]. He was nominated for an [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]. The following year he starred in [[Nancy Meyers]]' romantic comedy ''[[It's Complicated (film)|It's Complicated]]'' (2009), opposite [[Meryl Streep]] and [[Alec Baldwin]]. In 2009, an article in ''[[The Guardian]]'' listed Martin as one of the best actors never to receive an Oscar nomination.<ref>{{cite news|last=Singer |first=Leigh |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/feb/19/best-actors-never-nominated-for-oscars |title=Oscars: the best actors never to have been nominated |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=February 19, 2009|access-date=November 13, 2011 |location=London}}</ref>

==== 2010s ====
[[File:Steve Martin presenting the Individual Peabody Award to David Letterman at the 75th Annual Peabody Awards.jpg|thumb|right|Martin with [[David Letterman]] at the [[Peabody Awards]] in 2016]]
During the 2010s, Martin sparsely appeared in film and television. In 2011, he appeared with [[Jack Black]], [[Owen Wilson]], and [[JoBeth Williams]] in the birdwatching comedy ''[[The Big Year]]'' directed by [[David Frankel]]. The film was criticized for its lightweight story and was a box office bomb. After a three-year hiatus, Martin returned in 2015 when he voiced a role in the [[DreamWorks Animation|DreamWorks]] animated film [[Home (2015 animated film)|''Home'']] alongside [[Jim Parsons]] and [[Rihanna]]. The film received mixed critical reception but was a financial success. In 2016, he played a supporting role in [[Ang Lee]]'s war drama ''[[Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (film)|Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk]]''. He also appeared as himself in [[Jerry Seinfeld]]'s Netflix series ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' in 2016. He also appeared in the taped version of ''[[Oh, Hello|Oh, Hello on Broadway]]'' (2017) as the guest. He also starred in the [[Netflix]] comedy special ''An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life'' with [[Martin Short]] in 2018.

==== 2020s ====
In 2020, Martin reprised his role as George Banks in the short ''[[Father of the Bride (franchise)#Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish) (2020)|Father of the Bride, Part 3(ish)]]''. Martin is an executive producer of ''[[Only Murders in the Building]]'', a [[Hulu]] comedy series in which he stars with [[Martin Short]] and [[Selena Gomez]], and which he created alongside [[John Robert Hoffman|John Hoffman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/01/steve-martin-martin-short-comedy-series-dan-fogelman-hulu-1202833557/|title=Steve Martin & Martin Short Comedy Series From Dan Fogelman Ordered By Hulu |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie |last=Andreeva |date=January 17, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/selena-gomez-steve-martin-martin-short-hulu-only-murders-in-the-building-1234728682/|title=Selena Gomez Joins Steve Martin, Martin Short in Hulu Comedy 'Only Murders in the Building'|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=August 7, 2020|access-date=December 7, 2020}}</ref> In August 2022, Martin revealed that the series will likely be his final role, as he does not intend to seek out roles or cameos for other shows or films once the series ends.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/steve-martin-will-not-pursue-new-roles-after-only-murders-in-the-building/|title=Steve Martin Will Not Pursue New Roles After 'Only Murders In The Building' Ends|website=Collider|last=Echebiri|first=Makuochi|date=August 10, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

===Writing===
==== Books====
Martin's first book was ''[[Cruel Shoes]]'', a collection of comedic short stories and essays.  It was published in 1979 by [[G. P. Putnam's Sons]] after a limited release of a truncated version in 1977.

Throughout the 1990s, Martin wrote various pieces for ''[[The New Yorker]]''. In 2002, he adapted the [[Carl Sternheim]] play ''[[The Underpants]]'', which ran [[Off Broadway]] at [[Classic Stage Company]], and in 2008 co-wrote and produced ''[[Traitor (film)|Traitor]]'', starring [[Don Cheadle]]. He has also written the novellas ''[[Shopgirl (novella)|Shopgirl]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Pleasure of My Company]]'' (2003), both more wry in tone than raucous.<ref Name="Seriously"/> A story of a 28-year-old woman behind the glove counter at the [[Saks Fifth Avenue]] department store in [[Beverly Hills]], ''[[Shopgirl (novella)|Shopgirl]]'' was [[Shopgirl|made into a film starring Martin]] and [[Claire Danes]].<ref Name="Seriously">[https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,998225,00.html ''But Seriously, Folks: Steve Martin talks about his first novella, a delicate, poignant modern romance about a shy shopgirl''. ''Time'' article. October 16, 2000]. Retrieved August 14, 2010</ref> The film premiered at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]] in September 2005 and was featured at the [[Chicago International Film Festival]] and the [[Austin Film Festival]] before going into limited release in the US. In 2007, he published a memoir, ''[[Born Standing Up]]'', which ''Time'' magazine named as one of the Top 10 Nonfiction Books of 2007, ranking it at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 6, and praising it as "a funny, moving, surprisingly frank memoir."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Grossman |first=Lev |author-link=Lev Grossman |url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1686204_1686244_1691787,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212163211/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/top10/article/0,30583,1686204_1686244_1691787,00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=December 12, 2007 |title=Born Standing Up review |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=December 9, 2007 |access-date=December 31, 2022}}</ref> In 2010, he published the novel ''An Object of Beauty.''<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |author1-link=Janet Maslin |title=A New York Tale of Art, Money and Ambition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/books/29book.html |access-date=October 24, 2016 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=November 28, 2010}}</ref>

Beginning in 2019, Martin has collaborated with cartoonist [[Harry Bliss]] as a writer for the syndicated single-panel comic ''Bliss''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Martin teaming with Harry Bliss on 'Bliss' cartoons |work=Tribune Content Agency |url=https://tribunecontentagency.com/steve-martin-harry-bliss/ |publisher=[[Tribune Content Agency]] |access-date=May 12, 2019 |date=April 2, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Polston |first1=Pamela |title=Cartoonist Harry Bliss Collaborates With Comedian Steve Martin |url=https://www.sevendaysvt.com/vermont/cartoonist-harry-bliss-collaborates-with-comedian-steve-martin/Content?oid=27207712 |access-date=May 12, 2019 |work=[[Seven Days (newspaper)|Seven Days]] |date=April 17, 2019}}</ref> Together, they published the cartoon collection ''A Wealth of Pigeons''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|title=Book Review: A Wealth of Pigeons|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-250-26289-9|access-date=October 27, 2020|magazine=[[Publishers Weekly]]}}</ref> In 2022, they collaborated again for Martin's illustrated autobiography, ''Number One is Walking''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Number One Is Walking |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250815293/numberoneiswalking |access-date=October 12, 2022 |website=Macmillan |language=en-US}}</ref>

==== Plays ====
[[File:Steve Martin by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|left|Martin at the 2008 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
In 1993, Martin wrote his first full-length play, ''[[Picasso at the Lapin Agile]]''. The first reading of the play took place in [[Beverly Hills, California]] at his home, with [[Tom Hanks]] reading the role of [[Pablo Picasso]] and [[Chris Sarandon]] reading the role of [[Albert Einstein]]. Following this, the play opened at the [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]] in Chicago, and played from October 1993 to May 1994, then went on to run successfully in Los Angeles, New York City, and several other US cities.<ref>[http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=122 History: ''Picasso At The Lapin Agile''. Oct. 13, 1993 – May. 12, 1994. Steppenwolf Theatre Company] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526114120/http://www.steppenwolf.org/ensemble/history/productions/index.aspx?id=122 |date=May 26, 2011 }}. Retrieved August 14, 2010</ref> In 2009, the school board in [[La Grande, Oregon]], refused to allow the play to be performed after several parents complained about the content. In an open letter in the local ''Observer'' newspaper, Martin wrote:  {{cquote|I have heard that some in your community have characterized the play as 'people drinking in bars, and treating women as sex objects.' With apologies to William Shakespeare, this is like calling ''Hamlet'' a play about a castle [...] I will finance a non-profit, off-high school campus production [...] so that individuals, outside the jurisdiction of the school board but within the guarantees of freedom of expression provided by the Constitution of the United States can determine whether they will or will not see the play.<ref>[http://www.lagrandeobserver.com/opinion/4066493-151/of-arts-and-sciences "Of arts and sciences". by Steve Martin. Article in ''The Observer'' (Oregon). March 13, 2009]. Retrieved December 19. 2017</ref>}}

==== Broadway ====
Inspired by ''Love has Come for You'', Martin and Edie Brickell collaborated on his first musical, [[Bright Star (musical)|''Bright Star'']]. It is set in the [[Blue Ridge Mountains]] of [[North Carolina]] in 1945–46, with flashbacks to 1923. The [[musical play|musical]] debuted on [[Broadway theater|Broadway]] on March 24, 2016.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Pearson |first1=Vince |title=Edie Brickell, Steve Martin Broadway Bound With 'Bright Star' |newspaper=NPR.org |url=https://www.npr.org/2015/12/25/461005614/edie-brickell-steve-martin-broadway-bound-with-bright-star |publisher=NPR |access-date=December 29, 2015}}</ref> [[Charles Isherwood]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' praised its score by Martin and Brickell writing, "The shining achievement of the musical is its winsome country and bluegrass score, with music by Mr. Martin and Ms. Brickell, and lyrics by Ms. Brickell...the songs — yearning ballads and square-dance romps rich with fiddle, piano, and banjo, beautifully played by a nine-person band — provide a buoyancy that keeps the momentum from stalling."<ref>{{Cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|author-link=Charles Isherwood|date=September 29, 2014|title=Love, Loss and Local Color Make a Bluegrass Musical|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/theater/bright-star-is-steve-martin-and-edie-brickells-new-show.html|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> The musical went on to receive five [[Tony Award]] nominations including [[Tony Award for Best Musical|Best Musical]]. Martin himself received Tony nominations for [[Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical|Best Book of a Musical]] and [[Tony Award for Best Original Score|Best Original Score]] and received the [[Drama Desk Award]] for Outstanding Music and the Outstanding Critics Circle Award for Best New Score. He also received a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album|Best Musical Theater Album]].

Martin's next work as a playwright was the comic play ''[[Meteor Shower (play)|Meteor Shower]]'' which opened at [[San Diego]]'s [[Old Globe Theatre]] in August 2016,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Viagas |first1=Robert |title=New Steve Martin Play Meteor Shower Opens in California Tonight |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/new-steve-martin-play-meteor-shower-opens-in-california-tonight-com-368526 |access-date=October 24, 2016 |magazine=[[Playbill]] |date=August 7, 2016}}</ref> and went on to [[Connecticut]]'s [[Long Wharf Theatre]] later the same year.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rizzo |first1=Frank |title=Connecticut Theater Review: 'Meteor Shower' by Steve Martin |url=https://variety.com/2016/legit/reviews/meteor-shower-review-steve-martin-1201883671/ |access-date=October 24, 2016 |magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=October 10, 2016}}</ref> The play opened on Broadway at the [[Booth Theater]] on November 29, 2017. The cast features [[Amy Schumer]], [[Laura Benanti]], Jeremy Shamos and [[Keegan-Michael Key]], with direction by [[Jerry Zaks]].<ref>Cox, Gordon. [https://variety.com/2017/legit/news/amy-schumer-broadway-steve-martin-meteor-shower-1202517334/ "Amy Schumer to Make Broadway Debut in Steve Martin's 'Meteor Shower' "] ''Variety'', August 7, 2017</ref><ref>Gerard, Jeremy. [https://deadline.com/2017/11/broadway-review-amy-schumer-meteor-shower-1202216558/ "Broadway Review: Amy Schumer Splashes 'Meteor Shower' With A Burst Of Starlight"] ''Deadline Hollywood'', November 29, 2017</ref> Critic Allison Adaot of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' wrote, "''Meteor Shower'' is a very funny play. Keening-like-a-howler-monkey funny. Design-a-new-cry-laughing-emoji funny...In the confident hands of writer and comedy maestro Steve Martin, the premise is polished to sparkling."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/theater/2017/11/29/meteor-shower-broadway-review/|title= Amy Schumer delights in Steve Martin's new comedy Meteor Shower: EW review|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|accessdate= June 30, 2021}}</ref>

===Hosting===
Martin hosted the [[Academy Awards]] solo in [[73rd Academy Awards|2001]] and [[75th Academy Awards|2003]], and with [[Alec Baldwin]] in [[82nd Academy Awards|2010]].<ref>{{cite press release |title=Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscar Show |url=https://digitalcollections.oscars.org/digital/collection/p15759coll9/id/9942/ |website=Margaret Herrick Library |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |access-date=November 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091107104456/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/hosts.html |archive-date=November 7, 2009 |date=November 3, 2009 |url-status=live}}{{void|comment|Fabrickator|original url http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/82/hosts.html has been replaced by a live url}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2020, Martin opened the [[92nd Academy Awards]] alongside [[Chris Rock]] with comedy material. They were not previously announced as that year's hosts, and joked after their opening monolog, "Well we've had a great time not hosting tonight".

In 2005, Martin co-hosted ''[[Disneyland: The First 50 Magical Years]]'', marking the park's anniversary. Disney continued to run the show until March 2009, which now{{when|date=October 2012}} plays in the lobby of ''[[Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln]]''.

A fan of [[Monty Python]], in 1989 Martin hosted the television special, ''[[Parrot Sketch Not Included – 20 Years of Monty Python]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Monty Python: 30 years of near reunions from the comedy troupe |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/comedy/a532589/monty-python-30-years-of-near-reunions-from-the-comedy-troupe/ |access-date=August 25, 2019 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref><ref>McCall, Douglas (November 12, 2013). ''Monty Python: A Chronology, 1969–2012'', 2d ed. McFarland. {{ISBN|9780786478118}}</ref>

===Music career===
====Banjo music====
[[File:Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers in Seattle.JPG|right|thumb|Martin playing with the Steep Canyon Rangers in Seattle in November 2009]]
Martin first picked up the banjo when he was around 17 years of age. Martin has stated in several interviews and in his memoir, ''Born Standing Up'', that he used to take 33 rpm [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] records and slow them down to 16 rpm and tune his banjo down, so the notes would sound the same. Martin was able to pick out each note and perfect his playing.{{Citation needed|reason=|date=October 2020}} Martin learned how to play the banjo with help from [[John McEuen]], who later joined the [[Nitty Gritty Dirt Band]]. McEuen's brother later managed Martin as well as the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Martin did his stand-up routine opening for the band in the early 1970s. He had the band play on his hit song "King Tut", being credited as "The Toot Uncommons" (as in [[Tutankhamun]]).{{Citation needed|reason=|date=October 2020}} The banjo was a staple of Martin's 1970s stand-up career, and he periodically poked fun at his love for the instrument.<ref name="Smithsonian"/> On the ''[[Comedy Is Not Pretty!]]'' album, he included an all-instrumental jam, titled "Drop Thumb Medley", and played the track on his 1979 concert tour. His final comedy album, ''[[The Steve Martin Brothers]]'' (1981), featured one side of Martin's typical stand-up material, with the other side featuring live performances of Steve playing banjo with a bluegrass band.

In 2001, he played banjo on [[Earl Scruggs]]'s remake of "[[Foggy Mountain Breakdown]]". The recording was the winner of the [[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental Performance]] category at the [[Grammy Awards of 2002]]. In 2008, Martin appeared with the band, In the Minds of the Living, during a show in [[Myrtle Beach, South Carolina]].<ref>[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/06/steve-martin-plays-the-ba_n_310858.html "Steve Martin Plays The Banjo Really Well (Video)"]. October 6, 2009. ''[[HuffPost]]''. Retrieved May 15, 2010.</ref> In 2009, Martin released his first all-music album, ''[[The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo]]'' with appearances from stars such as [[Dolly Parton]].<ref>[[Dave Itzkoff|Itzkoff, Dave]] (August 5, 2009). [https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/aug/05/steve-martin-banjo-dolly-parton/ "Steve Martin brings it all home with his banjo"]. ''[[The Guardian]]''. Retrieved May 15, 2010</ref> The album won the [[Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Steve Martin's 2010 Banjo Tour |url=https://www.stevemartin.com/2010/03/steve-martins-2010-banjo-tour.html |website=SteveMartin.com |access-date=September 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725010402/http://www.stevemartin.com/stevemartin/music.html |archive-date=July 25, 2010 |date=March 4, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> Nitty Gritty Dirt Band member John McEuen produced the album. Martin made his first appearance on The [[Grand Ole Opry]] on May 30, 2009.<ref>[https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269067/steve-martin-to-make-grand-ole-opry-debut "Steve Martin To Make Grand Ole Opry Debut"]. April 1, 2009. ''Billboard''. Retrieved May 15, 2010.</ref> In the [[American Idol season 8|''American Idol'' season eight]] finals, he performed alongside [[Michael Sarver]] and Megan Joy in the song "Pretty Flowers". Martin is featured playing banjo on "I Hate Love" from [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s tenth studio album ''[[Chemistry (Kelly Clarkson album)|Chemistry]] ''. It was released as a promotional single on June 2, 2023.<ref name="Kelly Clarkson">{{cite web|last1=Walcott|first1=Escher|title=Kelly Clarkson Drops New Single 'I Hate Love' — Featuring Steve Martin on Banjo!|url=https://people.com/kelly-clarkson-drops-new-single-i-hate-love-steve-martin-on-the-banjo-7507492|website=People|date=June 2, 2023|access-date=June 8, 2023}}</ref>

[[Alison Brown]] co-wrote ''Foggy Morning Breaking''<ref name="FoggyAlison">{{cite web | last=Despres | first=Tricia | title=Alison Brown Knew She Couldn't Finish 'Foggy Morning Breaking' Alone | website=People.com | date=March 23, 2023 | url=https://people.com/country/alison-brown-steve-martin-foggy-morning-breaking-music-video-premiere/ | access-date=December 3, 2024}}</ref> with Martin in 2023, and ''Wall Guitar'' in 2024.

==== Steep Canyon Rangers ====
[[File:Stevemartin2-fls.jpg|thumb|left|Steve Martin at MerleFest in 2010]] In June 2009, Martin played banjo along with the [[Steep Canyon Rangers]] on ''[[A Prairie Home Companion]]'' and began a two-month U.S. tour with the Rangers in September, including appearances at the [[Hardly Strictly Bluegrass]] festival, [[Carnegie Hall]] and [[Benaroya Hall]] in [[Seattle]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Benaroya Hall Calendar, Seattle Symphony Orchestra |url=http://www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya/browse/eventdetail.aspx?id=2211 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609171757/http://www.seattlesymphony.org/benaroya/browse/eventdetail.aspx?id=2211|url-status=dead |archivedate=June 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Madison |first1=Tjames |title=Steve Martin and his banjo map fall tour |website=[[LiveDaily]] |url=http://www.livedaily.com/news/19785.html#selection-391.0-391.40 |access-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20090807180428/http://www.livedaily.com/news/19785.html#selection-391.0-391.40 |archive-date=August 7, 2009 |date=August 4, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In November, they went on to play at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in London with support from [[Mary Black]].<ref>Gill, Andy (November 10, 2009). [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/steve-martin-with-the-steep-canyon-rangers-royal-festival-hall-london-1817801.html "Steve Martin with The Steep Canyon Rangers, Royal Festival Hall, London"]. ''The Independent''.</ref> In 2010, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers appeared at the [[New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival|New Orleans Jazzfest]], Merlefest Bluegrass Festival in [[Wilkesboro, North Carolina]], at [[2010 Bonnaroo Music Festival|Bonnaroo Music Festival]], at the ROMP<ref>{{cite web |title=ROMP 2011: Bluegrass Roots & Branches Festival |url=http://bluegrassmuseum.org/general/romp.ph |publisher=[[International Bluegrass Music Museum]] |url-status=unfit |archive-date=November 20, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120101843/http://bluegrassmuseum.org/general/romp.php}}</ref> Bluegrass Festival in [[Owensboro, Kentucky]], at the [[Red Butte Garden and Arboretum|Red Butte Garden Concert series]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Concerts: Red Butte Garden 2010 Outdoor Concert Series |url=http://www.redbuttegarden.org/concerts |website=[[Red Butte Garden and Arboretum|Red Butte Garden]] |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |publisher=[[University of Utah]] |access-date=October 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619145324/http://www.redbuttegarden.org/concerts/ |archive-date=June 19, 2010 |date=2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and on the BBC's ''[[Later... with Jools Holland]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00nxbl4 |title=Later... with Jools Holland, Series 35, Episode 9 |website=BBC |access-date=May 15, 2010}}</ref> Martin performed "Jubilation Day" with the Steep Canyon Rangers on ''[[The Colbert Report]]'' on March 21, 2011, on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]'' on May 3, 2011, and on BBC's ''[[The One Show]]'' on July 6, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |last=Tobey |first=Matt |url=http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/03/21/this-week-on-the-colbert-report-steve-martin/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309134950/http://ccinsider.comedycentral.com/2011/03/21/this-week-on-the-colbert-report-steve-martin/ |archive-date=March 9, 2012 |title=This Week on the Colbert Report: Steve Martin |publisher=Comedy Partners |date=March 21, 2011 |access-date=April 9, 2022}}</ref> Martin performed a song he wrote called "Me and Paul Revere"<ref>{{cite web |last=Barker |first=Olivia |date=June 29, 2011 |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2011-06-29-steve-martin_n.htm |title=Steve Martin's 'Paul Revere' picks away at history |work=USA Today}}</ref> in addition to two other songs on the lawn of the [[United States Capitol|Capitol Building]] in Washington, D.C., at the "Capitol Fourth Celebration" on July 4, 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Capitol Fourth: Watch Steve Martin Sizzle |url=https://www.pbs.org/video/a-capitol-fourth-watch-steve-martin-sizzle/ |website=[[PBS]] |access-date=June 23, 2021 |date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> While on tour, Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers occasionally performed Martin's 1978 novelty hit song "King Tut" live in a bluegrass arrangement. One of these performances was released on the 2011 album ''[[Rare Bird Alert]]''.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2106329|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> In 2011, Martin also narrated and appeared in the [[PBS]] documentary "Give Me The Banjo" chronicling the history of the banjo in America.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Steve |title=Give Me The Banjo (Trailer) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geVDGjTYfPA&list=PL0mlhC98k1EZT92g4nDKuS-h-xzgA1VZB&index=1 |website=[[PBS]] |access-date=June 23, 2021 |date=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

''[[Love Has Come for You]]'', a collaboration album with [[Edie Brickell]], was released in April 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/2013/04/14/176585791/first-listen-steve-martin-and-edie-brickell-love-has-come-for-you|title=First Listen: Steve Martin And Edie Brickell, 'Love Has Come For You'|last=Thompson|first=Stephen|author-link=Stephen Thompson (journalist)|date=April 14, 2013|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=April 18, 2013}}</ref> The two made musical guest appearances on talk shows, such as ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'' and ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', to promote the album.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bauer |first=Scott |title=Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 'Love Has Come For You': Collaboration A Perfect Blend of Traditional, Modern |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/22/steve-martin-and-edie-brickell-love-has-come-for-you_n_3131704.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222614/https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/22/steve-martin-and-edie-brickell-love-has-come-for-you_n_3131704.html |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |url-status=deviated |work=[[HuffPost]] |date=April 22, 2013}}{{void|comment|Fabrickator|updated: June 22, 2013; title as published: Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 'Love Has Come For You': Collaboration A Perfrect Blend Of Traditional, Modern}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqbtPIQR3B0 |title=The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |website=YouTube|date=March 16, 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/21/arts/music/steve-martin-and-edie-brickells-love-has-come-for-you.html| work=The New York Times | first=Dave | last=Itzkoff | author-link=Dave Itzkoff | title=Steve Martin and Edie Brickell's 'Love Has Come For You' | date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>
The title track won the [[Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Grammy Awards Past Winners Search (Steve Martin) |url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22steve+martin%22&title=&year=All&genre=All |website=[[The Recording Academy]] |access-date=June 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125183843/http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=%22steve+martin%22&title=&year=All&genre=All |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |url-status=unfit}}</ref>
Starting in May 2013, he began a tour with the [[Steep Canyon Rangers]] and Edie Brickell throughout the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stevemartin.com/stevemartin/2013/01/steve-martin-and-the-steep-canyon-rangers-featuring-edie-brickell-announce-north-american-tour.html |title=Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers featuring Edie Brickell Announce North American Tour |website=SteveMartin.com |access-date=May 28, 2013}}</ref> In 2015, Brickell and Martin released ''[[So Familiar]]'' as the second installment of their partnership.<ref>{{cite web|title=Steve Martin and Edie Brickell on 'Unexplored Territory' of New Album |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/steve-martin-and-edie-brickell-on-unexplored-territory-of-new-album-20151029 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030134643/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/steve-martin-and-edie-brickell-on-unexplored-territory-of-new-album-20151029 |archive-date=October 30, 2015 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 29, 2015 |access-date=January 11, 2023}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2017, Martin and Brickell appeared in the multi-award-winning documentary film ''[[The American Epic Sessions]]'' directed by [[Bernard MacMahon (filmmaker)|Bernard MacMahon]]. Recording live [[Direct-to-disc recording|direct-to-disc]] on the first [[History of sound recording#The electrical era (1925 to 1945) (including sound on film)|electrical sound recording]] system from the 1920s,<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.legacyrecordings.com/2017/04/28/american-epic-collection-american-epic-soundtrack-may-12th/|title=American Epic: The Collection & The Soundtrack Out May 12th|date=April 28, 2017|work=Legacy Recordings|access-date=February 27, 2018}}</ref> they performed a version of "[[The Cuckoo (song)|The Coo Coo Bird]]" a traditional song that Martin learned from the 1960s folk music group [[The Holy Modal Rounders]].<ref>[[Bernard MacMahon (filmmaker)|MacMahon, Bernard]] (September 28, 2016). "An Interview with Bernard MacMahon". ''[[Breakfast Television]]'' (Interview). Interview with [[Jill Belland]]. Calgary: [[City (TV network)|City]]</ref> The song was featured on the film soundtrack, ''[[Music from The American Epic Sessions: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|Music from The American Epic Sessions]]'' released on June 9, 2017.<ref name=":0" />

In 2010, Martin created the Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass, an award established to reward artistry and bring greater visibility to bluegrass performers.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Steve Martin Banjo Prize |url=https://freshgrassfoundation.org/steve-martin-banjo-prize/ |website=FreshGrass Foundation |access-date=April 9, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220314063602/https://freshgrassfoundation.org/steve-martin-banjo-prize/ |archive-date=March 14, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> The prize includes a US$50,000 cash award, a bronze sculpture created by the artist [[Eric Fischl]], and a chance to perform with Martin on ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. Recipients include [[Noam Pikelny]] of the [[Punch Brothers]] band (2010),<ref>{{cite news| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/steve-martin-creates-steve-martin-bluegrass-prize/?ref=arts | title=Steve Martin Creates Steve Martin Bluegrass Prize| newspaper=The New York Times| date=September 15, 2010| access-date=January 24, 2013| last=Itzkoff| first=Dave |author-link=Dave Itzkoff}}</ref> [[Sammy Shelor]] of [[Lonesome River Band]] (2011),<ref>{{cite news| url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/06/steve-martin-prize-for-excellence-in-banjo-and-bluegrass-is-awarded-to-sammy-shelor/| title=Steve Martin Honors Another Banjo Player| newspaper=The New York Times| date=September 6, 2011| access-date=January 24, 2013 |author=Itzkoff, Dave |author-link=Dave Itzkoff}}</ref> [[Mark Johnson (musician)|Mark Johnson]] (2012),<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lawless |first1=John |title=Mark Johnson wins 2012 Steve Martin Prize |url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/mark-johnson-wins-2012-steve-martin-prize/ |website=Bluegrass Today |access-date=April 9, 2022 |date=September 6, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/steve-martin-awards-third-annual-bluegrass-prize/| title=Steve Martin Awards Third Annual Bluegrass Prize| newspaper=The New York Times| date=September 20, 2012| access-date=January 24, 2013| author=Itzkoff, Dave |author-link=Dave Itzkoff}}</ref> [[Kruger Brothers|Jens Kruger]] (2013),<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/12/arts/music/steve-martins-prize-for-bluegrass-goes-to-jens-kruger.html| title=Steve Martin's Prize for Bluegrass Goes to Jens Kruger| newspaper=The New York Times| date=September 11, 2013| access-date=October 1, 2013| author=Itzkoff, Dave |author-link=Dave Itzkoff}}</ref> [[Eddie Adcock]] (2014),<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/16/arts/music/the-steve-martin-prize-goes-to-eddie-adcock.html |title= Veteran Banjo Player Wins Bluegrass Honor: The Steve Martin Prize Goes to Eddie Adcock |date= September 15, 2014 |author=Itzkoff, Dave |author-link=Dave Itzkoff |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date= September 22, 2014}}</ref> [[Danny Barnes (musician)|Danny Barnes]] (2015), [[Rhiannon Giddens]] (2016), [[Scott Vestal]] (2017), [[The Grascals|Kristin Scott Benson]] (2018),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lewis |first1=Randy |title=Steve Martin 2018 banjo prize goes to Kristin Scott Benson |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-steve-martin-banjo-prize-kristin-benson-20180924-story.html |access-date=August 29, 2019 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=September 24, 2018}}</ref> and Victor Furtado (2019).<ref>{{cite news| url=https://bluegrasstoday.com/victor-furtado-wins-2019-steve-martin-banjo-prize/ | title=Victor Furtado wins 2019 Steve Martin Banjo Prize | date=September 11, 2019| access-date=October 12, 2019| author=Lawless, John}}</ref>