Editing Steve Martin (section)

==Influences==
[[File:Steve Martin no 120th Anniversary Of Carnegie Hall.jpg|upright|thumb|Martin in 2011]]
Martin has said that his comedy influences include [[Charlie Chaplin]], [[Laurel and Hardy]], [[Jack Benny]], [[Jerry Lewis]], and [[Woody Allen]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-archives-carrie-fisher-steve-martin-interview-19990725-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230092713/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/moviesnow/la-et-archives-carrie-fisher-steve-martin-interview-19990725-story.html |archive-date=December 30, 2016 |title=It wasn't in the script: Carrie Fisher interviews Steve Martin about writing |date=July 25, 1999 |newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=June 18, 2022 |url-status=unfit}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.masterclass.com/classes/steve-martin-teaches-comedy/chapters/steve-s-comedic-inspirations |title=Steve's Comedic Inspirations |website=[[MasterClass]] |access-date=June 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200128234432/https://www.masterclass.com/classes/steve-martin-teaches-comedy/chapters/steve-s-comedic-inspirations |archive-date=January 28, 2020 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On ''[[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]'', he mentioned that [[Jerry Seinfeld]] is one of his "retro heroes", "a guy who came up behind me and is better than I am. I think he's fantastic, I love to listen to him, he almost puts me at peace. I love to listen to him talk".<ref>{{YouTube|id=w9qJ-nLYBCE|title=Steve Martin Is A Polymath: Click To Find Out What That Means!}} published September 29, 2017 [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]</ref>

Martin's offbeat, ironic, and deconstructive style of humor has influenced many comedians during his career including [[Tina Fey]], [[Steve Carell]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Jon Stewart]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhODBAAAQBAJ&q=jon+stewart+steve+martin+idol&pg=PA37|title=Jon Stewart: A Biography|first=Michael|last=Blitz|date=July 15, 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313358296|access-date=April 8, 2020|via=Google Books}}</ref> [[Stephen Colbert]], [[Robert Smigel]], [[Bo Burnham]],<ref>{{cite web| title=Bo Burnham Lists 'My Favorite Comedians' and Releases a Confessional Video: "Art Is Dead"| url=http://thecomicscomic.com/2010/10/29/bo-burnham-lists-my-favorite-comedians-and-releases-a-confessional-video-art-is-dead/| website=The Comic's Comic| date=October 29, 2010| last=McCarthy| first=Sean L.}}</ref> and [[Jordan Peele]].<ref>{{cite web| title=Jordan Peele Reveals 2 Major Comedic Influences| url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/jordan-peeles-2-major-comedic-influences.html | last=Lezmi| first=Josh| date=March 30, 2019| website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet| access-date=September 25, 2019}}</ref> Singer and composer [[Mike Patton]] cited Steve Martin as being an early influence<ref>{{cite web|access-date=January 10, 2021|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiNsSmRNtS8| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211027/IiNsSmRNtS8| archive-date=October 27, 2021|work=For Locals Only|time=19:04–19:31|publisher=[[KFMI]]|location=Arcata, California|date=June 1, 1988|title=Mr. Bungle Radio Interview (For Locals Only) 1988|publication-date=September 7, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref> saying that he identifies with Martin.<ref>{{cite magazine |number=305 |publication-date=August 25, 1990 |last1=Gitter |first1=Mike |title=Facts Not Fiction |url=http://www.faithnomorefollowers.com/2015/08/faith-no-more-kerrang-issue-305-25081990.html |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=April 9, 2022 |date=August 25, 1990}}</ref>