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This image released by Apple TV+ shows Steve Martin in a scene from the documentary "Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces." (Apple TV+ via AP)

Movie Review: ‘STEVE! (martin)’ looks at past, present in a lovely, intimate 2-part documentary

The first official documentary about Steve Martin, from Oscar-winner Morgan Neville, is a freewheeling story told in two parts, one part focused on “Then” and one part focused on “Now” with both parts debuting on Apple TV+ on Friday.
 
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Steve Martin in a scene from the documentary "Steve! (Martin) a Documentary in 2 Pieces." (Apple TV+ via AP)

The irony of Steve Martin’s life isn’t lost on him

 
This cover image released by Parkwood/Columbia/Sony shows "Act ll: Cowboy Carter" by Beyonce. (Parkwood/Columbia/Sony via AP)

What to stream this weekend: Beyoncé, Steve Martin, J-Hope, Mike Birbiglia, Bill Nighy and ‘Madu’

 
Harry Bliss, left, and Steve Martin pose for a portrait to promote the book "Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions" on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)

Steve Martin, Harry Bliss team up on ‘Number One Is Walking’

 
This cover image released by Celadon shows “Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions,” by Steve Martin with drawings by Harry Bliss. (Celadon via AP)

Review: Steve Martin slips with funny but thin movie memoir

 

ShowBiz Minute: Rush, Beyoncé, Martin

Barbara Rush, actor who co-starred with Frank Sinatra and Paul Newman among others, dies at 97; Beyoncé honored, SZA wins song of the year at iHeartRadio Music Awards; New double doc about ‘wild and crazy guy’ Steve Martin premieres in New York. (April 2)
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This combination photo of celebrities with birthdays from Aug. 14-20 shows David Crosby, from left, Jennifer Lawrence, Madonna, Kelvin Mercer, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Matthew Perry and Robert Plant. (AP Photo)

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 14-20

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Aug. 14-20:

Aug. 14: Singer Dash Crofts of Seals and Crofts is 84. Singer David Crosby is 81. Country singer Connie Smith is 81.
 
This image released by Apple TV+ shows Jason Sudeikis in a scene from "Ted Lasso." Sudeikis was nominated for an Emmy Award for best lead actor in a comedy series. (Colin Hutton/Apple TV+ via AP)

Partial list of Emmy Award nominees

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of nominees for the 2022 prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Tuesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
 
This combination of photos show Steve Martin, left, Audra McDonald, center, and Billy Porter, who are among the celebrities participating in a 10-hour telethon to raise money for the victims of the war in Ukraine. The “Stars in the House” special will air March 26. (AP Photo)

Martin, McDonald, Porter join stars in telethon for Ukraine

A roster of film, TV and theater all-stars — including Steve Martin, Annette Bening, Billy Porter, Audra McDonald, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Chenoweth, David Hyde Pierce and Rosie Perez — have signed up for a 10-hour telethon to raise money for the victims of the war in Ukraine.
 

Hollywood bard, muse and reveler Eve Babitz dies at 78

One of Hollywood’s greatest bards, Eve Babitz, has died at age 78. With love and candor, Babitz chronicled the excess of her native world in the 1960s and 1970s and became a cult figure to generations of readers.
 
File-This May 15, 2019, file photo shows talk show host Conan O'Brien attending the WarnerMedia Upfront at Madison Square Garden in New York. O’Brien ended his nearly 11-year run on TBS, Thursday, June 24, 2021, with the final episode of the late-night show “Conan.” (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Conan O’Brien ends TBS late-night show with snark, gratitude

Conan O’Brien stayed true to form as he wrapped up his TBS late-night show “Conan” after nearly 11 years.
 
FILE - Christine Baranski arrives at the 25th annual Critics' Choice Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. on Jan. 12, 2020. The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor is donating three custom-made Bob Mackie gowns for an online charity auction on Wednesday. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Celebs like Dolly and Bruce raid closets for charity auction

Christine Baranski wants your help cleaning out her closet. The Emmy- and Tony-winning actor is donating three custom-made Bob Mackie gowns for an online charity auction on Wednesday and she’s tapped a starry group of A-listers to follow her lead.
 
FILE - In this April 7, 2017 file photo, Carl Reiner, left, and his son Rob Reiner pose together following their hand and footprint ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles. Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, son Rob pay tribute to Carl Reiner

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “I met him in 1950 when he joined Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows and we’ve been best friends ever since. I loved him.
 
FILE - In this Feb. 24, 1999 file photo, Mel Brooks, left, and Carl Reiner accept their award for best spoken comedy album, "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000," during the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)

Carl Reiner, comedy’s rare untortured genius, dies at 98

NEW YORK (AP) — No one in the world of comedy was more admired, and loved, than Carl Reiner.

Reiner was the rare untortured genius of comedy, his career a story of laughter and camaraderie, of innovation and triumph and affection.
 

Steve Martin and Martin Short to star in Hulu comedy series

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Steve Martin and Martin Short are taking their touring act to television with a new Hulu comedy.
 

Steve Martin, Martin Short to perform at Mayo Civic Center

Tickets go on sale Friday for a show by Steve Martin and Martin Short at 7:30 p.m. May 23 at Mayo Civic Center.
 

Bob Einstein, Comic Writer, ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Actor, Dies at 76

By Matt Schudel

The Washington Post

Bob Einstein, an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer, actor and producer who was best known for his appearances on the sitcom “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and for creating the character of the hapless daredevil “Super Dave Osborne,” died Jan. 2.
 
FILE - In this Nov. 28, 1980 file photo, Chuck Barris, host of the television's "Gong Show," and Robin Altman leave the Pierre Hotel in New York. Game show impresario Barris has died at 87. Barris, the madcap producer of "The Gong Show" and "The Dating Game," died of natural causes Tuesday afternoon, March 21, 2017, at his home in Palisades, New York. (AP Photo/Sands, File)

‘Gong Show’ creator Chuck Barris dies at 87

NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Barris, whose game show empire included “The Dating Game,” ’'The Newlywed Game” and that infamous factory of cheese, “The Gong Show,” has died.
 

Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, more pay tribute to Gene Wilder

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‘Maya & Marty’ ends brief run with laughs plus hope for more

NEW YORK (AP) — There’s no denying: The age of TV variety that found viewers flocking week after week to the likes of “Ed Sullivan” and “Carol Burnett” is long over.