Comedy Is Not Pretty!

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Comedy is Not Pretty!
Studio album by Steve Martin
Released	1979
Recorded	1979
Genre	Comedy
Length	33:53
Label	Warner Bros. Records
Producer(s)	William E. McEuen
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Steve Martin chronology
A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978)	Comedy is Not Pretty! (1979)	The Steve Martin Brothers (1981)

Comedy is Not Pretty! (1979) was Steve Martin's third album.

When it was released, the album wasn't as well-received as his previous two albums (Let's Get Small, A Wild and Crazy Guy). However, at this point in his career, Martin was in the midst of writing the screenplay for his first starring role in the motion picture, The Jerk. As a result, he spent less of his time working on material for his stand-up career.

One track was simply a reading of a short story from his book Cruel Shoes. The track "Drop Thumb Medley" is an instrumental banjo performance.

This album was nominated in 1979 for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.

Martin also starred in a television special of the same name for CBS in 1980.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Born to Be Wild" – 5:49
2. "The All Being" – 1:24
3. "McDonald's/Men's Underwear" – 3:11
4. "Drop Thumb Medley" – 2:10
5. "Googlephonics" – 3:06
6. "Hostages" – 1:13
7. "Cruel Shoes" – 2:17
8. "Comedy Is Not Pretty" – 3:26
9. "How to Meet a Girl" – 3:47
10. "Rubberhead" – 0:56
11. "Jackie O. and Farrah F." – 3:39
12. "You Can Be a Millionaire" – 2:55