In my quest to further build my knowledge about 20th century comedians, I just completed reading Martin Short’s memoir entitled “I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend.” While I like some of his work, I was never a huge fan of some of his “shtick.” That said, I found the book to be just as the dust cover described – engagingly witty, wise and heartfelt. It also humanized a person very much like all of us who has made it “big.” His challenges, successes and defeats (some of which were his own causing), gives you a better understanding of the hardships one must endure to make it to the top. But it also gave me a far greater appreciation for Martin Short the man – not just the comedian. It is well worth your perusal.
