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James Hetfield with Jim Breuer (Photo: L. Cohen/WireImage for The Recording Academy) 4 Stand-Up Comics Who Opened for Famous Musicians
On rare occasions, bands have enlisted comedians to warm up the crowd for them—with varying results
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Steve Martin at the 2010 Oscars (Photo: Brian Vander Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) 4 of the Most Controversial Jokes in Oscars History
Revisiting a few of the more politically incorrect lines that’ve been singled out by critics over the years
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Martin Short and Steve Martin at the 2026 Golden Globes Awards (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic) Steve Martin and Martin Short Were Offered ‘Dumb and Dumber,’ As Were Two Other Unexpected Actors
The Farrelly brothers sent the script to at least 100 actors during the casting process
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Steve Martin (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images) Did Hooters Get Its Name From a Steve Martin Joke?
The comedian has been credited with giving the popular breast-themed franchise its moniker
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Steve Martin (Photo by Aaron Rapoport/Corbis via Getty Images) The Forgotten Steve Martin Comedy That’s Basically a ‘Goodfellas’ Sequel
1990’s ‘My Blue Heaven’ picks up where Martin Scorsese’s classic mob film left off
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Bill Murray (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Bill Murray Once Tried to Choke a Comedian for Talking During a Show
Chevy Chase wasn’t the only celebrity to feel Murray’s wrath back in the day
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Bill Nye (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for The Blue Jacket Fashion Show) Bill Nye Got Where He Is Today Because of a Steve Martin Lookalike Contest
The future ‘Science Guy’ won first place and decided to follow in Martin’s footsteps shortly thereafter
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Chevy Chase in 2025 (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Getty Images) What’s Up With Chevy Chase Not Being on ‘Only Murders in the Building’?
One of the ‘Three Amigos’ is noticeably absent from the hit Hulu series
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Steve Martin and John Candy in 'Planes, Trains and Automobiles' (Photo by Paramount/Getty Images) ‘Planes, Trains, and Automobiles’ Was Based on a True Story
Director John Hughes actually lived some of the events of the movie
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Michael Caine and Steve Martin in 'Dirty Rotten Scoundrels' (Photo by Orion/Getty Images) Two Famous Singers Almost Starred in ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’
The Steve Martin-Michael Caine comedy was nearly a musical starring rock icons
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Eddie Murphy's new doc is out now (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) ‘Being Eddie’ and 4 Other Documentaries About Comedians Streaming Right Now
There’s plenty of fresh comedy docs to whet your appetite
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Sam Kinison doing his trademark scream (Photo by Darlene Hammond/Getty Images) The Classic Comedy That Sam Kinison Was Cut Out Of
We apparently missed out on a scream or two
