Vinko I so agree with you! Steve Martin has always been a favorite of mine!!! No matter what he does... he is amazing! Loved him on SNL( Wild & Crazy Guys, King Tut, etc), movies “HOUSESITTER”, etc... playing his music on stage with Martin Short... Steve Martin is extraordinary! Loved him back then & love now! 💞❤️💞❣️
Steve martin was THE FIRST comedian ever to do his act at large arenas of 10,000+. No comedian was ever able to fill these large venues until Steve Martin did this in the 70's His shows were like a Rock Concert and the crowds were as large and as wild & crazy. Long live STEVE!
Steve Martin is & always has been “ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL!” His inducting “Paul Simon” into ROCK-IN-ROLL-HALL-OF FAME IS NOTHING LESS THAN EXTRAORDINARY!!! His words inducting Simon kept everyone’s attention, was genuinely a riot and still gave great great witness to the genius, that is Paul Simon! The love Steve has for Paul came through in every remark Steve Martin had to say about his king time friend, Paul Simon! There couldn’t be a more perfect person anywhere than Steve Martin to salute the amazingly talented & career of Paul Simon. Congratulations 🎈 to Paul Simon! I have always adored both of them!💕
@60sisthashit Don't know what songs he stole, but I do think he's highly over-rated.....nowhere near as good as Dylan. Young, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits , Warren Zevon.....etal.
He is such a pure and good soul. Love him. And his songs are the only ones where I can really relate, especially the sound of silence. All that emotions that I feel deep inside but I never find the words to express them. He did and so wonderfully. Perfection. Thanks for existing.
Steve Martin's opening remark was the work of a comedy genius. "It would be easy for me to stand here and tell you of Paul Simon's consummate work as a songwriter and a musician. But this is neither the time nor the place."
Salman Khan ...It saddens me...that anyone would say that...screw the power elite. What we don't have the first amendment...oh right Obama took away Habeas Corpus...I guess he was asleep at Harvard and never understood constitutional law?
PAUL HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR MUSIC AFRICAN. AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC AND. MY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SAYS THANK YOU HIS IS POETIC WORDS PUT TO MUSIC. IN SONGWRITING HE IS A. PURE. GOD GIVEN TALENT CONGRATULATIONS PAUL YOU DESERVE IT ALL BABY❤
I absolutely enjoyed my own laughter, Steve Martin is greatness and I appreciate Paul Simon's reaction as those of the President, etc. By the way Bob the Kennedy Center Honors is annually enjoyed by every President of the United States of America.
Take a wild guess at the likely content of the portion of the comment that is so lacking in your alleged mind. I acknowledge that any inferences made by strangers to the comment writer can not be completely free from doubt, but I’d happily make a substantial wager on my interpretation and believe most any normal person with some horsepower upstairs would feel the same. Sorry to read you are stuck in equipoise.
I see George w Bush sitting next to the award winner. Why was there no uproar then? I'm assuming less "woke" morons (and he's been there when he was no longer president)
Bravo Steve. I must say that for someone whom I find annoying most of the time, in this instance, he's nailed it ! Paul Simon deserved such a great act in his honour !
A genius paying tribute to a genius...what a great clip! Thanks for posting!!
It's 2019 and his jokes are still smart & hilarious. Steve Martin is a genius. What a gem.
This is a perfect speech. Wonderful timing. Short and sharp. I’ve watched it many times to get in a good mood.
Keep watching Steve's videos and I laugh every time. Love Steve's delivery and just clever wit! He is one of the greats!
Can’t get any better than the timing of the genius Steve Martin!!
His comedic timing is unparalleled!
Jack Benny, Richard Pryor, Bob Newhart, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bill Murray ... I could go on.
don't forget the late Robin Williams
Yes!
Christopher Gerety - Newhart for the win!!
Betty White’s is right up there!
Best speech ever, simple as that. I can watch it over and over again. Hilarious and expert timing does the trick. God, how I love that man's skills.
poeha007 I so agree with you! Ha! Everything you said is so right!
Im from N.Ireland but i do like the way the Americans remember the people while they are alive ,and its nice that presidents are present too
Steve Martin is the real genius. Comedy, writing, music. He masters one and then masters another. Gotta love the guy.
Not only the jokes, but the timing and the pauses... perfect comedy!
People forget he was a stand up comedian before he was an actor.
@@joeljohnson8214 , they do??? Ummmm... pretty sure his massive selling comedy albums and "King Tut" release would say otherwise.
@@mikeuher5054 ask a millennial
Vinko I so agree with you! Steve Martin has always been a favorite of mine!!! No matter what he does... he is amazing! Loved him on SNL( Wild & Crazy Guys, King Tut, etc), movies “HOUSESITTER”, etc... playing his music on stage with Martin Short... Steve Martin is extraordinary! Loved him back then & love now! 💞❤️💞❣️
Steve martin was THE FIRST comedian ever to do his act at large arenas of 10,000+.
No comedian was ever able to fill these large venues until Steve Martin did this in the 70's
His shows were like a Rock Concert and the crowds were as large and as wild & crazy.
Long live STEVE!
before he hit that - he did fronting with the Carpenters concerts - saw him in Pocatello ID around 73-74... funny, funny guy.
Paul Simon fills arenas of 50,000 regularly, which prooves he's 5 times funnier than Steve Martin.
Steve Martin is & always has been “ABSOLUTELY HYSTERICAL!” His inducting “Paul Simon” into ROCK-IN-ROLL-HALL-OF FAME IS NOTHING LESS THAN EXTRAORDINARY!!! His words inducting Simon kept everyone’s attention, was genuinely a riot and still gave great great witness to the genius, that is Paul Simon! The love Steve has for Paul came through in every remark Steve Martin had to say about his king time friend, Paul Simon! There couldn’t be a more perfect person anywhere than Steve Martin to salute the amazingly talented & career of Paul Simon. Congratulations 🎈 to Paul Simon! I have always adored both of them!💕
Great tribute to one of the greatest singer/songwriter ever! Thank you Steve and thank you Paul for all your wonderful songs!!
@60sisthashit Don't know what songs he stole, but I do think he's highly over-rated.....nowhere near as good as Dylan. Young, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits , Warren Zevon.....etal.
He is such a pure and good soul. Love him. And his songs are the only ones where I can really relate, especially the sound of silence. All that emotions that I feel deep inside but I never find the words to express them. He did and so wonderfully. Perfection. Thanks for existing.
Here, here - beautifully put.
my favorite awards showcase... steve martin honor of paul is a golden moment.
Steve Martin's opening remark was the work of a comedy genius. "It would be easy for me to stand here and tell you of Paul Simon's consummate work as a songwriter and a musician. But this is neither the time nor the place."
It was nice being a citizen...WOW!!! Steve Martin is amazing!
pure class. I love it!
Great roast and tribute at the same time.
Brillaint!
You can say what you like about Steve Martin's recent films - this man is still a comic genius.
What a thrilling tribute!!!!
"It's been nice being a Citizen"
Always kills me hahah.
Salman Khan ...It saddens me...that anyone would say that...screw the power elite. What we don't have the first amendment...oh right Obama took away Habeas Corpus...I guess he was asleep at Harvard and never understood constitutional law?
Pure Steve Martin - Pure Genius!
steve martin...a true comic genious of our time....
Steve is awesome!!!
Thanx for the wonderful graceland album!-best songs ever from a great musician.
"It was nice being a citizen." ROTFL Thank god for Steve Martin. I love how the focus was totally shifted from Paul lol.
Steve Martin is amazing.
PAUL HAS DONE SO MUCH FOR MUSIC AFRICAN. AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC AND. MY AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY SAYS THANK YOU HIS IS POETIC WORDS PUT TO MUSIC. IN SONGWRITING HE IS A. PURE. GOD GIVEN TALENT CONGRATULATIONS PAUL YOU DESERVE IT ALL BABY❤
Steve Martin KILLED it...I guess that is an example of a real comedy professional there.
Brilliant comedian Steve, Brilliant artist Paul
Steve is a genius
Omg!! Even today I am laughing in stitches!!!
I don't know how I never saw this before, but that was utterly hilarious! (As Steve Martin always is)
aw, would have loved to see the video footage of Paul at the end!
and Steve Martin's comic timing is PERFECT! Hilarious!
I absolutely enjoyed my own laughter, Steve Martin is greatness and I appreciate Paul Simon's reaction as those of the President, etc. By the way Bob the Kennedy Center Honors is annually enjoyed by every President of the United States of America.
Steve Martin is a class act
if the younger kids could only knew how funny Steve Martin is..legend
I'm a younger kid.
You are so very right. A very funny man and a great banjo player.
And if our generation could only learn to proofread before posting a comment lol
Take a wild guess at the likely content of the portion of the comment that is so lacking in your alleged mind. I acknowledge that any inferences made by strangers to the comment writer can not be completely free from doubt, but I’d happily make a substantial wager on my interpretation and believe most any normal person with some horsepower upstairs would feel the same. Sorry to read you are stuck in equipoise.
This comment responds to Axel Bauer’s comment in case that was not sufficiently obvious.
"how are you preparing it?...Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme.",,LOL!!!
Steve Martin is funny!!!
"I don't use the word genius very often. I just thought I'd say that."
Comedic genius salutes music genius!
"I don`t use the word genius very often....I just thought I`d mention that"
I remember watching this when it was on TV and laughed so hard ...
Janet Aldrich Yeah Janet, not many true comedians around that are as talented as Steve.
Remember when Presidents cared about / or at least acknowledged the arts.
Now they are simply, overrated!
I see George w Bush sitting next to the award winner. Why was there no uproar then? I'm assuming less "woke" morons (and he's been there when he was no longer president)
Remember when Hollywood actually showed respect for the Office of the President.
@@greypoupon7267 Remember when the sitting President showed respect for the office of the President?
@@greypoupon7267 That's when Presidents warranted respect.
this guy needs to be permanent host of the Oscars until he dies
That was incredible
My god that was outrageously funny...love steve....love simon.
That was classic Steve Martin standup
Steve Martin... Ageless.
his current movies may be crap, but this man is a fucking genius!! hope he one day comes back to stand up.
this man is an alive jokes factory. even his way of staring is a joke, go steve.
Looked up the word Timing and there was a picture of Steve Martin under it.
Nobody has ever pulled a President's leg politically or otherwise like Marty did !!
I get the whole thing about George W. Bush being seen buying a Barbra Streisand album...lol the thought of that is hilarious.
Wow Steve Martin.
masterpiece
Entertain and beautiful!
Best roast I've seen till now
This is one of the type 1 comedy bits of all time!
Aww, Ted Kennedy at 3:50. RIP, Senator.
steve Martin is funny as hell. Always is.
I had forgotten how funny Steve Martin is.
I see Steve Martin and I think "I don't need you, all I need is this chair"
I love Steve Martin
Funny & appropriate ... 2 American treasures ; Simon & Martin
People keep laughing, possitive energy a comedy can give
Steve Martin is so simple!
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, AND LOOK AT HIM NOW!!!
Steve Martin is the best.
Not many people know that Steve Martin plays ridiculously talented Bluegrass banjo. Google it.
He’s been known to collaborate with Edie Brickel
damn, he is a good comedian!!!
So cool. Steve Martin rocks.
Haven't seen him lately in movies. Has ritiered from acting?
Gee. A President that can take a joke. Those were the days, eh?
Our last President had a great sense of humor.
@Flatus Antiquitous Watch Obama's routines at the White House Press Correspondents' dinners
@@dackmont That's him giving jokes ... written by someone else.
Obama is a fairly humourless person on his own.
@@robertkomarek1387 Or watch him extemporaneously e.g. in debates
Spitting poison and lies at the President is not a joke, moron. Hillary is still not President.
I had to replay this! 🤣😆🤣
Incredible group
The song is called "Just a Boy" performed by Tom & Jerry, which was before simon & garfunkel.
Brilliant
steve martin legend paul simon mega legend
I concur that buddy!
I was dieing the first time i saw thing i was laughing so hard. He's just too funny
Steve Martin is so damn funny!
GENIUS
Watching James Earl Jones laugh is awesome
10 years ago...haven't WE changed a lot?
He used the same intro at Tina Fey's Mark Twain comedy award speech
Do you know this from 2002?
This and Jon Stewart introducing The Boss were the absolute best at the KCHs.
Awesome. Where's the rest?
The rainbow is the ribbon the award is hanging from.
This is a great tribute but I'd love to see the musical portion that came after.
cyberlucy me too! Wish the musical portion was posted too, darn it! I would have loved to have seen( &heard it)!
This makes me wonder what Mark Twain must have like when he went from city to city giving speeches, making them roll in the isles.
Motorcycle, under Jerry Landis, great song!!!
Steve Martin is genius
This is old footage. Steve Martin is funny. I thought he was getting an award paul. Is a great musician.
This is the funniest man in the world.
Best intellect: Steve and Tina Fey
Best acting: Julia Louis-Dreyfus
steve martin a very funny irishman indeed!!
Steve Martin Comedic genious, but that's a no brainer.
Unlike him as he's got two.
Bravo Steve. I must say that for someone whom I find annoying most of the time, in this instance, he's nailed it ! Paul Simon deserved such a great act in his honour !
RiP all the dead people from this video...12 years ago...smh...WOW...To think of the stuff we've gone through since this tribute...
Steve = Genius
He never relied on profanity and shock to be funny, he just is.
Steve Martin is still great. LOL!