{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox album| | name = Comedy Is Not Pretty! | type = Live | artist = [[Steve Martin]] | cover = Comedyisnotpretty.jpg | alt = | released = 1979 | recorded = 1979 | venue = [[The Boarding House (nightclub)|The Boarding House]], [[San Francisco, California]] | studio = | genre = [[Comedy]] | length = 33:53 | label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] | producer = [[William E. McEuen]] | prev_title = [[A Wild and Crazy Guy]] | prev_year = 1978 | next_title = [[The Steve Martin Brothers]] | next_year = 1981 }} {{Music ratings | rev1=[[Allmusic]] | rev1score={{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r234555}}</ref> | noprose=yes }} '''''Comedy Is Not Pretty!''''' (1979) is an album by the American comedian [[Steve Martin]]. It was recorded at [[The Boarding House (nightclub)|The Boarding House]] in [[San Francisco, California]], where his previous two albums were also recorded.

When released, the album was not 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 (film)|The Jerk]]''. As a result, he spent less of his time working on material for his stand-up career and the album was his first to not make the Top 10 on [[Billboard 200|Billboard's Pop Albums Chart]], peaking only at #25. The album was also his first to not go Platinum; it was, however, certified [[RIAA certification|Gold]].

One track was simply a humorous reading of a short story from his book ''[[Cruel Shoes]]'' accompanied by a banjo solo in the background. The track "Drop Thumb Medley" is an instrumental [[banjo]] performance.

This album was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] for [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1980-228.html|title=Grammy Award Nominees 1980 – Grammy Award Winners 1980|last=|first=|date=|website=Awardsandshows.com |accessdate=9 August 2019 }}</ref>

Martin also starred in a [[television special]] of the same name for [[NBC]] in 1980.

== Track listing == All tracks by [[Steve Martin]]

#"[[Born to Be Wild]]" ([[Mars Bonfire]], Martin) – 5:49 #"The All Being" – 1:24 #"[[McDonald's]]/Men's Underwear" – 3:11 #"Drop Thumb Medley" – 2:10 #"Googlephonics" – 3:06 #"Hostages" – 1:13 #"Cruel Shoes" – 2:17 #"Comedy Is Not Pretty" – 3:26 #"How to Meet a Girl" – 3:47 #"Rubberhead" – 0:56 #"[[Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis|Jackie O.]] and [[Farrah Fawcett|Farrah F.]]" – 3:39 #"You Can Be a Millionaire" – 2:55

== Personnel ==

*William R. Eastabrook – Photography *Pat Kraus – Digital Mastering *Steve Martin – Composer *William McEuen – Producer, Engineer, Artwork, Editing, Art Direction, Design *[[Norman Seeff]] – Photography *Geoff Sykes – Mastering *[[Dean Torrence]] – Graphic Design

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{IMDb title|0336189}}

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