Tina Fey Gave A Wonderful, Funny Speech At A Tribute To Steve Martin 

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Tina Fey Gave A Wonderful, Funny Speech At A Tribute To Steve Martin

Tina Fey has worked with Steve Martin a few times, most notably when he appeared as felonious billionaire Gavin Volure on

30 Rock, so it makes sense that she would be asked to give a speech in his honor when he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute last night. I mean, she wasn’t just asked to do it because they worked together. Steve Martin has worked with tons of people over his career. By that reasoning, they could have had one of the union laborers from the set of Three Amigos give a speech. Which probably would have been pretty great, actually. File that one away for next year.

But I digress. My point here is Tina Fey is great, and her speech was great, and if you can get Tina Fey to give a speech about you at a big fancy event, you should definitely do that. The union guys can be your second call.

Good evening. As you can see from the end of those clips, Steve was the first rock-star comedian, playing to giant crowds and sold‑out stadiums and arenas. Let’s take a look at this Billboard chart from 1978. Steve was bigger than the Commodores … bigger than Springsteen, Elton John, and Aerosmith. By 1978, Steve had already achieved his lifelong goal of proving that music was stupid and everyone hates it. He was No. 1 at the arena box-office. And all of this was before he had ever made a movie, okay. To follow a stadium comedy career like that, with so many great movies, can only be described as a huge dropoff. Just to be sure, a devastating pay cut. He had to sell a lot of his boats.

But Steve was committed to his new dream of being a movie guy. I remember the first time I ever saw one of Steve’s movies. It was on a plane ride here today. And the part I saw before my biscuit came, Queen Latifah was really funny. Just kidding. Of course, I’m just kidding. I’ve seen all of Steve’s movies, and I definitely did not watch it on American Airlines, and I definitely did not eat a bunch of biscuits. And, of course, The Jerk, Roxanne, and all of the classic comedies, but for me, Steve is never better or more appealing than when he plays a caring dad in

And I wanted to take this weird public opportunity to tell you how much I love you in those roles, and also how much joy it brings me to know that you are a dad now. And yes, that is a patronizing thing to say, but people say dumb stuff like that to women all the time. Writing, acting, touring with his bluegrass band, and now, father. How does Steve juggle it all?

I was lucky enough to work with Steve in a movie called

, Steve and I got to film several scenes together. And I remember every minute of our time together because Steve had a two-hour door-to-door. And we would chat during the turnarounds, and he gave me so much great showbiz advice, and that’s always stuck with me. He said to me, “Amy. To be early is to be on time. [Being] on time is a sign of weakness. Never shake hands when [an] open-mouth kiss would suffice. There are no small parts, only small actors.” And then he just listed a bunch of actors under five-two. He said, “You can fix your nose or your teeth, but to do both is more money than I am willing to lend you.” He said, “It’s not show friendship. It’s Showbiz Pizza, and it’s my favorite restaurant.” He told me, “Always find a way to give back.”

For example, Steve donates all his old white suits to lesbian commitment ceremonies. He told me, “Always be nice to the little people because then at night, they’ll sneak in and fix your shoe. You know what? Don’t bring a gun to a knife fight, just enjoy it from the stands.” Finally, he said, “If you’re going to pick up Marty Short, remember to support the neck.”

I learned so much from you, Steve, and I can’t tell you how grateful I am to know you. And you have helped me so many times and in so many ways, showing up for

monologues, being a guest star on our dumb TV show, marrying a woman who is, I think, a younger, thinner, smarter version of me [Anne Stringfield]. It’s an honor to be a part of this evening, and to have one of my childhood dreams come true. I’m so glad that I got this one and not the sexual one I had of Adam West as Batman. You’re a genius. You mean a tremendous great deal to me.

"Tina Fey Gave A Wonderful, Funny Speech At A Tribute To Steve Martin"

I would very much like to hear more about this Adam West thing.

God damn that made me laugh a lot. Especially “It’s not show friendship. It’s Showbiz Pizza, and it’s my favorite restaurant.”

It’s a really funny speech. Look forward to seeing the video of it.

I just passed the Gavin Veloure episode on my like 50th re-watch of 30 Rock. Those two are great together.

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