One track was simply a humorous reading of a short story from his book Cruel Shoes accompanied by a banjo solo in the background.
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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.
For several years Handey worked on other television projects: the Canadian sketch series Bizarre in 1980; the 1980 TV special Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty; and Lorne Michaels' short-lived sketch show on NBC called The New Show in 1984.
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