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Friday, February 10, 2006 12:00 AM

When good comedians go bad

Remember when Steve Martin, Albert Brooks and Woody Allen were funny? What on earth happened to our favorite funnymen?

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  • Friday, February 10, 2006 04:27 AM

    Woody Allen

    I've never found him funny. Then again, I've also never understood the uproarious crowd laughter in a 1960s live recording of "Little Boxes." Maybe it's the generation I was born into.

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