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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?
By Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Friday, February 10, 2006 08:44 AM

    "Hope I Die Before I Get Old"

    An aging Steve Martin retreading the work of Peter Sellers and Blake Edwards in their glory days is in the same league as cranky old Pete Townshend selling his heartfelt teen rock anthems to auto corps, Disney and the phone company.

    Gack.

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