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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 05:22 AM

    Making people laugh? That's *work*

    John Cleese — a "didn't he used to be funny?" comic in his own right — said a few years ago, "Work in itself hardly attracts me at all. I had a cup of coffee with Steve Martin yesterday; he and I agreed that it's only people, the thought of working with someone, that draws us toward working." Who knows — maybe Martin just wanted to stare down Beyoncé's blouse for four weeks?

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