Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 14: Episode 20
88t: Steve Martin / Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Steve’s Good & Bad Sides
…..Steve Martin
Steve Martin: Hi. Have you noticed how.. good I’ve looked tonight? Well, it’s no accident I have simply discovered that I have a good side and a bad side – most leading men do. Don’t believe me? Watch.
[ turns head to stage right, cocked upward ] Beautiful.. [ turns head at an angle ] ..interesting looking.. [ stares straight into camera ] ..quite plain.. [ turns head to stage left ] ..hideous.
Once again, now, that’s.. [ turns head to stage right, cocked upward ] Beautiful.. [ turns head at an angle ] ..interesting looking.. [ stares straight into camera ] ..quite plain.. [ turns head to stage left ] ..hideous.
Let me personify that for you.
[ turns head to stage left ] Mel Brooks.. [ stares straight into camera ] ..Mel Blanc.. [ turns head to angle at stage right ] ..Mel Torme.. [ turns head to stage right, cocked upward ] ..Mel Gibson.
As the show continues, you’ll notice how the cameraman never ever shows my bad side. Enjoy.
[ starts to exit stage left facing that direction, then catches himself, turns to face stage right and exits stage walking backwards ]
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