“The piece was dense with jokes—around one per inch.” Steve Martin revisits Marshall B classic piece “Who’s Who in the Cast,” from 1976, and what it taught him about satire.

 

“The piece was dense with jokes—around one per inch.” Steve Martin revisits Marshall B classic piece “Who’s Who in the Cast,” from 1976, and what it taught him about satire.

Steve Martin on Marshall B “Who’s Who in the Cast”

From B, I learned that satire can be friendly, even cheerful, and that anything was a suitable target.