About this episode

This episode features a discussion about Steve Martin's work in 'Pure Drivel', a collection of monologues and short pieces.

This is from Pure Drivel, which is a excellent set of monologues and short form pieces by Steve Martin. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/just-reads--6173738/support . Please click 'like' and Subcribe and all the good stuff.

People in this episode

Host: Ed Parnell

Topics covered

• monologues
• short form pieces
• comedy
• literature
• Steve Martin

Keywords

• Steve Martin
• Pure Drivel
• monologues
• short stories
• comedy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Pure Drivel

More episodes of Just Reads

• Book of the Week - Searching for Railway Telegraph Insulators · June 13, 2026 · 1 min
• George Carlin - Book Club · June 11, 2026 · 3 min
• Book of the Week: Truncheons - Their Romance and Reality · June 6, 2026 · 2 min
• Jerome K. Jerome - The Dancing Partner · June 4, 2026 · 14 min
• A.E. Coppard - Ahoy, Sailor Boy · June 2, 2026 · 29 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Just Reads podcast page.