I managed to see Steve Martin live once at a nominally non-comedy event. I suspect I was one of the few in the audience for whom he was not the principle draw .... I'd know his name and a few brief bits of his work (in pre-YouTube days, word of mouth and re-enactments by friends were often all one had to go by).

Over the course of the evening I came to admire his real skill and talent in sensing the comedic moment and timing. Whilst it's true he had no peers in that regard on stage, he really did shine. And I believe a banjo was involved.