Steve Martin and Robin Williams Riffing on Mathematics
September 20, 2015 4:04 AM   Subscribe

In 2002, Steve Martin sat down for a Q&A about his writing and his interest in mathematics. His friend Robin Williams was on hand to help out. Please pardon the video quality. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5
posted by Optamystic (14 comments total) 57 users marked this as a favorite
 
1 + 1 = ∞
posted by fairmettle at 4:13 AM on September 20, 2015 [1 favorite]


"You know, we can go."

Haha, so true. Robin WIlliams was a force of nature and truly one of the finest comedians ever.
posted by Foci for Analysis at 4:14 AM on September 20, 2015 [2 favorites]


Oh god Steve Martin as Holmes and Robin Williams as Watson. That should have been a thing.
posted by turbid dahlia at 4:47 AM on September 20, 2015 [9 favorites]


1 + 1 = ∞

Yeah but 1 x 1 = 2 according to Terryology.
posted by turbid dahlia at 4:47 AM on September 20, 2015 [3 favorites]


Terryology
I had to Google that, and now I kind of wish I hadn't.
posted by Optamystic at 5:14 AM on September 20, 2015 [7 favorites]


Worth mentioning this is one of the many great cultural programs put on by MSRI. The moderator here, Robert Osserman, was the force behind these. Here's Osserman interviewing Alan Alda.
posted by escabeche at 5:33 AM on September 20, 2015 [5 favorites]


Another thing I discovered is that Robin was a huge fan of Infocom text adventures, and used to call Marc Blank (one of the founders) for hints.
posted by RobotVoodooPower at 6:56 AM on September 20, 2015 [12 favorites]


Fun. Some beautiful minds, for sure.
posted by Artful Codger at 7:47 AM on September 20, 2015


That was great! I had to pause the video a few times just to finish laughing.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 8:36 AM on September 20, 2015


This was great, thank you! Every time I see something new about Robin Williams, I admire how natural his comedy was. Truly wonderful.
posted by Verdandi at 10:09 AM on September 20, 2015


I've seen Martin's play. It's brilliant.

This is really great, thanks for posting!
posted by dfm500 at 10:25 AM on September 20, 2015 [1 favorite]


Yes, thanks for this. Then I clicked on the "Show more". Hrmm.
posted by dylanjames at 3:50 PM on September 20, 2015 [3 favorites]


Then I clicked on the "Show more". Hrmm.

Jeebus. That's some industrial-strength crazy right there.
posted by Optamystic at 2:11 AM on September 21, 2015


Video glitching like Max Headroom is I think enhancing Robin Williams?
posted by jrishel at 12:21 PM on September 21, 2015


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