Steve Martin is conman Jonas Nightengale who travels the country with his Christian ministry selling the idea of faith and the power of god to bring good health and prosperity to those that come to his show. He uses all the tricks in the book – from cameras and recording equipment, to insiders, stooges, special stage effects, and showmanship – to bring miracles to his hoodwinked audience.

Steve Martin was ‘born standing up’: A Brief Introduction
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Steve Martin was born in Texas, 1945. He quickly found a kinship with showmanship and entertainment by performing magic tricks, juggling, and playing the banjo to small audiences at Disneyland. Martin was, in his own words “born standing up”.

His first big break came in 1967. Girlfriend Nina Goldblatt, a dancer on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour”, submitted some of Martin’s work to head writer Mason Williams. Williams liked what he saw to such a …