re: Best stand-up comedian of all time

I'd like to chime in with a request for opinions from some of the older posters. Where did Steve Martin rank with his act? He was unbelievably huge as a stand up performer before he became more of a movie star.

People have talked about him being special and different as a performer but, in spite of reading one of his books about his progression as a comic, I really don't think I properly understand what he was all about 40 years ago.