An Evening With Martin Short

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SF Sketchfest pays Tribute to the one and only Martin Short live in person with an evening of clips and conversation hosted by Kevin Pollak . Martin Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on "Saturday Night Live" over 30 years ago. Short won his first Emmy in 1982 while working on Canada's SCTV Comedy Network, which brought him to the attention of the producers of "SNL." He became an "SNL" fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm and "legendary songwriter" Irving Cohen. His popularity and exposure on "SNL" led Short to cross over quickly into feature films. He made his debut in "Three Amigos" and followed with "Innerspace," "Three Fugitives," "Clifford," "Pure Luck" and "Tim Burton's Mars Attacks." One of Short's most memorable roles was in the remake of "Father of the Bride" as Franck the wedding planner, a role he reprised a few years later in "Father of the Bride Part II." Short lent his voice to the animated film "Madagascar 3" and Tim Burton’s Oscar-nominated "Frankenweenie." An accomplished stage actor, Short won a Tony, Theatre World Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in the revival of "Little Me." He was also nominated for a Tony and took home an Outer Critics Circle Award for the musical version of Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl." Short co-wrote and starred in "Fame Becomes Me," prompting The New York Times to describe Short as "a natural for live musicals, a limber singer and dancer who exudes a fiery energy that makes you want to reach for your sunglasses." Short most recently appeared on Broadway in Terrence McNally's "It’s Only a Play." A two-time primetime Emmy winner and multi-nominated for both primetime and daytime Emmys, Short returned to television in 1998 for the miniseries "Merlin" and host of "The Martin Short Show." In 2001, he launched the popular comedy "Primetime Glick" and in 2010 received critical acclaim for his role in FX’s drama series "Damages." Short has hosted "SNL" five times and was inducted into the 'five-timers club' in 2024. He co-hosted with Steve Martin in December 2022 and also appeared most recently on SNL50. Other recent television credits include "Big Mouth", "The Morning Show", "Hairspray Live!", "Maya & Marty", "Mulaney", "How I Met Your Mother", and the critically acclaimed PBS series "Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That". Short’s New York Times bestselling memoir, "I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend", was published in 2014. In 1994, Short was awarded the Order of Canada — the Canadian equivalent to British knighthood. He was also inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in June 2000. In 2017, he received a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Governor-General of Canada. Short's 2018 Netflix special with Steve Martin titled "An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life" received 4 Emmy nominations in 2018. In 2019, Martin and Short launched the "Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t" tour, which visited major venues across the U.S. and Australia for the first time followed by the 2020 tour called "The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment", their 2022-2023 tour "You Won't Believe What They Look Like Today", and their current tour, "The Dukes of Funnytown". Short and Martin launched "The Dukes of Funnytown" tour in 2024, and continued the tour in 2025, with additional dates across the U.S. in 2026. Martin and Short also executive produce and star together in Hulu's Emmy Award-winning series, "Only Murders in the Building", along with Selena Gomez. Ramping up for the launch of Season 6, "Only Murders in the Building" is Hulu’s most-watched comedy series. The show has won seven Emmys of 61 nominations, including Short’s fifth nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Comedy Series (as producer). Short won Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series awards for his work on "Only Murders in the Building" at the 2025 Actor Awards. He is currently nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble Comedy Series for the 2026 Actor Awards. In 2025, Short hosted the new season of ABC's "Match Game", which earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Host for a Game Show. In 2026, "Marty, Life Is Short", a documentary on Short’s life and comedic career by Lawrence Kasdan ("The Big Chill", "Body Heat", "The Bodyguard") premiered on Netflix, garnering three Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special, Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program, and Outstanding Picture Editing for a Nonfiction Program.