Martin Short - 'Only Murders in the Building' & 'Saturday Night Live'

06/06/23 • 64 min

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The comedy legend reflects on getting through childhood tragedies, why he was drawn to sketch in his native Canada (at Second City and 'SCTV') and in the U.S. (at 'SNL' and 'The Martin Short Show') and what is at the root of his nearly 40-year friendship and collaboration with Steve Martin.

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