Martin Short
Stand-up comedian

Martin Short

Who Martin Short is

Canadian comedian, actor and writer known for his sketch work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live and for characters he created such as Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick, the host of Comedy Central's Primetime Glick. He has toured with Steve Martin since 2015 — their Netflix special An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life came out in 2018 — stars as Oliver Putnam in Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, and won a Tony Award for Little Me.

At a glance

Born
1950
Came up through
Saturday Night Live and The Second City
Stand-up specials
Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, I, Martin Short, Goes Home and 1 more
Podcasts
I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend
On screen
Second City Television, Saturday Night Live, Primetime Glick and 5 more
Next on stage
6 November 2026 — Wind Creek Event Center, Bethlehem, PA

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live and The Second City:

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Comedians like Martin Short

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Career timeline

  1. 1950Born
  2. 1981Second City Television (cast member and writer, 1981–1984) On screen
  3. 1984Saturday Night Live (cast member, 1984–1985) On screen
  4. 1985Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas (1985, Showtime) Special
  5. 1989I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989, HBO) Special
  6. 1999The Martin Short Show (host, 1999–2000) On screen
  7. 2001Primetime Glick (Jiminy Glick; creator, 2001–2003) On screen
  8. 2012I, Martin Short, Goes Home (2012, CBC) Special
  9. 2014Mulaney (Lou Cannon, 2014–2015) On screen
  10. 2014I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend (memoir, 2014) Book
  11. 2018Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life (2018, Netflix) Special
  12. 2019The Morning Show (Dick Lundy, 2019–2021) On screen
  13. 2021Only Murders in the Building (Oliver Putnam, 2021–) On screen
  14. 2025Match Game (host, 2025–) On screen

Questions about Martin Short

Where is Martin Short performing next?

Friday 6 November 2026, 8:00 PM — with Steve Martin (The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short) at Wind Creek Event Center, Bethlehem, PA, then 4 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Martin Short: Concert for the North Americas, I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood, I, Martin Short, Goes Home and Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life.

What podcast do they host?

I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Second City Television, Saturday Night Live, Primetime Glick, The Martin Short Show, Mulaney and The Morning Show, among 8 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Saturday Night Live (cast member) and The Second City (the Toronto company from March 1977, then SCTV cast member and writer (1982–83)).

When were they born?

In 1950.

Who are some comedians like them?

Steve Martin (on the same bill, 6 November 2026), Joan Rivers (also came through The Second City), Chris Redd (also came through The Second City), David Koechner (also came through The Second City) and John Mulaney (also in Mulaney).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026