Extended Interview: Martin Short

About this episode

Tracy Smith interviews comedian Martin Short about his career and personal experiences.

Correspondent Tracy Smith sits down with comedian Martin Short, star of "SCTV," "Saturday Night Live" and "Only Murders in the Building," to talk about how director Lawrence Kasdan convinced him to become the subject of the documentary, "Martin: Life Is Short." They also discuss applying his childhood fantasies in show business; experiencing grief and loss as a young man; his first professional job on "Godspell" with Gilda Radner; and the value of reading his own reviews. He also describes his treasured characters like Ed Grimley, Nathan Thurm and Jiminy Glick.

People in this episode

Host: Tracy Smith

Guest: Martin Short

Topics covered

• comedy
• documentary
• grief
• show business
• childhood
• characters

Keywords

• Martin Short
• comedy
• documentary
• SCTV
• Saturday Night Live
• grief
• characters

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SCTV, Saturday Night Live

Books & works: Martin: Life Is Short, Godspell

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