Martin Short
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And do you regret it? And what were you thinking? No, I think it wasn't until I joined Second City in Toronto that I... started to develop characters and realized that I could improvise and all that stuff. But up until then, I thought I wanted to be Sinatra. Frank Jr., oddly enough, not the father. And I wanted to... LAUGHTER And I used to, you know, I used to do musicals and I would do plays.
And do you regret it? And what were you thinking? No, I think it wasn't until I joined Second City in Toronto that I... started to develop characters and realized that I could improvise and all that stuff. But up until then, I thought I wanted to be Sinatra. Frank Jr., oddly enough, not the father. And I wanted to... LAUGHTER And I used to, you know, I used to do musicals and I would do plays.
And do you regret it? And what were you thinking? No, I think it wasn't until I joined Second City in Toronto that I... started to develop characters and realized that I could improvise and all that stuff. But up until then, I thought I wanted to be Sinatra. Frank Jr., oddly enough, not the father. And I wanted to... LAUGHTER And I used to, you know, I used to do musicals and I would do plays.
Is that true? Oh, yeah. You know, the hungry lion in Hamilton. No, I grew up in a very funny family. My brother Michael has won many Emmys and awards for writing everything from SCTV to Schitt's Creek. So he was the eldest, and it was a very funny family. My father was funny. So it was kind of natural to be funny, but I never thought of it as something I would do until later on.
Is that true? Oh, yeah. You know, the hungry lion in Hamilton. No, I grew up in a very funny family. My brother Michael has won many Emmys and awards for writing everything from SCTV to Schitt's Creek. So he was the eldest, and it was a very funny family. My father was funny. So it was kind of natural to be funny, but I never thought of it as something I would do until later on.
Is that true? Oh, yeah. You know, the hungry lion in Hamilton. No, I grew up in a very funny family. My brother Michael has won many Emmys and awards for writing everything from SCTV to Schitt's Creek. So he was the eldest, and it was a very funny family. My father was funny. So it was kind of natural to be funny, but I never thought of it as something I would do until later on.
In fact, whenever Steve plays the banjo. I've won Grammys playing the banjo. You've won many Grammys, Steve, haven't you? Playing the banjo, yeah. Whenever Steve plays the banjo, I like to just close my eyes and pretend I'm on hold with Cracker Barrel.
In fact, whenever Steve plays the banjo. I've won Grammys playing the banjo. You've won many Grammys, Steve, haven't you? Playing the banjo, yeah. Whenever Steve plays the banjo, I like to just close my eyes and pretend I'm on hold with Cracker Barrel.
In fact, whenever Steve plays the banjo. I've won Grammys playing the banjo. You've won many Grammys, Steve, haven't you? Playing the banjo, yeah. Whenever Steve plays the banjo, I like to just close my eyes and pretend I'm on hold with Cracker Barrel.
Yeah, I know, you've mentioned, I hear, I listen to Smart List all the time and I always hear, you've said many times, I'm busy. I'm very busy. I'm just not sure at what. Yeah, I'm busy. At what country.
Yeah, I know, you've mentioned, I hear, I listen to Smart List all the time and I always hear, you've said many times, I'm busy. I'm very busy. I'm just not sure at what. Yeah, I'm busy. At what country.
Yeah, I know, you've mentioned, I hear, I listen to Smart List all the time and I always hear, you've said many times, I'm busy. I'm very busy. I'm just not sure at what. Yeah, I'm busy. At what country.
I mean, I just kind of... It's like... It's work and you've got to prepare. I just don't want to go out and fail and feel it was my fault.
I mean, I just kind of... It's like... It's work and you've got to prepare. I just don't want to go out and fail and feel it was my fault.
I mean, I just kind of... It's like... It's work and you've got to prepare. I just don't want to go out and fail and feel it was my fault.
So if I send in, you know, 15 pages and then I go out with Kimmel or Letterman or Fallon or whoever and they're off or I'm a little off, but if I go out gunning for bear, I feel like whatever happens, I can still toast myself because I did everything I could do.
So if I send in, you know, 15 pages and then I go out with Kimmel or Letterman or Fallon or whoever and they're off or I'm a little off, but if I go out gunning for bear, I feel like whatever happens, I can still toast myself because I did everything I could do.