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Steve Martin Says Martin Short Got COVID After 'SNL 50': 'The Curse Is Real'

Steve Martin said his friend Martin Short got COVID-19 after appearing on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary special

Martin announced that because of Short’s illness, the pair have had to delay the latest stops on their Dukes of Funnytown Tour, which were due to take place this weekend in Durham, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee. During the Weekend Update segment of the show, SNL regular Colin Jost joked about a health scare potentially plaguing the special. Getty Images (2) Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep and Tony Award-winning actor and comedian Martin Short have been close friends for nearly a decade.

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