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Steve Martin reveals Martin Short got COVID after SNL 50th Anniversary special adding ‘The COVID curse is real’

Steve Martin reveals Martin Short got COVID after SNL 50th Anniversary special adding ‘The COVID curse is real’

Less than a week after the star-studded Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary special, at least two stars have come down with COVID-19.

Steve Martin – who appeared on the special alongside his Only Murders in the Building co-star Martin Short – revealed that Short got COVID-19, possibly from Maya Rudolph.

The 79-year-old comedian took to Instagram on Thursday, sharing a snap of Short, 74, and Rudolph, 52, kissing during the special.

He also added that two sold-out upcoming shows on his sold-out comedy tour with Short have been postponed for several months.

‘Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,’ Martin revealed on his post. 

‘Unfortunately, we have to reschedule our sold out Durham and Knoxville dates to 10/17 Knoxville and 10/18 Durham,’ he said.

Less than a week after the star-studded Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary special , at least two stars have come down with COVID-19

Less than a week after the star-studded Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary special , at least two stars have come down with COVID-19 

The 79-year-old comedian took to Instagram on Thursday, sharing a snap of Short, 74, and Rudolph, 52, kissing during the special.

The 79-year-old comedian took to Instagram on Thursday, sharing a snap of Short, 74, and Rudolph, 52, kissing during the special.

'Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,' Martin revealed on his post

‘Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,’ Martin revealed on his post

‘So sorry for the inconvenience. I think we’ll be funnier then, anyway,’ Martin concluded.

There were two separate shows on their The Dukes of Funnytown Tour in Durham, North Carolina on February 22 at the Durham Performing Arts Center, one at 4 PM and one at 8 PM.

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They were then supposed to move on to Knoxville, Tennessee and perform at the Knoxville Civic Auditorium on February 23.

Those were supposed to be their last shows for eight months, before shows in Hollywood, Florida on October 4 and Clearwater, Florida on October 5. 

Neither Short nor Rudolph have commented publicly about Martin’s post since he posted on Thursday evening.

Current Weekend Update host may have even foreshadowed the COVID news on a segment during the special.

‘Health experts are facing increased pressure this winter in the face of outbreaks of COVID, the flu, RSV and nanovirus, which they’re calling a quad-demic’ Jost said. 

‘So we did the smart thing and packed every beloved entertainer over 60 into one tiny space,’ he added.

There were two separate shows on their The Dukes of Funnytown Tour in Durham, North Carolina on February 22 at the Durham Performing Arts Center, one at 4 PM and one at 8 PM.

There were two separate shows on their The Dukes of Funnytown Tour in Durham, North Carolina on February 22 at the Durham Performing Arts Center, one at 4 PM and one at 8 PM.

Martin and Short both delivered a memorable monologue for the special, with Martin hosting the show 16 times and Short starring during the 1984-1985 season

Martin and Short both delivered a memorable monologue for the special, with Martin hosting the show 16 times and Short starring during the 1984-1985 season

The Sunday night primetime special averaged an impressive 14.8 million viewers across NBC and the Peacock streaming service

The Sunday night primetime special averaged an impressive 14.8 million viewers across NBC and the Peacock streaming service

Martin and Short both delivered a memorable monologue for the special, with Martin hosting the show 16 times and Short starring during the 1984-1985 season.

The Sunday night primetime special averaged an impressive 14.8 million viewers across NBC and the Peacock streaming service.

The 14.8 million viewers and the 2.53 rating within the all-important 18-49 demographic was the highest for any NBC telecast in five years.

The special also had 8.7 million social interactions, the most social telecast in the past two years for NBC. 

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