I Must Say by Martin Short

I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend by Martin Short begins with his life growing up in Canada and ends as he moves on after the passing of his wife Nancy.

Martin is defined by his willingness to create characters loosely and sometimes closely based on people he's known in his life.  A Saturday Night Live makeup artists served as one of his inspirations. Please see the first clip for more details.

He describes the elaborate Christmas Parties at the Short residence with Tom Hanks, Andrea Martin, Steve Martin and many other friends.  His brushes with very famous people often did not go well included an awkward meeting with Katherine Hepburn.

His marriage to Nancy was one of admiration and great affection. When they would get into an argument.  Nancy would call out the Ed Grimley character and Ed would diffuse the situation often taking Nancy's side in the argument. 

Martin also offers up a guide to a balanced life and he weekly goes through a 9 part scorecard covering his personal and professional life.  

 

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