Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short bringing show to Columbia
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Steve Martin and Martin Short are bringing their traveling comedy show to Columbia.
The comedy legends will perform “The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment” at the Township Auditorium on Sept. 20, 2020, venue officials said on Twitter.
Tickets for the performance by the “Saturday Night Live” regulars will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., according to the tweet.
Ticket prices range from $75-$250, according to the Township Auditorium’s website.
Musician and comedian Paul Shaffer, best know as David Letterman’s bandleader, and banjo player Alison Brown will also appear at the performance, venue officials said.
Martin and Short, who met on the set of “The Three Amigos,” have been touring together since 2015. Their sold-out tour “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life” inspired a 2018 Netflix special that earned four Emmy Award nominations.
They will come to South Carolina after a Sept. 18 performance in Raleigh, North Carolina and a Sept. 19 show in Atlanta, according to Martin’s website.
“Marty and I love touring, especially while we can still tolerate each other,” Martin said on the website.
“There are few people that I truly admire,” Short said according to the site. “And Steve Martin is very close to being one of them.”
Martin began his career as a television writer and stand-up comedian before finding cinematic fame as the star of movies “The Jerk,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “Parenthood” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” and “Bowfinger” among others, The Tribune reported. He’s been a host on “Saturday Night Live” 15 times and appeared as a special guest 11 others.
Short rose to fame as a regular cast member on sketch comedy shows “SCTV” and “Saturday Night Live,” before starring in movies including “Captain Ron,” “Clifford” and “Innerspace.”
In addition to “The Three Amigos,” he also appeared with Martin in the “Father of the Bride” films.
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This story was originally published February 24, 2020 at 10:50 AM with the headline "Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short bringing show to Columbia."
