Comedy legend cancels tour dates, says he caught COVID at ‘SNL’ anniversary special – NJ.com
Steve Martin and Martin Short canceled the next two days of their comedy tour due to COVID-19. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Content Services)Jordan Strauss/Invision/APMartin Short and Steve Martin had to cancel their following two tour dates because of COVID-19. Martin, 79, noted in an Instagram post on Thursday that his comedy brother-in-arm, Martin Short, 74, caught COVID-19 after “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary special occurred. Martin also performed the opening monologue during the 50th anniversary event, and Short joined him.Martin noted fellow comedian and actor Maya Rudolph also had the virus. “Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,” wrote Martin on Instagram. The photo shows Short and Rudolph sharing a kiss between friends during the anniversary special taping. Rudolph has not stated if she also contracted the virus. Martin then delivered bad news for fans hoping to catch their immediate shows on “The Dukes of Funnytown Tour.”“Unfortunately, we have to reschedule our sold-out Durham and Knoxville dates to 10/17 Knoxville and 10/18 Durham,” Martin noted. “So sorry for the inconvenience. I think we’ll be funnier then, anyway.”A post shared by Steve Martin (@stevemartinreally)Related coverage:Our journalism needs your support. Please subscribe today to NJ.com.Murjani Rawls may be reached at mrawls@njadvancemedia.comIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, (updated 8/1/2024) and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/1/2025).© 2025 Advance Local Media LLC. All rights reserved (About Us). The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local.Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site.YouTube’s privacy policy is available here and YouTube’s terms of service is available here.Ad Choices
