Steve Martin’s ‘SNL50′ Monologue Sees Martin Short Arrested by ICE, John Mulaney Joking About Hosts’ Egos: ‘It Amazes Me That Only Two Have Committed Murder’
variety.comJ. Kim Murphy Steve Martin got monologue duties for “SNL50: The Anniversary Special” on Sunday evening, “traditionally the weakest part of the show” he cracked.
Martin was the first of many, many comedians to take the stage at Studio 8H for the star-studded event. “I can’t believe I made it here in time.
It was only a few days ago that Lorne told me I was doing the monologue, and I was actually vacationing on a friend’s boat down in the Gulf of Steve Martin,” Martin began drawing laughs. “‘Saturday Night Live,’ as you know, turned 50 years old this year, and I turned 79.
But I feel like I’m 65, which is also not good.” “A fun fact. A person born during first season of ‘Saturday Night Live’ could today be easily dead of natural causes,” Martin continued.
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