Popular Science contributor Harri Weber seriously considered the proposal and consulted experts to see if it was viable in one of our most read stories of the year. Short answer: No. But why?

A former cast member on "SNL," Short always manages to feel at home when he hosts, but had to make room for a few other stars in the process. Next taking the main stage at Studio 8H, Short’s ...

In this week’s edition of Saturday Night Live, Martin Short tried his hand at directing a Charlie Brown Christmas pageant. “You’re watching Freeform’s 25 Days of Christmas,” the sketch ...

Over a long career, and especially during his recent resurgence on “Only Murders in the Building,” Martin Short has pressured to a perfect diamond the Martin Short Thing, which is: saying very ...

said Rudd. “Martin Short!” cried Hanks, throwing open the door onstage to welcome Short. “Wow, oh my goodness!” declared Short. “What a surprise that I’ve known about all week!” ...

In his fifth time hosting Saturday Night Live — fresh off a cold open featuring a who’s who of SNL royalty inducting him into the coveted Five-Timers Club — Martin Short had a few tips for ...

Tom Hanks set the stage for Short as Alec Baldwin, Scarlett Johansson, Tina Fey and John Mulaney were also on hand to congratulate him and reveal the secrets of club membership. “In this club ...

Short, the host, was accompanied by Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, John Mulaney and others, while the Weekend Update hosts riffed on Luigi Mangione and the drone sightings. By Dave Itzkoff When you see Tom ...

"He would have been here tonight, but he had a conflict with me not wanting him to be here," Short said. "And besides, it's rehearsal week for The Masked Singer." But when SNL's cast members beg ...

If you weren’t aware that Martin Short was hosting Saturday Night Live last night, you might have had a difficult time figuring that out. It’s not that Short wasn’t in sketches—he was ...

Tom Hanks opened the Christmas episode of “Saturday Night Live” on Saturday donning a five-timers jacket as he prepared to induct host Martin Short, noting that he created the club himself in ...

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