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=== 2010β2019: Stand-up tour with Steve Martin === [[File:Nasim Pedrad, Martin Short, John Mulaney - September 2014.jpg|right|thumb|Short with [[John Mulaney]] and [[Nasim Pedrad]] at [[PaleyFest]] in 2014]] Short voiced [[the Cat in the Hat]] in the animated TV series ''[[The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!]]'', which aired from 2010 to 2013.<ref name="Cat">Valiquette, Mike. [http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=4878 "Press release: Daytime Emmy noms for Canadian-produced 'Cat in the Hat'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204957/http://www.canadiananimationresources.ca/?p=4878 |date=October 29, 2013 }} May 11, 2011</ref> He later voiced the character in a number of related TV specials in 2014 and 2016. He shot a new comedy special for television in Toronto in September 2011. The special, ''[[I, Martin Short, Goes Home]]'' follows his return to his native Hamilton, Ontario<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/03/02/martin_short_talks_canadas_got_talent.html | title=Martin Short talks Canada's Got Talent | newspaper=Toronto Star | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208050928/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2012/03/02/martin_short_talks_canadas_got_talent.html | url-status=live }}</ref> and has a cast that includes [[Eugene Levy]], [[Andrea Martin]], [[Joe Flaherty]], and [[Fred Willard]]. The special aired on [[CBC Television]] on April 3, 2012, and garnered Short a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Program or Series at the [[1st Canadian Screen Awards]].<ref name="Academy">{{cite web | url=http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=martin+short | title=Awards Database Martin Short | publisher=Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208174508/http://www.academy.ca/About-the-Academy/Awards-Database?flow=person&step=1&byp-award-v=0&byp-winners-v=False&byp-name-v=martin+short | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}</ref> In 2011, Short joined the cast of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'' for its seventh season, playing Marshall's manic boss<ref name="Mother">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/06/how_i_met_your_mother_martin_s.html?imw=Y&f=most-viewed-24h5|title=Martin Short Joins How I Met Your Mother|publisher=nymag.com|date=June 28, 2011|access-date=June 29, 2011|archive-date=October 2, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241002203918/https://www.vulture.com/2011/06/how_i_met_your_mother_martin_s.html?f=most-viewed-24h5&imw=Y|url-status=live}}</ref> and was a judge on the first season of ''[[Canada's Got Talent]]'' (2012).<ref name="Talent">Harris, Bill. [http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/more-talent-judges-announced "More 'Talent' judges announced"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130204141827/http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/17/more-talent-judges-announced |date=February 4, 2013 }} ''Toronto Sun'', October 17, 2011</ref> He, along with [[Steve Martin]] and [[Chevy Chase]] appeared on an episode of ''Saturday Night Live'' as part of the "[[Five-Timers Club]]", on March 9, 2013, which included those actors who had hosted the show five or more times. However, Short appeared as a waiter, as he had only hosted three times.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723826/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast "Cast, March 9, 2013 Saturday Night Live"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220422024153/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2723826/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast |date=April 22, 2022 }} imdb, accessed August 26, 2013</ref><ref>Johnson, Zach. [http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/justin-timberlake-joins-saturday-night-lives-five-timers-club-hangs-with-steve-martin-tom-hanks-alec-baldwin-and-more-2013103 "Justin Timberlake"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730091042/http://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/justin-timberlake-joins-saturday-night-lives-five-timers-club-hangs-with-steve-martin-tom-hanks-alec-baldwin-and-more-2013103 |date=July 30, 2013 }} ''US Magazine'', March 10, 2013</ref> Short has continued to tour in his one-man show, which features many of his best-loved characters and sketches.<ref>[http://www.stgpresents.org/jevents-crawler-sitemap/eventdetail/802/-/martin-short "STG Presents Martin Short, October 3, 2013"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901232158/http://www.stgpresents.org/jevents-crawler-sitemap/eventdetail/802/-/martin-short |date=September 1, 2013 }} Seattle Theatre Group, accessed August 26, 2013</ref> In addition to ''Fame Becomes Me'', some titles that Short has used for his one-man show include ''Stroke Me Lady Fame'', ''If I'd Saved, I Wouldn't Be Here'', and ''Sunday in the Park with [[George Michael]]''.<ref>Leggett, Page. [http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Revue/March-2012/Weekend-Top-Picks-for-March-30-April-1-Mavis-Staples-Martin-Short-and-More/ " 'An Evening with Martin Short' ", Weekend Top Picks for March 30 β April 1"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113319/http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Revue/March-2012/Weekend-Top-Picks-for-March-30-April-1-Mavis-Staples-Martin-Short-and-More/ |date=September 3, 2014 }} ''Charlotte Magazine'', March 28, 2012</ref> Short's memoir, covering his 40-year career in show business, ''I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend'', was released on November 4, 2014.<ref name=":0">{{cite web | url=http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062309525/i-must-say | title=I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend | publisher=Harper Collins Publishers | access-date=December 3, 2015 | archive-date=December 8, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208060742/http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062309525/i-must-say | url-status=live }}</ref> From 2014 to 2015, he starred in the Fox sitcom ''[[Mulaney]]'', as Lou Cannon, a game show host and boss of the title character [[John Mulaney]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/mulaney/ |title=Mulaney |publisher=Fox |access-date=December 3, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151209222345/http://www.fox.com/mulaney/ |archive-date=December 9, 2015 }}</ref> In 2015, he returned to Broadway replacing [[Nathan Lane]] in the [[Terrence McNally]] comedic play ''[[It's Only a Play]]''. On May 31, 2016, Short debuted a new variety show on [[NBC]], ''[[Maya & Marty]]'', which also starred [[Maya Rudolph]]. Since 2015, Short has toured with fellow comedian [[Steve Martin]]. Together their tours have included ''A Very Stupid Conversation'' in 2015, ''[[An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life]]'' in 2017, and ''The Funniest Show in Town at the Moment'' in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/steve-martin-career-retirement-only-murders-in-the-building-1235195571/|title= Steve Martin on His Late Career|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= August 10, 2022|accessdate= August 20, 2022|archive-date= August 19, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220819220825/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/steve-martin-career-retirement-only-murders-in-the-building-1235195571/|url-status= live}}</ref> Their 2017 tour was filmed for [[Netflix]] as a special and was nominated for four [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a Directors Guild of America Award nomination.
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