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In the 80s, Martin Short was on a streak unlike any other.
He had jumped onto the last few seasons of the influential and hilariousSCTVstarting in 1981.
He becomes introspective for a moment before announcing: And you know somethin?
I think I did it.
The next thing we hear is a sharp blast of horns and Martin Short triumphantly singing Holl-lee-wooooood!
(I, of course, mean this purely as a compliment.
Anyone who has seen aMartin Short appearanceon Letterman knowsthe mans got a fantastic setof pipes.)
), and he manages to get through the rest of his tribute without choking up at all.
The longest segment of the show takes place at the trendy restaurant Ou (French for where).
This, obviously, is done as a musical, performed in a Streisand-interpreting-Sondheim-on-coke-without-talent-and-a-lot-more-pretension kind of way.
They … dont seem to enjoy it.
But as everyone leaves and Nancy goes to bed, Short is left to reflect.
