Martin Short’s life and decades-long career in comedy is the focus of the upcoming Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, which debuted its first trailer on Friday.
The documentary features interviews with friends and collaborators like Steve Martin, Eugene Levy, the late Catherine O’Hara, Tom Hanks, and even Short’s alter ego Jiminy Glick, who weighs in on the film in the trailer, “Well, they’re making a documentary on everyone.”
“In this business, in the world of comedy, there’s nobody faster, there’s nobody smarter, and there’s nobody funnier,” Levy says in the Lawrence Kasdan-directed documentary.
“I’ll tell you something about Marty,” Martin says of his longtime collaborator and Only Murders in the Building co-star. “Let’s say you’re gonna host a dinner party. And you’re gonna invite Marty. And then it turns out Marty can’t come — you cancel the party.”
Marty, Life Is Short also delves into Short’s tragedy-ridden childhood — his older brother died when Short was 12, and his parents died within two years of each other soon after — as well as the tragedy he endured later in life: His wife Nancy Dolman died in 2010 at the age of 58, and his daughter Katherine died by suicide earlier this year.
Netflix added in a synopsis, “The definitive documentary on beloved comedian Martin Short, using beautiful, intimate, never-before-seen archive.” Marty, Life Is Short premieres May 12 on the streaming service.
From Rolling Stone US
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