Andrea Martin on Making Out with Steve Martin and 50 Years of Comedic Genius
Andrea Martin has been a force to be reckoned with in the comedy world since her professional debut as part of the Toronto cast of Godspell in 1972, and a few years later as a cast member on Canada’s answer to Saturday Night Live, SCTV—both alongside Martin Short. This summer, she is reuniting with Short once more on Season 3 of Only Murders in the Building, which premieres Aug. 8 on Hulu.
In this episode of The Last Laugh podcast—our final one (for now)—Martin teases her role as Steve Martin’s love interest and reveals there may have been a brief moment when she was up for the part that ultimately went to Selena Gomez. The actress also reflects on five decades in show business, from the ego blow of never being asked to do SNL, to an update on Martin Scorsese’s SCTV reunion documentary, to the one big project that is still on her career bucket list.
“I’m slightly anxious,” Martin says the second she appears on the Zoom screen for our conversation. It’s not that she’s worried she might say the wrong thing, it’s just that, as she puts it, “I don’t know anything about technology. I know you think I’m joking, but I’m really not.”