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Steve Martin and Martin Short roast each other in 'SNL' monologue, fans call them 'national treasures'

'Only Murders in the Building' co-stars Steve Martin and Martin Short opened the show with a hilarious monologue reading eulogies for each other

NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Martin and Short are humorous at their best! 'Saturday Night Live' was graced by Steve Martin and Martin Short reading each other's eulogies in the opening monologues. The show was also spiced up with an appearance by her 'Only Murders in the Building' co-star Selena Gomez. Brandi Carlile was the musical guest and performed 'The Story' an older hit song. 

This is not the first time that the two stars have hosted the SNL. In fact, this was Martin’s 16th time hosting and Short’s third. Short began with a bombshell opening saying, "You see, we are like Harry and Meghan (referring to the new Netflix docuseries). No one’s rooting for us, but you’ll tune in to watch anyway." Martin began reading his eulogy, "It’s sad because you won’t be able to hear the wonderful things I’m going to say at your memorial. So, I thought why wait? So, what I did was I wrote up your eulogy so you can hear it now. I will always be haunted by Marty’s last words, Tesla autopilot engage." On the other hand, Short replied, "I learned so much from Steve. For example, he taught me that you don’t need to restrict the urinal to just number one." Check out the full monologue below.

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One user recalled Steve Martin's joke and tweeted, "Steve Martin pretending to give a eulogy for Martin Short on SNL: “I’ll never forget Martin’s last words: ‘Tesla autopilot engage.’" Another user tweeted, "For the first time in a very, very long time, tonight's SNL went by way to fast!!! Steve Martin and Martin Short are comedic National Treasures! #SNL #SteveMartin #MartinShort" One user wants Martin and Short to host every SNL episode, "I’ve seen enough. All in favor of Steve Martin and Martin Short hosting every episode on @nbcsnl
, say aye." One user wrote, "Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because Steve Martin and Martin Short hosting SNL together happened. #SNL #SaturdayNightLive" Another user tweeted, "Oh my gosh, Father of the Bride Parts 1 and 2 are my favorite movies!!! Seeing a SNL sketch with Steve Martin and Martin Short in these roles is the best ever!!!! #SNL@nbcsnl" One more user quipped, "Steve Martin, Martin Short and Brandi Carlile all are absolutely KILLING on @nbcsnl tonight. So much talent all around. Insane."

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