What a thrill it is to be here.

When I heardSNLwanted to do an anniversary special, I wanted to leap in the air!

I cant believe I made it here in time, Martin recalled.

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Martin Short, Steve Martin.NBC/SNL

Saturday Night Live, as you know, turned 50 years old this year, and I turned 79.

But I feel like Im 65, which is also not good, Martin joked.

Seriously, I do not mind getting older.

Do you think these hearing aids make my ass look smaller?

But not you, Steve, because youhaveno dynamic.

No, Short replied empty-handed, prompting Martin to call out: ICE!

he yelled, before listing other prominent Canadians in the industry.

This cant be Steves fault.

And ask yourselves, When did I abandon joy?

And: What can I bring to the monologue as an audience member next time?