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WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Two legends of comedy will bring their talents to the area in February.

Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform at the Mohegan Sun Arena in “Now You See Them, Soon You Won’t” on Feb. 15 at 8 p.m.

In this special performance, Martin and Short present new material in a variety of musical sketches and conversations about their iconic careers, most memorable encounters, and of course, their legendary lives in show business.

The duo will be joined on stage by the Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers and renowned jazz pianist and Jimmy Kimmel Live band member Jeff Babko.

Tickets start at $44.50 (plus applicable fees) and go on sale to the general public on Friday, Oct. 19, at 10 a.m. at the NBT Bank Box Office at Mohegan Sun Arena and Ticketmaster.

About Steve Martin

Martin is one of the most well-known talents in entertainment. His work has earned him an Academy Award, five Grammy awards, an Emmy, the Mark Twain Award, and the Kennedy Center Honors.

Martin began his career on “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” (1967-1969), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music in 1969. In the mid-1970s, Martin gained fame as a stand-up on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” and NBC’s “Saturday Night Live.”

Martin’s films are widely popular successes and are the kind of movies that are viewed again and again: The Jerk (1979), Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987), Roxanne (1987), Parenthood (1989), L.A. Story (1991), Father of the Bride (1991), and Bowfinger (1999).

Martin is also an accomplished Grammy Award-winning, boundary-pushing bluegrass banjoist and composer. As an author, Martin’s work includes the novel “An Object of Beauty,” a play, a collection of comic pieces, and his memoir “Born Standing Up.”

About Martin Short

Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on “Saturday Night Live” more than 30 years ago.

Short won his first Emmy in 1982 while working on Canada’s SCTV Comedy Network, which brought him to the attention of the producers of “SNL.” He became an “SNL” fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm and “legendary songwriter” Irving Cohen.

His popularity and exposure on “SNL” led Short to cross over quickly into feature films. He made his debut in “Three Amigos” and followed with “Innerspace,” “Three Fugitives,” “Clifford,” “Pure Luck” and “Tim Burton’s Mars Attacks.” One of Short’s most memorable roles was in the remake of “Father of the Bride” as Franck the wedding planner, a role he reprised a few years later in “Father of the Bride Part II.” Short lent his voice to the animated film “Madagascar 3” and Tim Burton’s Oscar-nominated “Frankenweenie.”

An accomplished stage actor, Short won a Tony, Theatre World Award and an Outer Critics Circle Award for his role in the revival of “Little Me.” He was also nominated for a Tony and took home an Outer Critics Circle Award for the musical version of Neil Simon’s “The Goodbye Girl.”

A two-time primetime Emmy winner and multi-nominated for both primetime and daytime Emmys, Short returned to television in 1998 for the miniseries “Merlin” and host of “The Martin Short Show.”

Short’s New York Times bestselling memoir, “I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend,” was published in 2014.

Comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Feb. 15.
https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/web1_Martin-Short-2.jpg.optimal.jpgComedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will perform at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township on Feb. 15.

By Bill O’Boyle

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