Martin Short is a legend in the comedy world. Highly regarded for his quippy sense of humor, few stars know how to time a perfectly thought-out insult like Short. At this point, it’s an honor for young comics to have a joke made by Short at their expense.

Martin, 79, revealed earlier this month that Short contracted COVID at Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary special, announcing that the pair’s live shows in Durham, North Carolina, and Knoxville, Tennessee, for their Dukes of Funnytown Tour were ...