Comedy legends scheduled to return to Columbia for performance

Legendary comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short are returning to Columbia.

After performing in South Carolina’s capital city in 2021, Martin and Short are scheduled to return this year for a show at the Township Auditorium.

Their “You Won’t Believe What They Look Like Today!” tour is scheduled to stop in Columbia on Oct. 14.

A promotional image for the tour shows vintage images of Martin and Short, who have been national fixtures as stars on the comedy scene since 1970s and 1980s.

Tickets for the show headlined by the “Saturday Night Live” regulars will go on sale Friday at 10 a.m., venue officials said on Twitter.

Ticket prices range from $87 to $322, according to the Township Auditorium’s website.

Jeff Babko and the Grammy Award-winning Steep Canyon Rangers — from Asheville, North Carolina — will also appear at the performance, venue officials said.

The night after their show in Columbia, Martin and Short are scheduled to perform at the North Charleston Performing Arts Center on Oct. 15. The duo will also make a stop in Greensboro, North Carolina, on Oct. 13.

Martin and Short met on the set of “The Three Amigos” and have been touring together since 2015. Their sold-out tour “An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life” inspired a 2018 Netflix special that earned four Emmy Award nominations.

Martin began his career as a television writer and stand-up comedian before finding cinematic fame as the star of movies “The Jerk,” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels,” “Parenthood” and “Planes, Trains and Automobiles,” and “Bowfinger,” The Tribune reported. He’s been a host on “Saturday Night Live” 16 times and appeared as a special guest 19 others.

Short rose to fame as a regular cast member on sketch comedy shows “SCTV” and “Saturday Night Live,” before starring in movies including “Captain Ron,” “Clifford” and “Innerspace.”

In addition to “The Three Amigos,” he also appeared with Martin in the “Father of the Bride” films.