Editing Steve Martin (section)

==== Return to standup ====
In 2016, Martin made a low-key comeback to live comedy, opening for [[Jerry Seinfeld]]. He performed a ten-minute stand-up routine before turning the stage over to Seinfeld.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/feb/19/jerry-seinfeld-steve-martin-review-standup-comedy-new-york |title=Jerry Seinfeld and Steve Martin standup comedy review – superbly honed |first=Elise |last=Czajkowski |date=February 19, 2016 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Also in 2016 he staged a national tour with [[Martin Short]] and the [[Steep Canyon Rangers]], which yielded a 2018 Netflix comedy special, ''Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Husband |first=Andrew |date=May 25, 2018 |title=Steve Martin And Martin Short Embrace The Past Even When They Shun It |magazine=[[Forbes]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewhusband/2018/05/25/steve-martin-martin-short-netflix-special-review/ |access-date=May 27, 2018}}</ref> The special received four [[Primetime Emmy Award]] nominations with Martin receiving two nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Music and Lyrics]] for "The Buddy Song".