VIDEO: Martin Short Talks New Book, SNL Days & More on TODAY

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Actor, comedian, producer, and now author Martin Short stopped by this morning's TODAY to talk about his new book, "I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend." During the appearance, Short recounts his rise to fame, his personal loss and his beloved character Ed Grimley. Watch the clip below!

Short has appeared on Broadway in Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Little Me and The Goodbye Girl, off-Broadway's Promises, Promises, the US Tour of The Producers, and a Los Angeles reading of The Odd Couple.

His film credits include the upcoming LEGENDS of Oz: Dorothy's Return, Frankenweenie, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, The Spiderwick Chronicles, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, The Prince of Egypt, A Simple Wish, Jungle 2 Jungle, Mars Attacks!, Father of the Bride, Three Amigos and more.

On teleivision, Short has appeared in The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, How I Met Your Mother, Weeds, Damages, Saturday Night Live, Arrested Development, Primetime Glick, The Martin Short Show, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, SCTV Channel and Network, I'm a Big Girl Now, The Associates and more.

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