Quick summary
- A documentary about the 1972 Toronto production of Godspell arrives on video on demand on 20 November, according to BroadwayWorld.
- It features Martin Short, Eugene Levy and Paul Shaffer, and is executive produced by Judd Apatow.
- Short and Steve Martin also performed a comedy set at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2026 Film Benefit honouring Steven Spielberg, The Independent reported.
- Season six of Only Murders in the Building is due on Hulu on 8 December, per NewsBreak.
Martin Short is back in the spotlight this week with a film that looks backwards. A documentary on the 1972 Toronto staging of the musical Godspell, where Short, Eugene Levy and a group of future comedy names got their start, becomes available on demand on 20 November, BroadwayWorld reports.
What the Godspell documentary covers
The film is directed by Nick Davis and written by Davis and Jane Mendelsohn. Its long subtitle promises to explain how the Toronto Godspell “ignited the comedy revolution” and built a community “in a Canadian kind of way”.
The cast of the 1972 production reads like a roll call of North American comedy. Besides Short and Levy, BroadwayWorld lists Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer and Andrea Martin, alongside composer Stephen Schwartz. Radner died in 1989, so she appears through archive material, while the film draws on interviews with the surviving company members.
Outside voices add context. Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mike Myers are among those interviewed, as are Heidi Gardner, Gary Gulman, James Austin Johnson, Janeane Garofalo and Dave Thomas). Apatow serves as executive producer.
Short and Steve Martin at the Spielberg tribute
Short also made headlines for a very different stage. Steve Martin and Short performed a set of nearly six minutes at the Museum of Modern Art’s 2026 Film Benefit, which honoured Steven Spielberg, The Independent reported. Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt and Bruce Springsteen were among the others who spoke or appeared.
The act teased the guest of honour, themselves and Donald Trump. Martin praised Spielberg’s 1985 film The Color Purple, which earned 11 Oscar nominations. Short answered with a joke about Trump’s face while climbing stairs, as quoted by USA Today. He then claimed his first Spielberg film was “Disclosure Day”, a gag that drew no reply in the report.
Spielberg told USA Today he has “no brakes” and enjoys the work too much to look for them. He has also said he has a Western in development with “no tropes”, according to Deadline’s account of a SXSW talk.
A busy year for Short
The timing fits a strong run. NewsBreak notes that Short, 76, received two Primetime Emmy nominations this year: lead actor in a comedy series for Only Murders in the Building, and a share in the show’s outstanding comedy series nod. Both awards went to Widow’s Bay.
The Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short, released on 12 May, earned three Emmy nominations of its own. In it, Short rejects the idea that his comedy comes from pain, calling that notion “false”, per Page Six as quoted by NewsBreak. He also took over ABC’s Match Game revival in July 2025 and was nominated for hosting it.
The Godspell film gives that career a starting point. Short went from a Toronto stage in 1972 to SCTV, Three Amigos! and the long partnership with Steve Martin that now fills his Hulu series.
What happens next
The Godspell documentary becomes available on VOD on 20 November. Only Murders in the Building season six follows on Hulu on 8 December. For more on his recent projects, see everything we publish about Martin Short or browse our Celebrities and Movies pages.
Frequently asked questions
When can I watch the Godspell documentary with Martin Short?
It is available on video on demand from 20 November, according to BroadwayWorld.
Who is in the film?
Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Paul Shaffer, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin and Stephen Schwartz are listed in the cast, with interviews from Lin-Manuel Miranda and Mike Myers among others.
When does Only Murders in the Building season six start?
NewsBreak reports that it arrives on Hulu on 8 December.
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