Steve Martin and Martin Short 'love to gossip' about celebrities
Steve Martin and Martin Short âlove to gossipâ.
The âOnly Murders in the Buildingâ stars are âamused by the egocentric maniaâ and get lot of out of telling others about the scenes they hear the through the Hollywood grapevine.
Steve told PEOPLE magazine: "Marty and I are amused by egocentric mania, like when somebody's being too pompous.â
The 76-year-old funny man continued: "We just find that hilarious and we love to gossip about on-set stories weâve heard of people being ridiculous.â
Martin - who has been friends with Steve for nearly four decades - believes that their friendship âonly seems specialâ because of the industry they work in.
The 72-year-old actor said: "I think our friendship only seems special because we're in show business, but if your dad had a 36-year best friend, you'd say, 'How great. They must enjoy each other's company.'"
The âPlanes, Trains and Automobilesâ star complained to the magazine about Martin dictating texts to his star-studded list of other pals, such as âBarryâ star Bill Hader.
Steve said: "Here's what it's like to be with Marty Short: We're sitting next to each other, maybe in a car, and I hear, 'You going to the Oscars this year?' And I go, 'Gee, I don't know. It depends if we're invited. He says, 'No, I'm doing dictation into the phone. Sorry, I'm sending a text.' 'Oh, okay.'"
"Then a minute goes by and he goes, 'The ratings were really high this year. Congratulations.' And I go, 'Yeah, thanks. That's really great. I mean, we did it...' He says, 'No, I'm sending a dictation to Bill Hader.' And then I'll hear, 'For lunch, I'd like a turkey sandwich and some coleslaw on the side.' And I won't say anything. And then he says, 'Are you listening?'"
The âInnerspaceâ star defended his messaging etiquette by saying he thinks himself to be âvery, very organisedâ.
Recently, the duo expressed how they were "dismayed" about Selena Gomez - the co-star on their Hulu series about a trio bonded together by their love of true crime podcasts - getting snubbed by the 2022 Emmy Awards nominations for her acting on the show after they got their nods from the Television Academy.
After the 29-year-old actress only got recognised for her producer role, Steve said: "Well, weâre thrilled. Weâre thrilled at the nominations, not only for us but for the show."
"Weâre dismayed that Selena was not nominated because sheâs so crucial to our performances, really."