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Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
Find the friend who'll roast you for 40 years and still share the stage. 🪕
Who it's for
Critics explicitly framed this as comfort viewing: Rolling Stone called it 'showbiz comfort food' and NPR said it was 'aggressively affable and very broad, and sometimes that's just what you need'.
Feelings it meets
What it is
An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life is a Netflix comedy special starring longtime friends Steve Martin and Martin Short, directed by Marcus Raboy and released on May 25, 2018. Drawn from their live touring show, it mixes stand-up, musical sketches, affectionate mutual insults and fireside-style conversations about their careers and show-business encounters.
Where to find it
Netflix original. Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Mild innuendo and insult comedy.
Age: TV-14 (suggested 12+; fine for family co-viewing)
Rest belongs to the work as the eyelids to the eyes.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 24
