Martin Short Joins ‘SNL’s Five-Timers Club With Celebrity Friends: Watch

Martin Short has made Saturday Night Live history!

During the Dec. 21 episode of the late-night comedy sketch series, the actor, 74, was inducted into the Five-Timers Club — an elusive group of celebrities who have hosted SNL at least 5 times.

During the show’s opening, Short was joined by other Five-Hour Club members, including Tom Hanks, Paul Rudd, Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig, Scarlett Johansson, Emma Stone, Melissa McCarthy, John Mulaney and Jimmy Fallon.

After each star celebrated Short — and cracked various jokes — Fallon, 50, appeared and introduced Only murder in the building star with a symbol to celebrate his latest achievement.

“I’d like to present you with the official five o’clock club jacket, in your exact size, little lady,” the late night host teased.

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Martin Short and his famous friends on ‘SNL.’.

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Elsewhere during the show, Short participated in various skits, including one in which he played a man who enters a parking lot argument and another where he portrays a airport employee who reports on travelers during Christmas week.

Another sketch saw him appear as a drama teacher who criticizes A Charlie Brown Christmas.

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Hozier, meanwhile, served as the evening’s musical guest, returning to the Studio 8H stage for the first time in over a decade. The musician performed last at SNL in October 2014.

He appeared first “Too cute” from his EP Unheard ofbefore later returning to sing “The Adventure of New York.”

Martin Short in March 2024.

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SNL announced the cast for its milestone 50th season earlier this year.

Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have been added to the sketch comedy show’s roster, while Punkie Johnson, Chloe Troast and Molly Kearney have all stepped away. Returning cast members Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, meanwhile, were promoted to the main cast after two years each as featured players.

Michael Che, Colin Jost, James Austin Johnson, Bowen Yang, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman and Kenan Thompson round out the rest of the cast.

SNLthe next episode, and the first in 2025, is scheduled to air on January 18.

Saturday Night Live airs this weekend on NBC.