The photo reel is a who’s who: Short mid-bit with Billy Crystal during a 1984 SNL skit; a 1987 Good Morning America shot with Candice Bergen; a warm moment with Carrie Fisher at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989; breaking David Letterman in 1993; a Tonight Show visit with Jay Leno in 1995; goofing for kids with Mara Wilson in 1997; riffing with Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn at the 1999 Tony Awards, where he later won Best Actor in a Musical for Little Me. Other highlights include his Jiminy Glick persona at the 2002 Toronto Film Festival with Sharon Stone; photos with Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker in 2006; Glenn Close in 2010; press shots with Catherine O'Hara in 2012; selfies with Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph at SNL 40 in 2015; SNL colleagues at the 43rd AFI Life Achievement Award Gala; Oprah at an Ambassadors For Humanity Gala in 2018; Tom Hanks at the 2017 premiere of HBO's Spielberg; a Rare Beauty touch-up from Selena Gomez on Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2024; and Gomez catching Short and Steve Martin joking after the 2026 Golden Globes.
Short remains a beloved comic collaborator and longtime partner-in-laughter with Steve Martin, best known lately for playing Oliver Putnam on Only Murders in the Building alongside Martin and Selena Gomez.