Published May 12, 2026, 4:30 p.m. ET The past couple of years have seen new documentaries about Lorne Michaels , Chevy Chase , and Steve Martin . Which left only one member of the Three Amigos! yet revealed in full, until now. Heralded filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan, who directed Short in the 1987 rom-com Cross My Heart , was the one to get Short to sit down and stay still long enough for us to look back in awe and wonder at Short’s manic, joyful, and incredibly funny career that has spanned five decades and still counting! MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?  The Gist:   Martin Short would deserve his own documentary even if all of his amigos hadn’t already undergone the process themselves. As his current and longtime comedy partner Steve Martin says of him in a scene before the opening title appears: “I’ll tell you something about Marty. Let’s say you’re gonna host a dinner party. And you invite Marty. And then it turns out Marty can’t come.…