Steve MartinandMartin Shorthosted the highest rated episode ofSaturday Night LivesSeason 48 in December.
Youre not going to live forever, Martin said.
So, I thought why wait?
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I wrote your eulogy.
That monologue, we worked on with the writers, Martin told OBrien.
We decided we were going to do a bit from our show, well know we can trust it.
Before you say yes, just remember we worked on that monologue for three years.
The Jerkstar admitted that hed had the idea but he didnt know how to start it.
The eulogy opens with Martin saying Wow, not much of a turnout.
It enabled the whole piece because we could get into it with the first laugh, he added.
OBrien was evidently impressed.
He called it one of the funniest things.
The moment I heard the idea, I said this is a kill-zone, the Conan star added.
