Steve Martin led off the “Saturday Night Live” 50th anniversary show with a monologue, a familiar scene given all the times the legendary actor and comedian has hosted NBC’s late night show. Martin, one of the shows most prolific hosts and guests since the first season in 1975,

Martin, 79, and Short, 74, attended the star-studded “ SNL50: The Anniversary Special ” and also have been performing together in the “Dukes of Funnytown Tour,” and Martin said Short’s illness would affect two of their upcoming shows.

Steve Martin said, “Do you have your passport on you? ICE, get him!” as men dressed as ICE employees carted Martin Short off the stage.

Steve Martin took to Instagram on February 20 to post a photo of Martin Short and Maya Rudolph kissing and mentioned that both caught COVID during Saturday Night Live's 50 Anniversary Special.

Frequent “Saturday Night Live” host Steve Martin kicked off the NBC show’s 50th anniversary special with a monologue which united him with fellow “SNL” icon John Mulaney and got Martin Short deported back to Canada by ICE. “I’m Steve Martin ...

Steve Martin took to social media to joke about the "SNL50" COVID "curse," which infected both Maya Rudolph and Martin Short.

Steve Martin said his friend Martin Short got COVID-19 after appearing on the ‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary special

Apparently laughter wasn’t the only contagious thing at “SNL50.” Steve Martin revealed in an Instagram post on Thursday night that Martin Short caught COVID-19 following “Saturday Night Live’s” 50th anniversary special — and potentially from Maya Rudolph.

Steve Martin, Bill Murray, Paul McCartney, Eddie Murphy and Alec Baldwin were just some of the stars at "SNL50: The Anniversary Celebration" which aired live from New York, of course.

Comedian also jokes that viewers who don't like his monologue should ask themselves, "When did I abandon joy?"

Live celebrated the show's 50th anniversary with a two-and-a-half-hour special encompassing multiple celebrities and past cast members of the show.