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.

The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,” Steve Martin wrote in a Friday Instagram post that confirmed that Martin Short and Maya Rudolph both have COVID-19. Hmmm … is it a curse, or is it a reasonable outcome after the pair smooched at an event packed with unmasked celebs?

Laughter wasn’t the only thing that was contagious during SNL50 on Sunday night. Steve Martin confirmed that both Martin Short and Maya Rudolph caught Covid during the anniversary show, which aired on NBC and Peacock.