The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short with very special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers return to Minneapolis
TICKETS GO ON SALE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON FRIDAY, SEPT. 12 AT 10 A.M.
MINNEAPOLIS (Sept. 8, 2025) — Hennepin Arts has announced that Steve Martin and Martin Short are returning to Minneapolis in 2026 in The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short with very special guests Jeff Babko and The Steep Canyon Rangers on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. at the historic Orpheum Theatre (910 Hennepin Ave.)
Tickets go on sale Friday, Sept. 12 online at HennepinArts.org. at 10 a.m. and at the State Theatre Box Office (805 Hennepin Ave.) at noon.
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Saturday | Feb. 28 | 8 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre |
The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short is a show that redefines the form in unexpected and profound ways, from two of the funniest, most influential and acclaimed talents of the past century. Their humor is often subversive, but it is always a joyous self-deprecating romp from two comedy masters driven to make each other laugh as much as the audience.
The jokes come at you at a rapid-fire pace with little set-up and big punch lines as they mock Hollywood and the fickle nature of celebrity, but the comedy truly soars when they lovingly (and relentlessly) roast each other. Martin and Short’s chemistry and timing on stage reflects a friendship forged over three decades which developed when they met for the first time on the set of the 1986 film “Three Amigos.” These two titans of comedy have been touring together since 2015, when they launched their first live show entitled “A Very Stupid Conversation.”
Hennepin Arts drives cultural and economic vitality in Minnesota through leadership of the dynamic Hennepin Theatre District in downtown Minneapolis and educational programming that reaches every area of the state. Its historic theatres — Orpheum, State and Pantages — and the Dudley Riggs Theatre light up Hennepin Avenue with top-tier entertainment, including the best of Broadway and a wide variety of arts programming. Hennepin Arts is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. Learn more at HennepinArts.org.
This activity is made possible by voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.