{"id":489070,"date":"2026-02-25T06:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489070\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T06:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:23:07","slug":"martin-short-postpones-comedy-tour-dates-after-daughters-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/489070\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin Short Postpones Comedy Tour Dates After Daughter’s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tAs Martin Short<\/a> mourns the death of his daughter Katherine Elizabeth Short, he\u2019s taking a break from his comedy tour with longtime pal Steve Martin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe pair\u2019s Feb. 27 stop at Milwaukee\u2019s Miller High Life Theatre for The Best of Steve Martin & Martin Short tour has been postponed, in addition to two shows on Feb. 28 in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDue to unforeseen circumstances, Steve Martin & Martin Short\u2019s show, originally scheduled for Friday, February 27th in Milwaukee, has been postponed,\u201d reads a notice on the venue\u2019s w<\/a>e<\/a>b<\/a>site<\/a>. \u201cTickets will be honored for a future rescheduled date. We will be in contact with further news when it is available.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tThe next stop that still appears to be on the schedule, takes place Friday, March 13 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington DC.<\/p>\n

\n\tAfter Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a call on Monday in a Hollywood Hills Home, which LAPD confirmed was about a possible suicide, Katherine\u2019s family announced her death.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cIt is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,\u201d Katherine\u2019s family previously shared in a statement to People<\/a>. \u201cThe Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tShort and late wife Nancy Dolman, who died in 2010 after suffering from ovarian cancer, adopted three children, Katherine, Oliver and Henry.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf you or someone you know is struggling with difficult life circumstances or uncomfortable thoughts and emotions call or text 988 to reach the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As Martin Short mourns the death of his daughter Katherine Elizabeth Short, he\u2019s taking a break from his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":489071,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88,50988,24510,212890],"class_list":{"0":"post-489070","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-martin-short","10":"tag-steve-martin","11":"tag-tour-canceled"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=489070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/489070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/489071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=489070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=489070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=489070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}