Steve Martin says his retirement announcement was 'a bit of a stretch'

Martin rose to prominence after an Emmy win as a writer for "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in 1969, after which he began to gain more recognition for his stand-up comedy. up and his later hosting duties on "Saturday Night Live." He had a long and successful career, including several previous collaborations with Short in the live action comedies "Three Amigos!", "Father of the Bride" and "Father of the Bride Part II", the movie Dreamworks animation "The Prince of Egypt," and Netflix's newest comedy special, "An Evening You'll Forget For The Rest Of Your Life."

This year's Emmys takes Martin where his show business career really took off, and it looks like he plans to keep busy with his book and comedy tour with Short. On the red carpet, Short chimed in to say that he "can't imagine 'Martin' ever retiring," but as we've previously reported, Martin is also enjoying his family life and isn't currently seeking to "go live somewhere else" for a new film or TV project.

With the cameos on the table, it looks like Martin could still do the "quiet resignation" version of retirement, but who knows: if the right role comes along and he's in his backyard , maybe you'll see Steve Martin on screen again after "Only Murders in the Building".