Martin Short follows Martin's return to his native Hamilton, Ontario and has a cast that includes Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Joe Flaherty, and Fred Willard. The special aired on CBC Television on April 3, 2012, and garnered Short a nomination for Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Program or Series at the 1st Canadian Screen Awards. In 2011, Short joined the cast of "How I Met Your Mother" for its seventh season, playing Marshall Eriksen's manic boss and was a judge on the first and only season of "Canada's Got Talent" (2012). He, along with Steve Martin and Chevy Chase appeared on
Three Amigos Newman. According to Michaels, Martin approached him with the idea of the film and asked him to co-write it with him. Newman contributed three original songs: "The Ballad of the Three Amigos", "My Little Buttercup", and "Blue Shadows", while the musical score was composed by Elmer Bernstein. It was shot in Simi Valley, California, Coronado National Forest, Old Tucson Studios, and Hollywood. John Landis was on trial over the "Twilight Zone" tragedy during the editing of "Three Amigos", and the studio heavily edited the film down after he submitted his final cut. Since he is a co-screenwriter, Martin had been