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
Martin Dibble before the search is completed. Ahead of the pilot's airing, Lucy Clark of "The Sun-Herald" described Martin and Lance as "Two surfie blokes who are thick as two short planks". Martin and Lance were branded the "thickest characters ever to grace soapland" by a columnist from the "Daily Record". Robyn Harvey from "The Sydney Morning Herald" opined that Martin was just "a big dag". A columnist from "Inside Soap" said that when Martin spent time with Vinnie Patterson (Ryan Kwanten) they were "a match made in dodgy business hell". Another writer from the publication branded Martin "the bay's original wheeler