Today, Ali and Asif discuss the career of actor and comedian Martin Short in response to an article that recently appeared in Slate magazine (1:00). The guys start off by first discussing a bit of background on Martin Short’s early life and they provide some interesting trivia tidbits they found while doing their research, including Martin Short’s 9 categories for self evaluation. They then discuss the article from Slate magazine ‘Why We Keep Putting Up With Martin Short’ and the celebrities who came to his defense after the article. Ali and Asf then discuss their favourite Martin short characters and performances. Ali then discusses how Martin Short, Steve Martin and Tom Hanks have ‘colonoscopy parties’ to prepare for their procedures (27:50). The guys then segue into discussing colonoscopies. Asif talks about the indications for colonoscopies and what happens during the procedure. Asif discusses his experience with colonoscopies and the prep required. The guys discuss what can be found on colonoscopy and what the risks are for the procedure. Finally the guys discuss why the screening suggestions for colon cancer are different in the US vs Canada. 

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Show notes:

• Martin Short’s Nine Categories for Self Evaluation: https://awealthofcommonsense.com/2018/10/martin-shorts-nine-categories-for-self-evaluation/

• Martin Short Presents Canada: https://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/martin-short-presents-canada.html

• Kathie Lee Gifford Asks Martin Short About Wife, Unaware She's Dead: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/05/kathie-lee-gifford-asks-martin-short-about-wife-unaware-shes-dead

• Why We Keep Putting Up With Martin Short: https://slate.com/culture/2023/09/martin-short-only-murders-in-the-building-season-3-snl.html

• Ben Stiller, Mark Hamill, and more celebs defend Martin Short after op-ed calls him 'desperately unfunny': https://ew.com/celebrity/celebrities-defend-martin-short-after-op-ed-calls-him-desperately-unfunny/

• Martin Short Defended by Fans and Celebrities After Critic Calls Him ‘Desperately Unfunny': https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/alex-ocho/martin-short-defended-by-fans-and-celebrities-from-critic

• Tom Nichols: I said I couldn't stand Indian food. Then a Twitter friend took me to dinner: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2021/06/12/indian-food-fundraiser-tom-nichols-lamb-spicy/7659768002/?gnt-cfr=1

• Steve Martin and Martin Short Have Colonoscopy Parties with Tom Hanks: 'It's Great Fun': https://people.com/health/steve-martin-martin-short-colonoscopy-parties-tom-hanks/

• Colonoscopy: https://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1819350-overview?gclid=Cj0KCQjw7JOpBhCfARIsAL3bobc1ODdGgB4e4n6QUzEAOs89p6ATA-jtUK9wWSI8UwJ6n0_UENGGD5MaArW8EALw_wcB&form=fpf

• Commentary by CRC Screening Experts: Dr. Dennis Ahnen & Dr. Aasma Shaukat: https://gi.org/2016/02/25/canadian-task-force-recommends-against-colonoscopy/

•  FIT testing: a reality check for family physicians: http://www.oags.org/2019FITarticle_omr-2019-08-31-section.pdf