Hollywood legends Steve Martin and Martin Short spoke to Miriam O'Callaghan about their Irish connections ahead of their Dublin and Belfast comedy shows next March.
The icons appeared on Sunday with Miriam on RTÉ Radio 1 where they spoke about teaming up for their comedy tour, and how excited they are about bringing their shows to Ireland.
Miriam asked Martin about his Irish father, who came from a family of 11 in Crossmaglen in Co Armagh.
Martin replied: "He went to Canada then he met my mother and he had five children, I being the youngest.
"The others, one went to Birmingham, my uncle Frank, the father of Clare Short [The MP], one went to New York, I have some Irish family in Brooklyn, and the rest stayed there."
"And I have Irish blood," Steve interjected, quipping: "It's sitting on my mantle in a jar."
"No I'm kidding, I actually do", he carried on. "I have Scottish and Irish and English blood. It's a legend in our family but it's also confirmed by DNA testing, but I don't know what actual Irish family [I have]."
Steve added: "We're very excited about coming, I've been to Dublin and Marty and I and our former wives took a whole trip across Ireland one summer. We went to the Ring of Kerry, Limerick..."
Martin interjected, "We went from the east and the west."
"We never thought we'd be playing there as a duo", Steve added.
Listen to Miriam O'Callaghan's full interview with Steve Martin and Martin Short here.
Steve Martin and Martin Short play 3Arena Dublin on March 11, and The SSE Arena Belfast on March 12 2020.
