Martin Short is one of Canada's greatest comedians.

From his groundbreaking work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live to his unforgettable characters in movie classics such as ¡Three Amigos! and Father of the Bride, Short has been making audiences laugh for four decades.

And then there is his wildly successful stage career. The 64-year-old Tony award-winner was just named as Nathan Lane's replacement in the Broadway comedy It's Only a Play.

Short has no shortage of stories from his illustrious career. His quirky and upbeat new memoir, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend, draws on these personal experiences as well as his encounters with other stars.

In the book, Short covers his life so far: from his childhood growing up in Hamilton, to conquering showbiz, to the night he sat next to screen legend Katharine Hepburn, to the heartbreaking story of losing his beloved wife to cancer.

In the above video, Short reads the passage from his book about his memorable conversation with Hepburn.