The “Funniest Show In Town At The Moment” won’t be bringing any laughs to Atlanta.

Steve Martin and Martin Short were sharing the stage for the evening of music and comedy, which also featured bluegrass band The Steep Canyon Rangers, Paul Shaffer, Jeff Babko, Alison Brown and Della Mae.

But the duo’s Sept. 19 performance at Cadence Bank Amphitheatre at Chastain Park has been canceled. Martin and Short’s tour was scheduled to kick off June 19 in Kentucky; they’ve rescheduled their shows at Wolf Trap in Virginia for 2021 and postponed others, but the Atlanta date is designed at canceled. Ticketholders can request a refund at point of purchase.

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