Meryl Streep has an idea for her next project — and it might involve Martin Short.
“Oh, I would love to do so,” Streep, 76, said during a Monday, April 20, appearance on SiriusXM’s Andy Cohen Live, when asked when she might appear on Broadway. “I was talking with Marty Short about that. We were thinking that would be fun to do.”
When Andy Cohen clarified, “to do something together?” Streep replied, “Yeah.”
Streep and Short, 76, have costarred on Only Murders in the Building since she joined the cast for season 3 as his love interest. The pair’s onscreen chemistry sparked romance rumors, which have since been denied by Short.
Meryl Streep and Martin Short‘s chemistry caught Only Murders in the Building viewers by surprise, but their offscreen relationship remains strictly platonic. A rep for Short, 73, denied the actor and Streep, 74, are dating, telling The Messenger in a statement, “They are just very good friends, nothing more.” Dating rumors ramped up after Short […]
“We’re not a couple. We are just very close friends,” Short stated during an appearance on the “Club Random with Bill Maher” podcast in January 2024.
One year later, Short admitted that he felt nervous about sharing the screen with Streep.
“I remember the first day working with Meryl and driving to the studio and thinking, ‘I’m nervous today,’” Short said during a 2025 appearance on Conan O’Brien’s podcast. “I [hadn’t] been nervous going to the set for a long time.”
“The first scene we shot in Only Murders was a scene where we’re at the piano and we’re, kind of, flirting a little bit,” Short recalled at the time. “The first shot set-up is over her to me, so pressure’s on me and then we break down so that they can reverse the cameras and do her side. We go into [the] holding area and she just says, ‘OK, nerves to half.’ I go, ‘Wait a second, I was nervous. You can’t be nervous.’”
Streep, for her part, was previously married to Don Gummer for nearly 40 years before they quietly separated in 2017. Us confirmed their split six years later. The pair share son Henry and daughters Mamie, Grace and Louisa.
Short, meanwhile, was married to Nancy Dolman from 1980 until her death in 2010. The couple adopted daughter Katherine and sons Oliver and Henry during their relationship. Katherine died by suicide in February.
“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short. The Short family is devastated by this loss and asks for privacy at this time,” a family statement to Us read. “Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”
