Latest News About Martin Short: Let Freedom Hum

Updated 2026-05-11 04:04

I don’t have live access to current news in this moment. Based on the latest public references I can recall, "Let Freedom Hum" was a Martin Short comedy special tied to Just For Laughs Chicago around 2009, featuring Short performing and revisiting characters like Ed Grimley and Jiminy Glick, and it aired on TBS as part of the festival coverage. However, I can’t confirm any new developments or recent coverage beyond that timeframe without pulling in fresh sources. If you’d like, I can search the web for the very latest updates and provide cited sources.

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The TBS broadcasts from the inaugural Just For Laughs Chicago festival kick off tonight with Let Freedom Hum, a stand-up showcase hosted by a Canadian sketch actor, Martin Short, and featuring very little in the way of humming and nothing that we heard about the joys of freedom. But they put the title on the Internet and your TV listings, so let's just get to it. As I mentioned last week, Martin Short certainly did his part to enliven the proceedings — in addition to taped bits that brought...

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Blogging about Chicago comedy

Martin Short blew into Chicago this week and created a flurry of excitement with the return of some of his most famous comedy characters, and may have even topped that last night by delivering zingers that shocked the live audience for the taping of Let Freedom Hum, the TBS special from Just For Laughs Chicago that will air a week from today, at 10 p.m. June 26.

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DeGeneres, Short, Lopez & More Set For TBS' A Very Funny Festival ...

Two of the biggest names in comedy - TBS and Just For Laughs - have lined up a roster of extraordinary comedians for the premiere edition of TBS PRESENTS A 'VERY FUNNY' FESTIVAL: JUST FOR LAUGHS in Chicago, which will run Wednesday, June 17 - Sunday, June 21. Among the many top-name talents scheduled to appear are Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Short, George Lopez, Bill Engvall, David Alan Grier, Tim Meadows, Lisa Lampanelli, Jimmy Fallon, Russell Peters, Louis CK, Jim Jefferies, Bob Odenkirk and...

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