Martin Brief Comedy Present Postponed Following Daughter’s Loss of life

Martin Brief‘s comedy present with Steve Martin — “The Best of Steve Martin and Martin Short” — has been postponed following the sudden dying of his daughter, Katherine.

Brief was set to take the stage together with his “Only Murders in the Building” co-star this weekend in Milwaukee and Minneapolis for his or her comedy tour … nonetheless, in line with the web sites for the venues, the exhibits had been postponed resulting from “unforeseen circumstances.”

We spoke to employees members for the theaters who advised us it is unclear whether or not the exhibits will happen … nevertheless it appears after the day went on, a call was made behind the scenes to drag the scheduled performances from taking place.

We broke the story, Brief’s 42-year-old daughter Katherine died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Legislation enforcement sources advised us LAPD and the fireplace division responded to her Hollywood Hills house Monday, shortly after 6:40 PM PT, the place she was discovered deceased.

A consultant for the household gave us a press release, saying … “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. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”

Katherine — the daughter of Brief and Nancy Dolman, Martin’s spouse of 30 years, who handed away in 2010 of ovarian most cancers — labored as a social employee in Los Angeles after receiving her bachelor’s diploma from NYU and her grasp’s in social work from USC a number of years later.

Whereas her father is clearly very well-known, Katherine principally stayed out of the general public eye … attending just a few occasions together with her father all through the years. She was the eldest of Brief’s three kids.