If you made Willem Defoe the mayor, it might be a little more downbeat.

Short said Lynch offered some essential insight before passing the reigns.

She said try not to embezzle, and I thought that was refreshing, he said.

Martin Short on a lakeside lawn chair and at his Harrah’s Mayor Inauguration

Credit:From left: Courtesy of Martin Short; Troy Doney/Courtesy of Harrah’s Resort Southern California

And to just be a wacky funster.

I’ve always liked it.

But he still calls Los Angeles home, where hes lived in the same house since 1987.

Martin Short bartending at Harrah’s Resort Southern California

Courtesy of Harrah’s Resort Southern California

New York is a heavy city and in L.A., I live in a quieter area, he said.

Every summer, he heads back to his cabin on Lake Rosseau in Ontarios Muskoka mountains.

Ontario has endless lakes it’s just beautiful and idyllic.

Martin Short sitting lakeside with Eugene Levy and Catherine O’Hara

Courtesy of Martin Short.

His favortie activity is letting time dwindle away.

Ideally about three weeks in, you say, Is it Monday or is it Wednesday?

The gimmick for me is that theres no schedule.

Martin Short golfing

Courtesy of Martin Short

They are old friends Ive known them for 50 years, he said.

But his ties go beyond North America.

Courtesy of Martin Short

All kidding aside, the trip was especially meaningful because his dad was from Ireland.

His paternal grandfather was a publican, meaning that he ran a pub.

In fact,Shorts Bar, which was established in 1885, still stands there today.

We left from New York and our first stop was Funchal, Madeira, the father of three recalled.

I’d never been to Europe so that was insanely cool.

Another early trip that made an impression on Short was a high school trip to New York from Canada.

While he doesnt quite recall the details, he remembered it fondly as his first trip away.

So it’s no surprise that theyve got their travel routine down pat.

Steve’s one of my oldest friends, he said.

After all, theyve been traveling together for decades.

It’s all beautiful over there, he said.

Nothing stands out because it’s all fabulous.