Tom Hanks and Tina Fey were among the stars to induct Martin Short into the 'Saturday Night Live' Five-Timers Club on Saturday (21.12.24)

Jimmy Fallon, who is not a member of the club but served as the ceremonial "jacket boy" told Martin as he presented him with his commemorative garment: "I just want to say I am so happy to be here for this moment, so I would like to present to you the official Five Timer's Club jacket in exactly your size - a women's small."

As he struggled to get the jacket on, the 74-year-old star said: "From the bottom of my heart, I just want to say, I love most of you so much."

But one notable absentee was Steve Martin, Martin's 'Only Murders in the Building' co-star, who has hosted 'SNL' 16 times.

Martin later quipped during his opening monologue: "He would have been here tonight. But he had a conflict - with me not wanting him to be here."

The cold opener was set in a bar lounge and featured a roast of Martin after 'Philadelphia' star Tom noted he had created the Five-Timers Club in December 1990 as an "ingeniously lazy way to avoid writing a monologue."

He noted: "It has grown into one of the most exclusive clubs in our industry."

As Tina entered, the 'Mars Attacks!' actor told her "You are one of the rarest things in Hollywood, a writer who's attractive enough to be on camera."

She quipped back: "You're one of the least rare things in Hollywood, a loud man."

She also conducted a test before Martin's induction, asking him to "name three current cast members".

And when he said, "No idea", she replied: "Correct and that was the whole test."

Tom offered Martin a signature cocktail, the Marty-tini and told him: "You know, it's often paired with our Steve Martini, but tonight, we are serving it solo."

The actor joked: "And I bet it's even better on its own."