“SNL50” was a star-studded affair. A comedy class reunion. A superspreader event?

Former “Saturday Night Live” cast member and current A-lister Steve Martin revealed in a post to Instagram Threads on Thursday that Martin Short, with whom he is currently touring, has COVID-19.

“Maya had Covid. Marty has Covid. I wonder why? The SNL 50th Covid curse is real,” Martin wrote alongside an image of Short kissing Maya Rudolph, another ex-“SNL” star, on the mouth during the anniversary special.

“Unfortunately, we have to reschedule our sold out Durham and Knoxville dates” to Oct. 17 in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Oct. 18 in Durham, North Carolina, the post continued. “So sorry for the inconvenience. I think we’ll be funnier then, anyway.”

Short and Martin are currently crisscrossing the country together for their The Dukes of Funnytown Tour. Both comedy legends in their own right, the pair have joined forces in recent years for “Only Murders in the Building,” a fan-favorite Hulu mystery series also starring Selena Gomez.

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While the COVID-19 pandemic has petered in recent years, there is often a winter surge, and paired with other common respiratory viruses that tick up during the cold months, is one part of a larger “why is everyone sick?” wave across the U.S.

During his usual news bit during the “Weekend Update” segment of Sunday’s “SNL” special, host Colin Jost joked about the possibility of COVID cases arising from the celebration.

“Health experts are facing increased pressure this winter in the face of outbreaks of COVID, the flu, RSV and nanovirus, which they’re calling a quad-demic,” he joked. “So we did the smart thing and packed every beloved entertainer over 60 into one tiny space.”

The special, which also included a Friday night concert featuring music legends like Cher and Miley Cyrus, brought together many of Hollywood’s biggest names to revive old sketches and mint new ones.

The result was a raucous and at times sentimental at television’s most famous comedy hour.