Los Angeles - UPI
Steve Martin was presented with the AFI Life Achievement Award at a star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles Thursday night.
Mel Brooks, Martin Short, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Jack Black, Diane Keaton and Queen Latifah were among the luminaries who paid tribute to the comedy legend at the gala.
The event is to be televised June 13 on TNT.
Martin, 69, has starred in the films The Jerk, Roxanne, Three Amigos, Little Shop of Horrors, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Parenthood and Father of the Bride.