The two comedians' first collaboration was "Three Amigos!" in 1986 alongside Chevy Chase. In their interview with InStyle, Martin revealed that they grew close "pretty fast" during filming. Short agreed, revealing that the filming process led to fast bonding. "In the movie we were supposed to be very close friends who live in the same house. So we consciously did that — we'd play Scrabble between takes in someone's trailer," Short said. "And laughter is a great bonding mechanism. If you make someone laugh or they make you laugh, you want more of that," he continued. "When the film wrapped, we started having dinners, the three of us and our wives. And it just continued on. There was never a phase where I didn't see Steve for a couple of years."