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Edward Mayhoff 'Ed' Grimley was a character introduced on the television series SCTV and later used on Saturday Night Live. He was created and played by Martin Short.
He is a hyperactive, neurotic nerd with a large frontal cowlick who is obsessed with banal pop culture, especially Wheel of Fortune and its host, Pat Sajak. He also loves to play the triangle, which for him consists of playing a recorded musical piece, striking the triangle once, and then wildly dancing to the recording. His catch phrases include "I must say", "totally decent", "makes me completely mental," and "give me a break". One 1985 SNL skit featured Ed's look-alike Uncle Basil, played by TV sportscaster Howard Cosell. In addition to appearances during Short's run as a cast member, Ed Grimley also appeared in the Dec. 6, 1986, episode co-hosted by Short, Steve Martin and Chevy Chase, in which Ed encounters Mephistopheles.
The character originated with Short as an unnamed school parent in sketch on The Second City stage. Originally, his hair was simply very greasy and unkempt, but another cast member joked offstage that the height of the hair seemed to increase with each performance. As an inside joke, Short started greasing it straight up.
Ed Grimley makes a brief onstage appearance in Martin Short's Broadway show Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, triangle in hand.
Ed Grimley also made an appearance on the Martin Short Show in 1994, in a spoof of the film Dave. The President of the United States is an exact double of Ed Grimley, right down to the shark-tooth hairstyle. He hires Grimley to be his double and run the country while he enjoys time with his mistress. Unfortunately for Ed, the President suffers a heart attack and Ed Grimley is forced to cover up the tragedy by now having to pretend he is the president. Sally Field guest-starred as the First Lady who does not realize what has happened. Ed Grimley is scared to deal with her, as he is presumably unmarried and may have difficulties being in relationships with women.
After achieving popularity on SNL, Grimley became a cartoon character on Hanna-Barbera's animated show The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley (1988). In each episode, Grimley would have an adventure of some sort, interspersed with science lessons from The Amazing Gustav Brothers, named Roger and Emil, and a live-action segment with a "sc...
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Apr 11, 2021 · April 11, 2021 Sonny Television. The most iconic Martin Short character on Saturday Night Live was undoubtedly Ed Grimley SNL, otherwise known as Edward Mayhoff Grimley. Although Short created the character before his time on SNL, “I must say”, it was definitely on SNL that Ed Grimley became a household name … and undoubtedly the most ...
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Short continued to portray Grimley on Saturday Night Live and in various other appearances. The character also starred in Hanna-Barbera's 1988 animated series The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, and appeared in Short's comedy specials I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood and I, Martin Short, Goes Home.
- "Indecent Exposure - SCTV Movie of the Week: The Nutty Lab Assistant", SCTV, November 12, 1982
Details. Ed Grimley (Martin Short) auditions to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune. [Season 10, 1984] Late Night Highlight. Go to show page. Most Recent. Clips. Maya Rudolph and Vampire...
