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He appeared as Ed Grimley in his 1985 Showtime special Martin Short: Concert For the North Americas, at Comic Relief 1986, and in 1989's I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood. Grimley became a cartoon character in Hanna-Barbera's 1988 animated series The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, featuring Second City colleagues Joe Flaherty ...
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Mar 13, 2024 · This list celebrates characters like Jiminy Glick, the lovably bumbling celebrity interviewer; Ed Grimley, the peculiar yet endearing guy with a penchant for playing the triangle; and more. Each character, with their distinctive quirks and comedic flair, represents a facet of Martin Short's incredible talent for making audiences laugh, proving ...
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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...
Aug 8, 2023 · Here, Short discusses how he learned to love improv and the time an inside joke inspired one his most famous sketch characters. What performance should every actor see and why? I would say...
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Jul 12, 2021 · Stop your dancing and take a break from your Wheel of Fortune fandom! It's time you comb your hair straight up into a point and listen to Austin performer and therapist Lane Ingram as he takes us back in the SNL time machine to discuss Martin Short's bizarre yet intoxicating Ed Grimley. On this episode,…
Short is proud of Ed Grimley. The character has become a touchstone, spawning a Saturday morning cartoon and making occasional triumphant returns to television.
Aug 4, 2020 · By Kory Grow. August 4, 2020. Martin Short reflects on his career, discussing 'SCTV,' 'SNL,' Ed Grimley, Jiminy Glick, his friendship with Steve Martin, and more. Illustration by Mark...
