Edward Mayhoff 'Ed' Grimley is a fictional character created and portrayed by Martin Short.[1] Developed amongst The Second City improv comedy troupe, Grimley made his television debut on the sketch comedy show SCTV in 1982, leading to popular success for both Short and the persona. 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.
Ed Grimley
First appearance
"Indecent Exposure - SCTV Movie of the Week: The Nutty Lab Assistant" SCTV November 12, 1982
Martin Short originated the character on Toronto's Second City stage as an unnamed school parent in a sketch. 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. In an interview, Short said that he was inspired by a scene from the John Wayne movie McLintock and started greasing it straight up. Short noticed an incidental baring of his teeth raised laughs; that too became a character trait. Over numerous appearances, the character of Ed Grimley began to take shape.
Ed Grimley is an excessively cowlicked, voluble, hyperactive manchild who is obsessed with banal popular culture, particularly 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 catchphrases include "I must say", "let's face it", "totally decent", "makes me completely mental," and "give me a break".
Appearances
Short was added to the cast of Second City's television offshoot SCTV in 1982, debuting the Ed Grimley character in the skit "SCTV Movie of the Week: The Nutty Lab Assistant". Grimley became a SCTV fixture, appearing in the various shows, commercials, promos, and "behind-the-scenes" dramas that made up the fictional channel's programming. After the show's end in 1984, Short moved to the more prominent Saturday Night Live, bringing his breakout character with him.
With Grimley, his best-known original character, Martin Short's popularity on SNL proved to be the springboard to a long career in film and TV. 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 (also reprising his SCTV character, Count Floyd), Catherine O'Hara and Andrea Martin as series regulars.
Short briefly revived the Ed Grimley role in his 1995 series The Show Formerly Known As the Martin Short Show, for a spoof of the comedy film Dave, and appeared again in a 1996 episode of Muppets Tonight, in which Grimley marries Miss Piggy to obtain an $85 inheritance from his deceased great-uncle. The character seemingly died later that year on Saturday Night Live, in the skit "Ed Grimley in Heaven", though Grimley is brought back to life by his guardian angel (played by guest star Chevy Chase) after showing a video of Ed Grimley's life and commenting that he needs to do more with it before he can come back to Heaven. Grimley would however make a number of appearances in 1999's The Martin Short (Talk) Show.
Ed Grimley made a brief onstage appearance, triangle in hand, in the 2006 Broadway show Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me. He appeared again in 2009's Let Freedom Hum: An Evening of Comedy Hosted By Martin Short. Short reprised his role as Ed Grimley in a Saturday Night Live parody music video of Drake'sHotline Bling in November 2015 on the season 41 episode hosted by then-Presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ed Grimley news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Edward Mayhoff Ed Grimley is a fictional character created and portrayed by Martin Short 1 Developed amongst The Second City improv comedy troupe Grimley made his television debut on the sketch comedy show SCTV in 1982 leading to popular success for both Short and the persona 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 Ed GrimleyFirst appearance Indecent Exposure SCTV Movie of the Week The Nutty Lab Assistant SCTVNovember 12 1982Created byMartin ShortPortrayed byMartin Short Contents 1 Concept and creation 2 Appearances 3 See also 4 ReferencesConcept and creation EditMartin Short originated the character on Toronto s Second City stage as an unnamed school parent in a sketch 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 In an interview Short said that he was inspired by a scene from the John Wayne movie McLintock and started greasing it straight up Short noticed an incidental baring of his teeth raised laughs that too became a character trait Over numerous appearances the character of Ed Grimley began to take shape Ed Grimley is an excessively cowlicked voluble hyperactive manchild who is obsessed with banal popular culture particularly 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 catchphrases include I must say let s face it totally decent makes me completely mental and give me a break Appearances EditShort was added to the cast of Second City s television offshoot SCTV in 1982 debuting the Ed Grimley character in the skit SCTV Movie of the Week The Nutty Lab Assistant Grimley became a SCTV fixture appearing in the various shows commercials promos and behind the scenes dramas that made up the fictional channel s programming After the show s end in 1984 Short moved to the more prominent Saturday Night Live bringing his breakout character with him With Grimley his best known original character Martin Short s popularity on SNL proved to be the springboard to a long career in film and TV 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 also reprising his SCTV character Count Floyd Catherine O Hara and Andrea Martin as series regulars Short briefly revived the Ed Grimley role in his 1995 series The Show Formerly Known As the Martin Short Show for a spoof of the comedy film Dave and appeared again in a 1996 episode of Muppets Tonight in which Grimley marries Miss Piggy to obtain an 85 inheritance from his deceased great uncle The character seemingly died later that year on Saturday Night Live in the skit Ed Grimley in Heaven though Grimley is brought back to life by his guardian angel played by guest star Chevy Chase after showing a video of Ed Grimley s life and commenting that he needs to do more with it before he can come back to Heaven Grimley would however make a number of appearances in 1999 s The Martin Short Talk Show Ed Grimley made a brief onstage appearance triangle in hand in the 2006 Broadway show Martin Short Fame Becomes Me He appeared again in 2009 s Let Freedom Hum An Evening of Comedy Hosted By Martin Short Short reprised his role as Ed Grimley in a Saturday Night Live parody music video of Drake s Hotline Bling in November 2015 on the season 41 episode hosted by then Presidential candidate Donald Trump See also EditRecurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketchesReferences Edit Alter Ethan November 30 2018 Role Recall Martin Short on making his Saturday Night Live breakthrough and stealing scenes in Father of the Bride Yahoo Entertainment Archived from the original on March 6 2019 Retrieved 30 July 2019 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ed Grimley amp oldid 1098216759, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
