The tenth season of Saturday Night Live ran from October 6, 1984, to April 13, 1985, and introduced several new recurring characters and sketches.
Ed originally appeared as a recurring character in the Canadian series SCTV.
Lawrence also originally appeared in the Canadian series SCTV, as a contestant in the game show parody "Half-Wits".
Two good friends have meandering discussions in a variety of settings that inevitably drift into detailed anecdotes of grotesquely painful self-abuse.
Buddy Young, Jr. was a Las Vegas lounge comedian played by Billy Crystal.
Although Buddy Young, Jr. appeared only four times on SNL, he was the principal character in the 1992 film, Mr. Saturday Night.
Billy Crystal played a parody of Fernando Lamas as the character Fernando, who would interview various celebrities, often confusing them with someone else (e.g. confusing actor Johnny Yune for football player Johnny Unitas).
A shady lawyer, Thurm was a chain-smoker (often letting his cigarette burn to the point of becoming mostly ashes), quite paranoid, and constantly in denial about his paranoia.
Harry Shearer played Mike Wallace, accusing Thurm of being involved in corporate corruption.
In his book I Must Say: My Life As A Humble Comedy Legend, Short revealed that the character was based on a makeup artist who worked at SNL.
Rich Hall impersonates Paul Harvey on Saturday Night News.
A Rich Hall sketch based on a man who was caught trespassing at the White House in 1985.