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Ed the Sock is a fictional character who became a Canadian television personality in the 1990s, best known for his appearances hosting programming on MuchMusic and for hosting his own talk show, Ed's Night Party. Ed is a sock puppet with a perpetual scowl, a cigar sticking out of his mouth and a low, rough, guttural voice. Some fans believe that he inspired the creation of his American counterpart Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog. The controversy surrounding this dates back to when Ed had agreed to appear on Late Night with Conan O'Brien. It is said that the appearance was suddenly cancelled, and one month to three months later, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog came into existence. Ed afterwards displayed great anger towards Triumph, to the point where NBC stated that they "Didn't want Ed anywhere near Triumph" when Conan visited Canada. There is evidence to suggest that Triumph has more in common with Don Rickles and Milton Berle, two of many famous comedians from decades earlier than either Ed or Triumph, which sported bow ties and chomped cigars. Jim Henson himself had a hip sock puppet on a late-night program which smoked a real cigarette back in 1955, over 10 years before Ed's Gen-X creator was even born in the 1960s. Image File history File links Ed_the_Sock_photo. ... Image File history File links Ed_the_Sock_photo. ... A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ... MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour national Canadian cable music and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... Ed The Socks Night Party logo Eds Night Party is a Canadian talk show that airs Friday nights on Citytv. ... Best of Triumph DVD Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is a puppet created and performed by Robert Smigel premiering in 1997 on NBCs Late Night with Conan OBrien. ... Late Night with Conan OBrien is an American late night talk show on NBC, that is also syndicated world-wide. ...

Ed was based on a mixture of two real-life people, whose names have never been revealed. Despite Ed's harsh personality, he gave former VJ Amanda Walsh a kiss on her last day. Martha Quinn was one of the original MTV veejays. ... Amanda Walsh (born October 3, 1981 in Rigaud, Quebec) is a Canadian actress and former VJ for the Canadian television station MuchMusic. ...

Ed the Sock was created by Steven Joel Kerzner, who also plays the character. Kerzner was a producer at Newton Cable, then a small cable system in Downsview, Ontario, and launched a cable show featuring the character. Kerzner was also a political aspirant, running unsuccessfully as a candidate for school trustee and for the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario in the 1990 Ontario provincial election. A fiscal and foreign-policy conservative, Kerzner's political heroes at the time included Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan. In recent years, however, he has moved to the left and become a liberal,^{[citation needed]} arguing in favour of rights for same-sex couples, care for the homeless and other causes. Downsview is an area in Torontos north end. ... A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors of a local school district. ... The Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party of Ontario) is a right-of-centre political party in Ontario, Canada. ... As a result of serious scandals, David Petersons Liberal government was defeated by a large protest vote. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... Ronald Wilson Reagan (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ...

Besides Ed's Night Party, which is now seen in countries around the world, and in the United States, late night on the G4 Network, Ed was a fixture on MuchMusic. It should be noted that the show is in the late-night slot because of its overt depictions of sexuality, primarily involving sexualized women and Ed's off-colour remarks. Among Ed's shows were Ed's Big Wham Bam, a weekly live 2-hour program; the annual Fromage, a program which highlights the cheesiest videos released in the year, which Ed began hosting in the late 1990s, following former host and Fromage creator, MuchMusic VJ Christopher Ward. The current Muchmusic program that Ed fronts is called Smartass: The Ed the Sock Report where Ed gives his take on the current state of pop culture and celebrities. G4 is an American cable and satellite television channel originally geared toward male viewers aged 12–34 and devoted to the world of video games and the video game lifestyle. ... MuchMusic (often called Much) is a 24-hour national Canadian cable music and variety television channel based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which debuted on August 31, 1984 as one of the first Canadian cable specialty channels on the air. ... Fromage is an annual one-hour special produced by the Canadian MuchMusic cable channel. ... Fromage is an annual one-hour special produced by the Canadian MuchMusic cable channel. ... Christopher Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, best known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canadas music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were the first two video jockeys in 1984. ...

Ed was joined last year on Ed's Night Party! by Liana K, a buxom redhead who became Ed's first female co-host and his most popular one, and who also is featured in a pin-up calendar, offered on Ed's official website. What viewers may not know is that Liana has been pulling the strings behind-the-scenes for years, as the senior producer and writer of all Ed's projects. Much to the chagrin of Liana's male fans, she is actually married to Ed the Sock's actor (Steve Kerzner). The K in Liana K stands for Kerzner and she is credited as Liana Kerzner in the show's credits. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Co-Hosts (Past & Present)

Eric Tunney.

Howard Glassman (Humble Howard). Howard Glassman, commonly known as Humble Howard, is a Canadian radio personality, best known as cohost with Fred Patterson of the Humble & Fred morning show, which had been heard on Edge 102, Mojo 640 and Mix 99. ...

Craig Campbell.

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External links

• http://www.edthesock.com/
• http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/personalities/edthesock/