Ed the Sock Photo of Ed the Sock 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 `` Did n'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 . 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 . 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 . 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 . 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 k now is that Liana has been pulling the strings behind-the-scenes for years , as the senior producer and writer of all Ed 's projects . External links http : //www.edthesock.com/ http : //www.muchmusic.com/tv/personalities/edthesock/ Categories : Articles with unsourced statements | Canadian television personalities | MuchMusic personalities | Puppets | People from Toronto 