Loren Feldman is getting a lot of attention right now for creating the Shel Israel puppet. The videos are hilarious. Being the big fan-boy of Jason Calacanis that I am, I loved his current set of Mahalo interviews.
Watching these videos though, something kept ringing in my head. It took me a few hours to figure out – but I recalled a great source of humor from my childhood that the Shel puppet seems to channel in a great way – Ed the Sock.
As I’m sure most Canadians will remember, Ed was a hilarious (well, to most of us anyway) puppet that used to be featured pretty regularly on Much Music. I don’t really know what Ed is up to these days, but I thought I’d draw this comparison out anyway.
Ed, I’d encourage a trip to California, some meetings with Mahalo and Calacanis and give the Shel puppet a run for his money. Canadians need to represent.
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Adam,
Now that you are back living in TO, you should be able to catch Ed the Sock on his very own late night program on City TV. Same puppet, I think it is a different hand, and certainly different material. Think the man show without a budget.
M.
Adam,
Now that you are back living in TO, you should be able to catch Ed the Sock on his very own late night program on City TV. Same puppet, I think it is a different hand, and certainly different material. Think the man show without a budget.
M.
Michael -
Thanks for the details — I'll have to check out the new and improved
Ed. He didn't get too much coverage down in Los Angeles
–Adam
Michael -
Thanks for the details — I’ll have to check out the new and improved
Ed. He didn’t get too much coverage down in Los Angeles
–Adam
Michael -
Thanks for the details — I'll have to check out the new and improved
Ed. He didn't get too much coverage down in Los Angeles
–Adam