Edward Kay is a Toronto-based writer with a background in both live-action and animated television comedy, as well as print journalism. A writer is anyone who creates a written work although the word usually designates those who write creatively or professionally as well as those who have written in many different forms
Kay spent four years as a writer and producer on the political satire, This Hour Has 22 Minutes, before becoming supervising producer of The Itch, a comedy series starring Jason Jones of The Daily Show, and Jessica Holmes. This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian Television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Jason Jones (born June 3, 1967, in Hamilton, Ontario, as Jason Pierre Jones) is a Canadian comedian known best for his The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show Jessica Holmes (born August 29, 1973 in Ottawa Ontario) is a Canadian Comedian and Actress. Kay then co-created the animated children’s series, Ollie’s Under-the-Bed Adventures (later known as Olliver’s Adventures) and wrote the pilot episode, which won a Gemini Award for Best Animated Program. The Gemini Awards are annual television broadcasting industry Awards in Canada. He has written numerous episodes of Atomic Betty, a television series broadcast in more than 100 countries. With Sean Scott, he is the co-creator of Jimmy Two Shoes, an animated comedy series that in December of 2007, was ordered into production by broadcasters Jetix and Teletoon. Jetix is a Children's television programming brand owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Kay’s writing for This Hour Has 22 Minutes has garnered him three Gemini Awards,[1][2][3] a Canadian Comedy Award,[4] and a Canadian Screenwriting Award. The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable English speaking Canadian comedians for achievements in Live Radio Film Television and Internet media over [5] His print journalism work has received two Canadian National Magazine Award Honourable Mentions.