Lisa D’Apolito's doc covers the many highs and lows of the ventriloquist and puppeteer's life and work, finding plenty of ...

NPH is a big fan of puppets (he’s even made a web series with ‘em called “Neil’s Puppet Dreams” — watch one here!) as well as ...

Famous British ventriloquist Ray Alan performed on TV with dummies including Lord Charles and Ali Kat in the 1960s, 70s and 80s. Comedian Nina Conti is one of the few well-known performers who ...

Essay 2: Gokkle o’ Geer: Ventriloquists and their Dummies Fascinated by the ‘speciality’ acts that disturb even as they entertain, in this second essay of the series Amanda turns her ...

Pioneering ventriloquist-comedian Willie Tyler and his dummy Lester have appeared in numerous shows since the 1960s.

Shari Lewis continues to impress modern ventriloquists with her technique, which stemmed from a common visual impairment. Her life and career are explored in the new documentary 'Shari & Lamb Chop' ...

exclusive look at the cover of Dominic, a new horror book about a possessed ventriloquist dummy who was famous throughout the twentieth century and now needs a new owner.

People’s lives, careers and relationships took some strange twists and turns during the Covid pandemic. But few were as specific as Sophie Becker’s. She hooked up with a dummy. I’m not ...

Those were ventriloquist dummies, half as tall as their human handlers and a critical element to some of the funniest slapstick acts of the last century.

I still remember the first time I ever saw a ventriloquist in action. The legendary Edgar Bergen and his dummy sidekicks, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, appeared on an episode of The Muppet ...

This is just one example of merchandising to children acting on the popularity of the Jerry Mahoney character. The original carved marionette of Jerry Mahoney, used by Paul Winchell, was created by ...

Indeed, the shot then cuts to an exterior of a local comedy club, The Giggle Hut, before going inside to the stage, on which a ventriloquist is hard at work with a dummy named Ricky, decked out in ...