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> [The magic in performing as an entertaining ventriloquist happens when the characters come to life and the interaction between the separate personalities on stage becomes 'real.' Then don't forget that the act has to be funny, and to me, being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/the-magic-in-performing-as-an-entertaining-ventriloquist-happens-when/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

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## More by Jeff Dunham

> [As humans we like to laugh at our fears, we like to whistle in the dark.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/as-humans-we-like-to-laugh-at-our-fears-we-like-to-whistle-in-the-dark/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [“Jeff: Are you married? Bubba J.: Yep. Jeff: Your wife pretty? Bubba J.: Ye... no! Jeff: What's the difference? Bubba J.: The light.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/jeff-are-you-married-bubba-j-yep-jeff-your-wife-pretty-bubba-j-ye-no/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [“That afternoon I ordered an information packet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/that-afternoon-i-ordered-an-information-packet/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/when-i-was-eight-years-old-i-got-a-dummy-for-christmas-and-started/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [“Look, I know I didn't finish school but that frickin' says 'Sa ntah ah nah!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/look-i-know-i-didn-t-finish-school-but-that-frickin-says-sa-ntah-ah/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [I used to pick Priuses out of the grill of my Hummer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/i-used-to-pick-priuses-out-of-the-grill-of-my-hummer/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [“jose jaliopinio on a stick" do you like bmw's (big mexican weman)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/jose-jaliopinio-on-a-stick-do-you-like-bmw-s-big-mexican-weman/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [My goal in any show is to make people laugh. That's the No. 1 thing. Everything else pales in comparison to that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/my-goal-in-any-show-is-to-make-people-laugh-that-s-the-no-1-thing/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [The magic in performing as an entertaining ventriloquist happens when the characters come to life and the interaction between the separate personalities on stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/the-magic-in-performing-as-an-entertaining-ventriloquist-happens-when/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [ \[In my bio\] is no drunk driving, there's no DUI's, there's no possession of cocaine, none of that stuff so you know, I don't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/in-my-bio-is-no-drunk-driving-there-s-no-dui-s-there-s-no-possession/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [A lot of my best stuff is just ad libs on stage, and that's one thing that I've gotten back to at the live…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/a-lot-of-my-best-stuff-is-just-ad-libs-on-stage-and-that-s-one-thing/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [Even going to college, getting my degree in Radio TV and Film, as I was approaching the time when you have to decide on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/even-going-to-college-getting-my-degree-in-radio-tv-and-film-as-i-was/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson at least once before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/in-1980-when-i-graduated-from-high-school-my-goal-was-to-be-on-the/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [I'll come up with an idea for a character, and I'll write some jokes and make sure that that character is going to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/i-ll-come-up-with-an-idea-for-a-character-and-i-ll-write-some-jokes/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

> [I'm guilty of being fascinated by gadgets and toys and technology, but any penny that I spend, I try to make it be a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/i-m-guilty-of-being-fascinated-by-gadgets-and-toys-and-technology-but/)

[Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/)

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