I think there's a lot of, unfortunately, unfunny ventriloquists out there, so they've got a bad rap. It came after Edgar Bergen because everybody had a little cheeky boy dummy like Charlie McCarthy, and everybody decided to become a ventriloquist… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
It's strange because even in the vaudeville days, ventriloquists were never the main attraction. They were the guys brought out to stand in front of the curtain while sets were being changed. Ventriloquism wasn't even celebrated as an art until… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
As humans we like to laugh at our fears, we like to whistle in the dark. — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
“Jeff: Are you married? Bubba J.: Yep. Jeff: Your wife pretty? Bubba J.: Ye... no! Jeff: What's the difference? Bubba J.: The light.” — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
When I was eight years old, I got a dummy for Christmas and started teaching myself. I got books and records and sat in… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
“Look, I know I didn't finish school but that frickin' says 'Sa ntah ah nah!” — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
My goal in any show is to make people laugh. That's the No. 1 thing. Everything else pales in comparison to that. — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
The magic in performing as an entertaining ventriloquist happens when the characters come to life and the interaction between the separate personalities on stage… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
[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… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
Even going to college, getting my degree in Radio TV and Film, as I was approaching the time when you have to decide on… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson at least once before… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Dunham Copy Share Image
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