--- title: "4 Ventriloquists Quotes By Jeff Dunham" description: "4 Ventriloquists quotes by Jeff Dunham. Plus more from Jeff Dunham and more Ventriloquists sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/jeff-dunham-6937_after_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-unfortunately-u_575245.jpg" --- > [I think there's a lot of, unfortunately, unfunny ventriloquists out there, so they've got a bad rap. It came after Edgar Bergen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-unfortunately-unfunny-ventriloquists-out/) [Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7fe/jeff-dunham-6937_after_i-think-there-s-a-lot-of-unfortunately-u_575245.jpg) > [There are not that many ventriloquists out there who build their own characters. I love that because they are uniquely mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/there-are-not-that-many-ventriloquists-out-there-who-build-their-own/) [Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/186/jeff-dunham-6937_because_there-are-not-that-many-ventriloquists-o_1450153.jpg) > [It's strange because even in the vaudeville days, ventriloquists were never the main attraction. They were the guys brought out to stand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/it-s-strange-because-even-in-the-vaudeville-days-ventriloquists-were/) [Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/865/jeff-dunham-6937_along_it-s-strange-because-even-in-the-vaudevi_1763101.jpg) > [I think maybe one reason why ventriloquists are looked down on is because it's very difficult to be funny. I think what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-dunham/i-think-maybe-one-reason-why-ventriloquists-are-looked-down-on-is/) [Jeff Dunham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-dunham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/jeff-dunham-6937_because_i-think-maybe-one-reason-why-ventriloqui_2801466.jpg) ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ventriloquists/jeff-dunham/#itemlist", "name": "4 Ventriloquists Quotes By Jeff Dunham", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think there's a lot of, unfortunately, unfunny ventriloquists out there, so they've got a bad rap. 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