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Nina Conti is the only child of actors – her father, Tom, is a Tony Award winner and Oscar nominee. As for Nina, she began her career as an actress at the Royal Shakespeare Company before her mentor Ken Campbell convinced her to become a ventriloquist. Nina won the BBC …
Nina Conti has performed in New York City before, “way back years ago” in Greenwich Village, then about five years ago at the 59E59 Theatres. But when Conti returns next week for a limited run, she’ll be making her proper debut off Broadway. “This is probably my biggest deal I’ve …
If NBC can attract 6.41 million viewers to Jeff Dunham at 8 p.m. Thursday against the kickoff of Thursday Night Football on CBS, then will the network order up more specials from Dunham? The ventriloquist’s then-record ratings on Comedy Central years ago resulted in multiple specials there. If Dunham is …
Did a comedian win season 10 of America’s Got Talent? Do you consider ventriloquists comedians? Then yes, and yes again. Because Paul Zerdin became the second ventriloquist to win the $1 million grand prize and a headlining gig in Las Vegas when NBC’s AGT host Nick Cannon announced his name …
Paul Zerdin is a British ventriloquist looking to make it in America, and he received a “Golden Buzzer” fast pass to Tuesday night’s quarterfinal round of America’s Got Talent at Radio City Music Hall. Zerdin impressed the judges and audience by leaving his dummy in the bag, and then alone …
British ventriloquist Paul Zerdin continued to prove himself a hit with the judges at America’s Got Talent this season, earning a “golden buzzer” from guest judge Marlon Wayans which sent him straight past “Judges Cuts” to the live rounds in August from Radio City Music Hall. Roll the clip and …
Bill Geist traveled to the Vent Haven ConVENTion in Kentucky this year for CBS Sunday Morning, and of the 575 ventriloquists on hand — and dummies in hand — Geist focused his spotlight on Carla Rhodes. Oh, and of course, a few moments with multi-millionaire global ventriloquist star Jeff Dunham. …
Las Vegas is going to be full of even more dummies after Thanksgiving. The world’s most popular ventriloquist, Jeff Dunham, will settle in for a six-month residency at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino starting Nov. 28. Dunham’s show, “Not Playing with a Full Deck,” will go on two times …
Otto Petersen, whose foul-mouthed ventriloquist dummy George made his act “Otto & George” a popular friend of the Opie & Anthony radio program, reportedly died in his sleep. He was 53. The sad news was reported this morning on SiriusXM’s The Opie & Anthony Show. Petersen almost died last year, …
Terry Fator returned to Late Show with David Letterman on Thursday night’s program, and it wasn’t even Ventriloquist Week! Fator has headlined The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip since winning America’s Got Talent in its second season. What sets Fator apart from whatever you’re thinking of ventriloquists is that …
