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 show. Jeff Dunham backhavelib Change image and share on social
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 Edgar Bergen came along in the 1930s. Jeff Dunham 1930sartattraction share on social
In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Johnny Carson at least once before our ten-year class reunion. Our class reunion was in June of 1990, and I was on 'The Tonight Show' in April 1990, so I made it by a few months. Jeff Dunham aprilcarsonclass share on social
Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday; I was there for every major event. Jeff Dunham birthdaydifficultevent Change image and share on social
Growing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas. Jeff Dunham arenabiggreat Change image and share on social
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 part of what I do for a living. Because then you are forwarding. You are forwarding that art, forwarding that career ahead. Jeff Dunham aheadartcareer share on social
I taught myself computer. Then Macintosh came along, and it became a really bad addiction. If I wasn't in show business, I'd have pocket protectors growing out of my chest. I do everything on it. It's kinda sick. Jeff Dunham addictionbadbusiness share on social
When I was in third grade I taught myself ventriloquism... What's hard is to learn to be an entertainer and make people laugh. I was a few years out of college before I felt I had enough material. Then in 1988 I moved to L.A. and started to do some shows at comedy clubs. Jeff Dunham clubcollegecomedy share on social
I think maybe one reason why ventriloquists are looked down on is because it's very difficult to be funny. I think what happens is that people get a dummy, they learn the technique of ventriloquism, they memorize the script, they think they're in show business. Jeff Dunham businessdifficultdummy share on social
Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight it or embrace it. Jeff Dunham comedyconcertembrace Change image and share on social
