Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham plays Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena on Dec. 31. Here, Dunham, seen with his puppet character Walter, receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2017 in Los Angeles.

By Mark Wedel Special to the Gazette Ventriloquism is a funny art. Funny as in, kind of spooky. Comedian Jeff Dunham and his puppets -- from bottom left, Achmed, The Dead Terrorist; Peanut; Jose ...

Jeff Dunham is a comedian and ventriloquist who uses puppet character shows to make jokes. The comedy act typically includes back-and-forth banter between Dunham and his puppets.

If puppets could talk: Jeff Dunham. Jennifer Levin; Apr 19, 2019 Apr 19, 2019; 0; ... purple-skinned Peanut. Dunham brings his new act, Passively Aggressive, to the Santa Ana Star Center (3001 ...

Jeff Dunham is one of the hottest names in comedy these days, no mean feat for a ventriloquist. Along with his puppet pals Jose Jalapeno, Peanut, Walter and Achmed the Dead Terrorist, Dunham's ...

In 1970, Jeff Dunham was given a Mortimer Snerd dummy, a gift from his parents. Twenty years later, at age 28, he made his first appearance, along with Peanut, on "The Tonight Show." Dunham could ...

Jeff Dunham will be talking to himself in Omaha. The comedian and ventriloquist will appear in Omaha with puppets including Peanut, Walter, Bubba J. and Achmed at the CHI Health Center on April 2.

Jeff Dunham is the most popular stand-up comic ... “I can get away with things that other comics can’t because of the puppets,” Dunham said. ... the wisecracking Peanut the Woozle, and Jose ...

Jeff Dunham's life is an open book. And in that book ("All By My Selves -- Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me") you learn stuff like: ...

After playing straight man to Peanut, Walter and Achmed for so many years, Jeff Dunham has put himself back into the spotlight lately. Last week, the BIO Channel special "Birth of a Dummy," the ...