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 ...

I go back to the guys like Will Rogers, Bob Hope, Carson ... The idea that the dummy is saying the offensive thing, not Jeff Dunham. But that’s a conceit, and as Peanut points out, you ...

Jeff Dunham might be the star of his show, but he wouldn’t be as big without his puppet friends. The comedian-ventriloquist has become an arena-filling headliner, thanks to his wisecracking ...

Comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is bringing some of his puppet performing partners to Gainbridge Fieldhouse this winter. He'll stop at the downtown arena Dec. 29 as part of his "Artificial ...

When 9-year-old Jeff Dunham received a toy ventriloquist dummy for Christmas, he began practicing and dreaming of characters who could say what nobody else would dare. More than 50 years later ...

Dunham, 62, clearly knows what he's doing. "I can get away with things that other comics can't because of the puppets," Dunham said. "It's kind of like working with cartoon characters. With the ...

Jeff Dunham ... ventriloquist/comedian? Dunham himself doesn’t even seem to know. With each of his comedy specials, before he starts bringing out his lineup of famed puppets, he does a solid ...

Soon after his parents gave the an 8-year-old Jeff Dunham a dummy as a present, he decided he was going to be the world’s best ventriloquist. After decades of grinding through teen talent shows ...

EXCLUSIVE: Nacelle is partnering with comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham on a new eight ... the most exciting cars ever built. Dunham will be joined by puppet friends like Peanut, Walter ...

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.” ...

Some words may be mispronounced. Jeff Dunham might work with dummies, but he is no dummy. A big reason for his success is that he can get away with delivering outrageous jokes through his ...