The one performance that I happened to see was on the site you tube. The puppeteer or should I say ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. My came into my dorm room and convinced me to check out this video on the Internet of Jeff Dunham and Achmed the dead terrorist. His act was astonishing; I really thought that Achmed was a real person and not just a skeleton! He was fluent with his motions, and also his dummy was perfect. Jeff Dunham is a comedian ventriloquist and his act was so funny. After the first time I saw the video I watched it over and over because I loved the way his dummy had his own life and character. . I was really drawn to the Jeff Dunham show because I really love to laugh, and he was great at making me laugh. His shows are awesome and would love to go to one of his shows if he ever goes to the twin cities sometime soon. I did some research of his other characters and everyone has a different personality as if the were actually real. I saw another performance of him with his other dummy called Walter. Walter and Achmed are my two favorite characters that Jeff Dunham has in his suitcase. Let me tell you more about his dummy Walter. Walter is an old grumpy man with bushy eyebrows and acts exactly like someone everyone can relate too. Walter complains and complains about everything and anything he can. Walter also likes to make fun of a lot of people like cops and dumb people. The best part of Walter is when he complains about marriage and his wife. He stands up in front of the audience and has a conversation with his dummies and he never skips a beat. He is actually having a conversation with himself, but you would never know because he is so good at what he does and helps people understand that an inanimate object can really come to life at anytime. It helps kids believe that a doll is not just a doll, you can make it your own give it a name, a personality, and even a voice of its own. Jeff Dunham gives puppet a great name and hope he puts more videos on you tube, because I have watched all of them but want to see a new show of his. If we had to take a trip to a show I would really recommend to anyone to go to his show, because I want people to know what he has done for the puppet community. He is such an influential person, and I know that people have watched his shows and the next day they tried to control a puppet, or even took a better understanding of theater and art. He give kids the ability to believe and he is such a good role model for young kids trying to be a ventriloquist. He is truly and inspirational person.
