Jeff Dunham
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| Jeff Dunham | |
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| Birth name | Jeff Dunham |
| Born | 1960 [citation needed] Dallas, Texas |
| Genres | Stand up, ventriloquism |
| Spouse | Paige Dunham (1990-present) |
| Website | Jeff Dunham.com |
Jeff Dunham (born 1960 [citation needed] in Dallas, Texas) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian. A graduate of Baylor University, he has performed on numerous comedy shows, including Comedy Central Presents in 2003. His usual puppets include a woozle named Peanut; a bitter old man named Walter; José Jalapeño, a talking jalapeño pepper on a stick; Achmed the Dead Terrorist; and an unusual superhero named Melvin.
His first DVD, Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself, was released in April 2006. In this stand-up offering, Jeff opens his show playing straight-man to his usual crew and includes two other characters: Sweet Daddy D and Bubba J, in place of Achmed and Melvin. His comedy special "Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity" was available at Redbox stands on September 4 2007,[1] and was released to buy on DVD September 18 2007. A Christmas special was taped at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee and will premiere on Comedy Central as Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special on Sunday, November 16 2008 and be available on DVD and Blu-ray on Tuesday, November 18 2008.[2]
Walter
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Walter is a retired and grumpy old man with arms always crossed in discontent. He has a brash, negative, and often sarcastic view on today's world. He is a Vietnam War veteran and a former welder, and "doesn't give a damn" about anyone, especially his own wife and certain audience members. Walter has been married for 48 years as of 2008. He often complains about his marriage and his wife. Jeff tries to defend Walter's wife by saying that marriage is supposed to last forever to which Walter adds, "Yeah, and this one is taking too damn long." Jeff continues to try to smooth things over by claiming that marriage is an institution. Walter then says, "So is Alcatraz." Once, Jeff asked Walter what he would want to come back as if he was reincarnated. Walter says, "I'd come back as my wife and leave me the hell alone!" Even with all the condescending remarks about his marriage and wife, Walter claims he still loves her even though he has said he never tells her. He says that she knows because he smiles a lot. When asked if he ever cheated on his wife, he quickly responds, "NO!" Then mumbles a regretful, "Damnit". He also makes sexual jokes. Walter has even asked Jeff how he knows that he pleases his wife sexually. Jeff answered, "Well, she calls me the hurricane". To which, Walter glared at him and said, "Oh! I get it. Exciting at first then it ends in disaster. Maybe she should call you FEMA." This confused Jeff and he asked Walter what FEMA meant. Walter quickly responded, "Slow to respond and not a lot of satisfying results." Another sexual joke he used is a reference to his wife during a "certain part of the month." "As soon as she woke up this morning, she jumped on her minstrual cycle and ran my ass over. It even makes a noise: Nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag nag, biiiiiiiitch, bitch biiiiitch. (He ricites this in such a way as to emulate the sound of a motorcycle reving up then driving away.) Walter frequently uses the term "dumbass" to describe everyone from government officials to terrorists. According to both Achmed and Melvin, Walter has terrible gas. Achmed even said, "Saddam's mustard gas was nothing compared to a Walter fart."
Achmed, the Dead Terrorist
Achmed, the Dead Terrorist is a skeleton suicide bomber, with a beard and a white turban. He is used by Dunham to perform comedy based on the contemporary issue of terrorism. He is known for yelling "Silence! I kill you!"[3] at anyone in the audience who dares laugh at him, as well as "Holy crap!," and "You racist bastard!". Achmed has become a fan favorite as evidenced by the fact that his video on YouTube has received well over 66 million views, as of August 2008 and is one of the most watched videos on the entire site. Achmed has expressed a distaste for Chinese cuisine and Lucky Charms cereal explaining that the foods "go right through [him]!" Despite the jokes Achmed tells, he claims he isn't Muslim because 'Made in China' is written on his ass. His cause of death is uncertain. In "Spark of Insanity" he said he had a "premature detonation," but also claims that he was refueling his car and he answered his cell phone, while in the song "Jingle Bombs" he said he was "shot in the ass by the U. S. Military" while a bomb was strapped to his back.
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