The Jeff Dunham Show
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The Jeff Dunham Show |
| Original title | The Jeff Dunham Show |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 2009 |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 in 1 season |
| genre | Comedy |
| idea | Jeff Dunham |
| German-language first broadcast |
September 12, 2010 on Comedy Central |
| occupation | |
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The Jeff Dunham Show was a stand-up comedy starring ventriloquist Jeff Dunham using talking dolls to make his jokes. The series ran on Comedy Central USA from October 22 to December 10, 2009 . A total of 7 episodes were produced. Since September 12, 2010, the series can also be seen in the German-language dubbing by Robert Missler on Comedy Central Germany .
background
On December 29, 2009, it was announced that The Jeff Dunham Show would not return for a second season, despite above-average ratings. Nellie Andreeva , one of the producers, said that higher manufacturing costs were the trigger for the series to be discontinued.
The complete television series was released on May 18, 2010 in the USA on the DVD The Jeff Dunham Show .
Reviews and critical reception
The US episode show drew 5.3 million viewers.
The series didn't get off to a great start in terms of ratings. Metacritic gave the series 20 points on a scale up to 100. This negative criticism came about mainly because of the prejudice against Dunham and ventriloquism in general. Hollywood Reporter's Randee Dawn thought the dolls were racist.
Web links
- The Jeff Dunham Show USA 2009 fernsehserien.de
- The Jeff Dunham Show (2009) IMDb.com
- The Jeff Dunham Show tv.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Hibberd, Nellie Andreeva: Comedy Central: 'No plans' to renew Jeff Dunham . In: The Live Feed , December 29, 2009.
- ↑ Alex Weprin: Comedy Central Cancels 'Jeff Dunham Show' . In: Broadcasting & Cable , December 29, 2009.
- ^ The Jeff Dunham Show (2009) . Amazon.com ; Retrieved August 28, 2013.
- ^ The Jeff Dunham Show at Metacritic
- ^ Richard McLaren: 'Dunham Show' laughs are strictly for dummies . In: The Boston Globe , October 22, 2009
- ↑ Paige Wiser: TV Review: Comedy Central's 'The Jeff Dunham Show' . In: Chicago Sun-Times , October 22, 2009
- ↑ Hank Stuever: Jeff Dunham's laugh-free zone . In: The Washington Post , October 22, 2009
- ^ Brian Lowry: The Jeff Dunham Show . In: Daily Variety , October 20, 2009
- ↑ Randee Dawn: The Jeff Dunham Show - TV Review . ( Memento from October 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) In: The Hollywood Reporter , October 20, 2009