Ventriloquist Central Video Collecting Series – Bob Isaacson’s Mortimer Snerd

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It is with great pleasure that I now show you the fantastic, wood carved, Mortimer Snerd figure which Bob used in the performances he did at the Museum of Radio Broadcasting in Chicago.

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Ventriloquist Edgar Bergen – A Genius at Promotion

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This little gem was sent in to me from Doug Preis.

 

Just look at how well this photo was conceived and executed.

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Dare To Be Different – by Ventriloquist Bob Abdou

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Once again our good friend “Mr. Puppet”, ventriloquist Bob Abdou, sent in this gem to share with you.

“While starting to write this story on being different, I realize that the title is used in an article I just read in an old Vent-0-Gram booklet. So even though this article is different, current and my opinion, I’m going to keep the title anyway.

Can one really be different with common, similar looking, basic, standard figures/puppets?

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Time for Another Mystery Ventriloquist

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Here’s the next mystery ventriloquist.

Any ideas???

Last mystery ventriloquist was….

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American Television’s First Ventriloquist

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We all love to see Ventriloquists perform on TV and why not ? It is the art form that all of us love.

Today we have Jeff Dunham and Terry Fator giving us fantastic performances of both comedy and song. I have seen them both in person and love them both. Actually I can’t get enough of either of them. They are the creme de la creme. I also can’t forget the great Jay Johnson with his ventfull insights and perfect ventriloquial timing. Simply sublime.

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