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your favourite ventiloquist?

ex hibitionist

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Some poster likened Chris Sutton to a sock puppet, triggered a memory of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, then there's Ray Allen and Lord Charles, Educating Archie where Beryl Reid did some of her best stuff, Keith Harris and Orville are the worst, there'll be lots of support for Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear but although his dummy was mute so he might not technically count I'm going for Rod Hull and Emu. Any muppet counts of course, and Animal was right up there, although I did have a soft spot for Bert and Ernie and Grover. And who was under the desk when Roland Rat was in his pomp?
 
ex hibitionist said:
Some poster likened Chris Sutton to a sock puppet, triggered a memory of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, then there's Ray Allen and Lord Charles, Educating Archie where Beryl Reid did some of her best stuff, Keith Harris and Orville are the worst, there'll be lots of support for Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear but although his dummy was mute so he might not technically count I'm going for Rod Hull and Emu. Any muppet counts of course, and Animal was right up there, although I did have a soft spot for Bert and Ernie and Grover. And who was under the desk when Roland Rat was in his pomp?
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erratum: ventriloquist. oops, or should I say 'gollocks'.
 
ex hibitionist said:
Some poster likened Chris Sutton to a sock puppet, triggered a memory of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, then there's Ray Allen and Lord Charles, Educating Archie where Beryl Reid did some of her best stuff, Keith Harris and Orville are the worst, there'll be lots of support for Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear but although his dummy was mute so he might not technically count I'm going for Rod Hull and Emu. Any muppet counts of course, and Animal was right up there, although I did have a soft spot for Bert and Ernie and Grover. And who was under the desk when Roland Rat was in his pomp?
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You couldn't make it up. A radio show starring a ventriloquist, only in Britain.
 
ex hibitionist said:
Some poster likened Chris Sutton to a sock puppet, triggered a memory of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, then there's Ray Allen and Lord Charles, Educating Archie where Beryl Reid did some of her best stuff, Keith Harris and Orville are the worst, there'll be lots of support for Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear but although his dummy was mute so he might not technically count I'm going for Rod Hull and Emu. Any muppet counts of course, and Animal was right up there, although I did have a soft spot for Bert and Ernie and Grover. And who was under the desk when Roland Rat was in his pomp?
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If Muppets count (hope for Sutton yet) can I choose Sweep? Him singing Nessun Dorma was a joy for the ages.
 
Some good ones mentioned already, and I have to agree that Peter Brough and Archie Andrews were the standout act on the radio. Only in England eh? Actually I think my favourite of the old timers was Lord Charles - perpetually tipsy and amusing.

Not such a popular act these days, but of modern ventriloquists, I'd vote for Paul Zerdin. Clever, funny and original.

 
Palace Old Geezer said:
Some good ones mentioned already, and I have to agree that Peter Brough and Archie Andrews were the standout act on the radio. Only in England eh? Actually I think my favourite of the old timers was Lord Charles - perpetually tipsy and amusing.

Not such a popular act these days, but of modern ventriloquists, I'd vote for Paul Zerdin. Clever, funny and original.

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Jeff Dunham can be funny too.
In my memory ventriloquists were on telly a lot , mainly Terry Hall & Lenny the Lion.
Sandy Powell and Harry Worth too, both getting it all wrong.
 
I wet to a Stranglers gig once. The support act was a foul-mouthed ventriloquist act.

Before the band came on, the old lady came down the aisle with the illuminated ice cream tray.

Rock and Roll!
 
ex hibitionist said:
Some poster likened Chris Sutton to a sock puppet, triggered a memory of Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop, then there's Ray Allen and Lord Charles, Educating Archie where Beryl Reid did some of her best stuff, Keith Harris and Orville are the worst, there'll be lots of support for Roger de Coursey and Nookie Bear but although his dummy was mute so he might not technically count I'm going for Rod Hull and Emu. Any muppet counts of course, and Animal was right up there, although I did have a soft spot for Bert and Ernie and Grover. And who was under the desk when Roland Rat was in his pomp?
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A bit of an unusual memory, but mid to late nineties on the Big Breakfast: who remembers Zig and Zag? They were great!
 
Dead of Night, a 1945 b/w supernatural horror film features Michael Redgrave as a ventriloquist with an evil malevolent dummy. A world away from Ray Alan and Lord Charles, or is it?
 
Pete53 said:
Dead of Night, a 1945 b/w supernatural horror film features Michael Redgrave as a ventriloquist with an evil malevolent dummy. A world away from Ray Alan and Lord Charles, or is it?
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Not after Lord Charles booted him in the Tich and Quackers.
 
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