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Why Ventriloquists Use Different Accents for Characters

March 27, 2024 By Elaine Ambrose

https://youtu.be/30TeVbq7epU?si=W_5zqVK9bAYkIcpE

Click the YouTube link to watch and hear six of my characters.

I have eight puppets with distinct accents. Ventriloquists use different accents to distinguish between their characters. The act wouldn’t work if the puppet had the same voice as the ventriloquist. My characters are British, Old World, grumpy old man, breathless middle aged woman, Country Western singer, and Mexican. Some ventriloquists have been accused of being racist because they use ethnic accents. That claim is usually untrue. We just want to entertain and have fun.

View ventriloquist sites on YouTube or visit Jeff Dunham for more examples of character and voice.

Are you interested in having me visit your party or event? My puppets love birthday parties for all ages, midlife humor celebrations, and business events. Find details here: GigSalad. 

Granddaddy entertained the crowd at the Moudy Mountain Summer Festival near McCall

 

Filed Under: blog Tagged With: #accents, #humor, #JeffDunham, #VENTRILOQUISM, puppets

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