How to Be a Ventriloquist
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- Do you want to know How to be a ventriloquist?
Darci Lynn Farmer won America’s Got Talent.
Terry Fator has one of the best show on the Las Vegas Strip.
Jeff Dunham sells out arenas internationally and is one of the highest paid stand-up comedians in the world.
This is the best time to get into ventriloquism.
It is fun, people love to watch, and if you are already performing you will book more gigs by adding it to your act.
What makes it so fun?
Illusion of the Ear
Our ears are not very good at telling the exact spot a sound comes from.
Think of the last movie you went to.
The theater’s sound system uses the same speakers for actors, explosion, or sound effect.
But the sounds all seem to come from specific parts of the screen.
We use our ears to get the general direction but we use things like visual clues, the sound of a person’s voice, and the context to tell exactly who is speaking.
One audio speaker can make us hear lots of different people and one ventriloquist can do that too by making their voice different and giving us visual clues.
Illusion of the Eye
We use our ears to get the general direction of sound but we use visual clues, the sound of a persons’ voice, and the context to find the exact spot.
On screen it is easy to tell who is speaking because we see them talking and hear their specific voice.
A ventriloquist makes it easy to tell who is speaking because we see the puppet’s mouth moving when it speaks and not the ventriloquist.
The movement of the puppet and facial expressions of the ventriloquists help make it clear who is doing the speaking.
Illusion of the Mind
Ventriloquism is fun because even though we know it is just the ventriloquist talking, it is fun and funny to suspend our disbelief and enjoy the show.
What Ventriloquism is NOT
Most people know ventriloquism when they see it, but there are lots of misconceptions about it.
Not Something You Are Born With
No one is born knowing how to do ventriloquism.
It is not some genetic quirk or gift.
Every good ventriloquist you see has spent lots and lots of hours practicing.
Not a Substitution for Entertainment
Ventriloquism is a tool for entertainment.
But the technical skills are not enough.
Jeff Dunham would be a funny stand-up comedian even if he did not do ventriloquism.
Terry Fator would be great at doing musical impressions of famous singers.
Darci Lynn Farmer would be cute, charming, and a great singer.
They use ventriloquism as a tool to take their talent and make it so much more entertaining.
But the key is to be funny and entertaining FIRST.
Not Impossible
You can learn to be a ventriloquist.
If you can speak normally, you can do it.
It is a learned skill that you can do.
ANYONE willing to practice can learn it.
Not Easy
You can be a ventriloquist but it takes time.
It will take lots of practice but it is fun practice and you’ll enjoy the time.
How to Do Ventriloquism
I’m not going to pretend to tell you everything you need to know to be a ventriloquist in this short video.
But, I do want to tell you how to get started. I don’t have any ties to these resources. I am just trying to save you some time.
Lessons
Jeff Dunham has some lessons on CZcams to get you started.
Tom Crowl has a video series and it has five free lessons to get you started. You can see if it is fun and what you want to do.
I asked a lot of ventriloquists and almost all of them said Tom Crowl’s course is the place to start.
You can find it at:
Learnventriloquism.com
And the best place to start when you are ready for your first professional puppet is Axtell Expressions.
Steve Axtell does great work and is just a super nice person too.
Almost all working ventriloquists use (or have used) an Axtell puppet.
The Axtell website is:
Axtell.com
Ventriloquism is fun and it is a PERFORMING art.
So, learn the craft then go perform.
Volunteer for nursing homes, your church, Cub Scouts, anywhere you can.
Who is your favorite ventriloquist?
In the comments below, tell us who your favorite ventriloquist is. - Zábava
Who is your favorite ventriloquist? Darci Lynne Farmer, Jeff Dunham, Terry Fator, or someone else?
All the above, and in that order.
jeff is my
Jeff Dunham is an amazing performer. He is one of the reasons that ventriloquism is so popular today.
ProfessorQB Paul Zerdin
Paul Zerdin does not get the publicity that a lot of vents get, but he seems very skilled and entertaining.
My favorite ventriloquist is Darci Lynn
Carmen, Darci Lynne Farmer just gets better as she matures as a performer. She is going to be a star not just in the ventriloquist world but in comedy in general as she grows up.
ProfessorQB you know I watch a lot of ventriloquists on CZcams, and I am performing in June every end of June we go up to creation in Pennsylvania and I saw 1 of my favorite ventriloquist Mark Thompson and friends and I was like I want to try that but he's a man and I'm a young woman who is 21 years old or I would say 20 from last year that I saw him, the reason I am telling you this now because you might think I never seen you in person doing ventriloquist I understand that but a good thing is I am going to perform on stage with my favorite ventriloquist Maran and friends and we meant after her show ends she had's her own booth table and I got puppet eyes, but I have 2 puppets Holly the mermaid and Chelsea the cheerleader and I am getting whole lot better because of ventriloquists
That is awesome. I am so excited for you.
Getting to know ventriloquists make it so fun. It is a very open and accepting community.
Thank you for sharing this with me.
ProfessorQB of course, I was wondering where you live?
I am in Tyler, Texas.
Darci Lynn is my favorite, never see her lips move. She is fantastic!!!
Mind has to be darci Lynn every time I watch and she does makes me smile 😊
One of her biggest assets is in addition to technical proficiency she is just a joy to watch. Not only is she good at the craft, she also knows how to bring joy to her audiences.
ProfessorQB she rly dose and Very good and her technique like the way she snatches ur heart with her sweet voice and her technique V B and M are the hardest for me but the way she does it so smoothly it’s very entertaining and like you said with the allusions she’s really good at it and I can do that too just with lots of practice ty for replying have a good evening 😊
@@ProfessorQB Darci Lynn inspired me to do ventriloquizm. I have a puppet named Kimmie. She is in my profile picture. Darci Lynn is my favorite.
@@cloudyxsarah do you have any videos of you and Kimmie performing? I would love to watch you in action.
@@ProfessorQB yes I do if you look up on CZcams Richard DeFord, Sarah Faith DeFord you will see there is a video called Sarah Faith DeFord
I confess that ventriloquism is a new hobby of mine, I even dream about making my original characters, I watched Jeff Dunham's lessons and he inspired me to do ventriloquism, btw he is my favorite
You just can't seem to get enough of Jeff Dunham. PLUS, if you ever get the chance, he's a great person to talk with :-)
I was able to visit with Jeff Dunham at the VentHaven ConVENTion years ago.
He was very kind.
yes he was and still is :-)
My favorite Ventriloquist is I don’t know his name but the person who voices Kermit The Frog 🐸
Patrick Tima I believe that Kermit was originally voiced by Jim Henson himself until he passed away.
That’s not ventriloquism, that’s muppetry.
Jordan Peterson
My absolute favorite is Darci Lynne!!! She's the BEST!!
Darci Lynne is amazing
Darci Lynne is my favorite ventriloquist, she looks cute, but when she starts with her act, she blows me away every time, no matter how many times I watch the same performance
Darci Lynn Farmer is definitely my favorite I watched all of her AGT performances and decided I want to learn ventriloquism
That is great. You will love being a ventriloquist.
I already started saving my money for a ventriloquist doll :)@@ProfessorQB
@@Susan-cp7tf How fun. You'll be performing before you know it.
Thanks! :)@@ProfessorQB
@@ProfessorQB i have been practicing with a sock puppet
My favorite is Darci Lynne. If she hadn’t had the confidence to perform on AGT, I wouldn’t know what ventriloquism is.
There are a lot of gifted & talented ventriloquist & I respect all of them, but to be honest, my favorite 1 is Darci Lynne.
Darci+Pual=PERFECT
my favorite ventriloquist is Darci Lynne and Jeff Dunham!
They are both amazing talents.
My absolute favourite is Paul Zerdin. He has great sense of humor and will make you laugh of joy each time you watch his performance. My second fav is darci Lynn. She's very inspiring and her singing was just outstanding.
My favourite ventriloquist was most definitely Ray Allen 😁 the British ventriloquist who had Lord Charles 🧐 a Master of his craft. They are on CZcams so check them out and judge for yourselves. In second place in my opinion was Terri Rogers with Shorty Harris 😗 Female ventriloquist with Male character 🙂 think about it?? Very difficult to do the crossover from Female voice to Male voice 😆 and both these ventriloquist acts were performing in the 60s and 70s with amazing tradiitional ventriloquist dolls 🤗
My favorite? Easy, Darci Lynn
She is getting even better
Mines Jeff Dunham
Narwhal Dreams, I saw Jeff Dunham at a small venue.
He was answering audience questions and trying out a new figure.
He is MASTERFUL at improv.
Ikr
Apparently I actually talked about Darcy Lynne for my Special Olympics reality tv shows and I talked about AGT 1 of the expert panels
I have to say all the ventriloquists are just amazing even so Darcy Lynne 1 of the professional ventriloquism and she has a gifted voice that she has
I'm so excited that Darcy won the show but the other contestants did excellent job of there talents and coming on the show as well for the first time of their life and show people what talents what they have they want to show the world
Absolutely amazing
At a young age Darci Lynne has shown what hard work practice and persistence can achieve in life.
At a young age Darci Lynne have revitalized the art of ventriloquism and brought it back into mainstream as a major artform! and has inspired countless of people of all age group to either take up the art of ventriloquism or show an interest as a spectator of the art.
She is an amazing talent! 🙂
Darci Lynne is my favourite of them all!
Iam from India and I really admire Darcee Lynn ever since I saw her on AGT.
Darci Lynn farmer is my favorite
She has more talent and charm than most of us will ever have. She is a rare talent.
I are a ventriloquist and my Instagram name is gabriella.hibrisia Follow me soon please and my CZcams name is Gabriella J answer me soon please 😄😁😁😄😄😄😄😄😄😁
My favorite is Darci Lynn she inspired me to not be afraid or care what other people think about me...
Wow, that is great.
Glad she inspired you.
@@ProfessorQB Thx, I want to become a singer and contortionist so she helped a lot with that!
That is great how you take inspiration from other performers to get confidence.
@@ProfessorQB IKR!😂
Mine is Paul Zerdin, the first ventriloquist I have ever seen. Then I found Jeff Dunham. Both are great.
That is great. In the US most people seem to find Jeff Dunham first.
They are both wonderful performers.
Back then, I dont what ventriloquism is, until I saw Paul Zerdin on AGT. I liked and addicted to it, and I'm actually practicing it.
Search some tutorial and got struck with Jeff Dunham vid.
My favourite ventriloquist comedian is the legendary jeff dunham!!!🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭🎭😎😎🤩🤩🤩🤩
My friend who pretended he could do ventriloquism and put a sock on his hand and started talking with his teeth gritted😂😂😂
My favorite ventriloquist is Darci Lynn Farmer.
My favorite ventriloquist is Darci Lynne
Darci Lynne is amazing and is not only a talented ventriloquist, she is also an amazing singer. 🙂
I love Darci! She’s my idol! ❤️❤️
Jeff Dunham he is so great and funny ^_^
Jeff Dunham is great because in addition to his tallent as a ventriloquist, he would be hilarious as a stand up comedian.
Darci Lynne is my favorite ventriloquist
She is an amazing talent!!!
Darci Lynne is my fav Ventriloquist
I like Darci Lynne and Jeff Dunham. Darci has inspired me to want to do ventriloquism but I haven’t had the chance to practice but I think I am going to get started soon.
P.S. My middle name is Lynne so I like her a whole lot.
When I brought my "Kelly" 'out of the closet' (as it were) I thought I was way ahead of the children in my neck of the woods, I didn't think they would know too much about "Dummies", BUT, apparently there are 'horror vents on TV and I get 'negative' comments, like he is 'scary' "I don't like puppets".....etc.
Mike Rogers there is some of that but I am finding in my market people are excited because of America's Got Tallent, Darci Lynne Farmer, Terry Fator, and Jeff Dunham.
Things are looking up for ventriloquist.
This is the best time to get into vent.
I've gotten those same "scary" comments since my first birthday party gig in the early 90's because of Chucky or Puppetmaster...it comes with teh job. But he's not wrong this really is a great time for vent. I've had at least triple the booking inquiries lately.
@@ChristineBarger a lot of it comes down to the fun performance.
My favorite Ventriloquist is Darci Lynne. :) =)
I have been a fan of the art of Ventriloquism since I was a child. notable Ventriloquist that I like are.
Paul Winchell - "Jerry Mahoney", "Knucklehead Smiff
Willie Tyler - "Lester"
Jay Johnson - "Squeaky", "Bob", "Grits", "Darwin"
Shari Lewis - "Lamb Chop", "Charlie Horse", "Hush Puppy"
Wayland Flowers - Madame
Edgar Bergen - "Charlie McCarthy", "Mortimer Snerd", "Effie Klinker
Terry Fator - "Emma Taylor", "Winston the Impersonating Turtle", "Walter T. Airdale
Jeff Dunham - "Peanut", "Walter", "Jose Jalapeño", "Bubba J", "Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Darci Lynne - "Petunia", "Oscar", "Edna Doorknocker", "Katie", "Okie", "Scarlett", "Ace", "Nigel", "Ivan
That is a GREAT "Who's Who" You really know your ventriloquists. 🙂
@@ProfessorQB Thanks you Professor for your reply to both of my comments. as you know not all Ventriloquists can sing and a good one can make you start to believe that their more then one on stage that their dummies or puppets are real by their puppeteering skills and delivering and timing of their lines between themselves and their dummies/puppets.
That's what makes it so much fun to watch the great ones 🙂
I've seen darci Lynne in person before it was amazing. I attended one of her shows in maryland.
my favorite ventriloquist is Jeff Dunham
My favorite is Darci Lynn
"Jeff Dunham and Darci Lynne."
Puppeteering with Nigel, it would be hard to think of two that have done more.
Jeff brought it into the mainstream again and Darci Lynne is bringing it to a new generation.
Terry Fator and others are great. But Jeff and Darci Lynne have to be in the discussion.
I like them too
jeff dunham is my favourite video
Niroshi, Jeff Dunham is a wonderful performer. I have have met him and he is a great person as well.
I love Darci Lynne
I know! Isn't she great? She is one of my favorites too.
I loved darci lyans last performance for agt with terry factor it was funny to watch
Darci lyan and Jeff have made me want to do ventriloquist and it’s cool
So now that I watched them I wanted to be like darci and Jeff Because it would be fun but challenging
One of the coolest things is how Jeff Dunham and Terry Fator have accepted and encouraged Darci Lynne Farmer.
I find the ventriloquist community to be very accepting and encouraging to each other.
I am just. this video now and my Favorite Ventriolquists are Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Señor Wences, Ronn Lucas, Shari Lewis, and Jeff Dunham of the popular ones. Terry Fator and Darci Lynn are great singing Vents and Edgar B., Jeff D., Ronn L. and Jay Johnson are funny! Paul Zerdin is great too!
I also have a couple of videos on How To do technical skills of ventriloquism on my channel
I've seen one of your videos not to long ago. And it gave me REALLY GOOD advise! Thank you so much!
Because I am trying to be a ventriloquist. I've only had one year of ventriloquism, and it is so hard.
No one:
Me: watching this at 3am
Daric lyyne is my favorite
Darci lynne
Darci Lynne continues to mature in her talent; plus, she seems so we'll grounded and from such a good family.
My favorite ventriloquist is Darci lynne ❤
my fav. ventriloquist is Darci Lynne
I like Darcys character! She is a very talentated ventriloquist! Darcy is number ONE!!! 😀😀😀 I also want to be so a good ventriloquist!!!
Darci Lynne is amazing and a good person from a good family
My favourite has to be Arthur worsley
That is great I find that many Americans are not familiar with the great British ventriloquists. Thank you for reminding us about Arthur Worsley. 🙂
TERRY FATOR!
He is great
My favorite is "Dun dun dun haaaaaam"!
LoL.
Ones like Darci lynn and jeff, are introducing the younger crowd to a unique form of comedy, however ventriloquism as been around since the late 19th century, there was a performer called edger burgen and his counterpart charley McCarthy who entertained audiences before tvs were in homes and during the second world war, and continued to do so for the rest of his life..
You make a good point. We would not have the ventriloquists we have today without Bergen, Shari Lewis, Jimmy Nelson, and a host of others.
Favorite: Darci Lynn
I don't know the name and only heard the story, which may not even be true, but I guess in the old days of performing, there was a ventriloquist who when he came to a new city to perform, he would drive up interest in his show by going to the main part of the city and carry on conversations with horses and the wares of fishmongers (dead fish) and would freak people out. If true, he's my favorite. Then Willie Tyler and Lester. I had a Lester figure when I was younger.
That reminds me of the old story. A ventriloquist was performing in a saloon in the Old West.
His figure "Jake" would insult the audience for laughs.
Jake made a joke about how stupid the gunslinger in the front row was. The gunslinger pulled out his six-shooter.
The ventriloquist started to apologize and the gunslinger said, "You stay out of this mister. This is between me and the little guy sittin' on your knee."
@@ProfessorQB I tell that joke to friends substituting in politicians I don't like. :)
Paul Zerdin and Darci Lynne
Paul is my favorite
Darci Lynne is my favorite
When u said Jeff Dunham was one of the most payed stand up comedian achmed stood up lol
My favorite is Darci Lynne. She’s my idol :)
Darci Lynne is amazing.
I know, right?
She has a great future ahead of her, I’m sure of it :D
@@tempolynnrealofficial I think she may end up being the biggest ventriloquist EVER!
ProfessorQB I hope so!
Good luck to Darci, Oscar, Petunia and all her other puppets!
I love darci
Darci Lynne just keeps getting better AND she seems so well grounded and humble.
My favorite ventriloquist is Paul zerdin
He is an incredible talent
I love darci. Sir can you tell me that the sound from puppet is come from the person standing with puppet or coming from speaker
Darci lynn is my fav
Darci Lynne is an amazing talent and is making ventriloquism fun and accessible to an entire new generation. She is great.
Darcy Lynne is my favorite
One of the things that impresses me most is how mature and gracious she is as she gets older and even more famous.
Darci Lynne Farmer and Jeff Dunham
Two of the best ever
You make a good pirate lol
Thank you.
My pirate character is my most popular.
And every Pirate needs a talking bird. 😀
My favourite ventriloquist is darci Lynne
The guy in the video should have done this video without his lips moving 🤣
Anyone ever heard of Paul Zerdin to me his the best 😊
My favorite ventriloquist is all of them because all of them are very good it's just so hard to choose so my favorite is all of them
That is great Mark Harley. Ventriloquists work hard and it is fun to watch them all.
Taylor Mason is my favorite ventriloquist.
Taylor Mason is a ventriloquist that is not as well known as some others but does good work and has written a book in ventriloquism. Good call.
Paul Zerdin he is soo good litterly
Paul Zerdin is GREAT
My favorite ventriloquist her is Jeff Dunham
Same I like Darci
Mark Zuckerberg's ventriloquist is hella talented
My favourite hands down has got to be Paul Cardin and my favourite act of his is his act semi final
zerdin*
Darci Lynne Farmer
Darci Lynne is one of the best
Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Jimmy Nelson :)
My favorite ventriloquist is paul zerdin
Paul Zurden won AGT back in 2014.
@samartmanandpals5012... Paul spells his last name "Zerdin" and he won Season 10 of America's Got Talent in 2015
So sir from the beginning we should not use our natural voice i mean is a different voice for our pupput is required or not
Darci lynne for sure
For those who are thinking about taking up the art of Ventriloquism I would start out using a sock on your hand at first to see if you are going to like it and not get discourage and quit, and to those of you who have the determination to put in the hours of practice have fun at learning your craft.
Great advice. What kind of vent do you perform. It's obvious that you're a pro. 🙂
@@ProfessorQB Thanks for the compliment but I am not a performer I have been a fan of the art of Ventriloquism since my childhood and many of the great Ventriloquist I have seen have said at one point in their career to beginners is to start off with a sock on your hand to see is you are going to like it,
Thank you for sharing that advice 🙂
Definitely Darci Lynn
Darcy Lynn Farmer
Darcy Lynn Farmer is great and it is amazing that she is branching out to straight singing. She is entertaining with our without her puppets. 🙂
How do you do that? Can you teach me how?
Easy Jeff Dunham and Darcy Lin
My favorite? None I love them all 💕❤️💕❤️💕
I like the way you put that.
Your enthusiasm is inspiring.
ProfessorQB well thanks! I can do it myself too!
Paul zerdin
Paul Zerdin is so fun and it is great that his act is not like anyone else's act.
My fave vent is darci lynn farmer.
Darci Lynne
Amberdragon3, Darci Lynne is a once in a generation talent.
favorite? Landon Harvey!
I did it on my first puppet and got a hit 🤓❤️
Ray alan and Jay Johnson for the older ones. Paul Zerdin, Jeff Dunham, Darci Lynne, and Terry Fator for this current times.
Thank you for mentioning those ventriloquists.
I bet a lot of people don't know Ray Alan and Lord Charles.
Or the pioneering work Jay Johnson did on Soap.
People would really be doing themselves a favor if they seek out content from these two ventriloquists.
@@ProfessorQB thanks. They are so good I usually watch them over and over again. It brightens my day.
Darci Lynn
Darci Lynne is amazing and just keeps moving her performance and career ahead.
Darcy Lynne
Darci Lynne is so gifted and works very hard