http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com How to talk without moving your lips Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:09:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You know, just can't enough of Achmed. Even though he is a terrorist and all, he kinda grows on you, no? :-) http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2009/03/05/achmed-is-back-too/ Wow, it's been 1.5 years since I last posted on this blog. "I'M BAACK", like the "Terminator" would say :-) I plan on publishing a series of video tutorials about ventriloquism this year. So stay tuned! - Ravi Jayagopal http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2009/03/05/back-after-a-long-break/ This is not just about being famous or being funny. This is a grand testimonial of how passion, perseverance, and dedication always pays off. Oh what an inspiring, uplifting story! Terry fator is one of the most talented artists I've ever seen: An amazing impressionist, great singer with perfect pitch and ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/08/26/terry-fator-on-americas-got-talent/ Along the same lines as my previous post about how to be a ventriloquist without even trying to be one, watch master ventriloquist Bill Demar use nothing but puppet manipulation skills, a great script and some terrific timing to entertain some kids. May not be so funny for adults, but ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/26/how-to-entertain-without-being-an-expert-at-ventriloquism/ This awesome video from the show "Britain's Got Talent" is a classic example of the fact that it is far more important to be an entertainer, than worry about how well you can talk without moving your lips or about how much people can see your lips move. This is classic ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/23/how-to-be-a-ventriloquist-without-even-trying-to-being-one/ This following clip is insanely funny! The "Achmed" dead terrorist character has been brilliantly conceptualized. Jeff Dunham exposes the funny side of being a terrorist (if there is such a thing), even though it sounds a little cliched at times. It just doesn't get much better than this. Character development: The ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/22/jeff-dunham-and-achmed-the-dead-terrorist/ Don't miss this hard-hitting "interview", where Wilson pulls out all the stops, and asks Stephen Colbert some tough questions that makes him come out of the closet for the first time ever! BTW, this is in response to Stephen Colbert's video edit challenge that he posted on his web site, and ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/18/episode-3-stephen-colbert-edit-challenge-is-stephen-gay/ Kevin Johnson is another favorite of mine. Extremely talented artist. Unfortunately, there's not much video of his out there, but here's his act on David Letterman kicking of "Ventriloquist Week". Don't miss the "Godzilla Theatre" bit at the end. http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/17/legolands-kevin-johnson-on-david-letterman/ Jeff Dunham is arguably the greatest ventriloquist ever. He is so good at what he does, mainly because he is an insanely funny comedian who happens to know how to talk without moving his lips. He is a brilliant comic first, and a ventriloquist next. I own the "Arguing With Myself" ... http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/16/jeff-dunham-and-walter-arguing-with-myself/ On David Letterman's show: http://www.howtothrowyourvoice.com/2007/06/16/ronn-lucas-and-scorch/