When I was a kid, Edgar Bergen, Paul Winchell, Jimmy Nelson, Senor Wences and Shari Lewis kept the art of ventriloquism in the public's eye. The Sear's catalog sold ventriloquist dummmys and plenty of kids recall wanting to perform ventriloquism like the celebrities!
For more than two decades, ventriloquism faded. Despite the efforts of Jay Johnson and Ronn Lucas, it wasn't considered hip and the number of ventriloquists took a nose dive. Many considered it a dying art.
Then came Terry Fator. When he won America's Got Talent, suddenly ventriloquism was in fashion. During the same time period, Jeff Dunham was producing his second television special. Between Youtube views and Comedy Central, Jeff went from performing in theatres to headlining sold out shows at arenas.
Then Jay Johnson won a Tony Award, proving that ventriloquism isn't just comedy, but a legitimate stage art.
Ventriloquism was popular again! And as a result, kids and adults want to perform ventriloquism and be like the celebrities. As ventriloquism evolved, the methods of teaching it hadn't. There were books and videos, but each had drawbacks that left students wondering if they were doing the techniques correctly.
That is why I created the new time released, online ventriloquism course at Learn-Ventriloquism.com.
The best part - the first five lessons are free. If you like it, you can sign up - and you will learn to perform ventriloquism the right way. Guaranteed.
Monday, March 26, 2012
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