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Jeff Dunham Tour - One of the Best Standup ventriloquist :
 2012 - In an era of flashy handheld digital devices, Jeff Dunham has single-handedly, so to speak, resurrected the old-fashioned art of the standup ventriloquist and his dummy.
But the straight man/ringleader with his posse of politically incorrect alter egos has also harnessed modern technology and amassed numbers that Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy could only dream of: 360 million views worldwide on YouTube, 4 million DVDs sold and the most-watched telecast (6.6 million viewers) in Comedy Central history.
"If Comedy Central was the launchpad, YouTube and the Internet was the booster rocket that sent it into the stratosphere worldwide," Dunham says. "I just did my first European tour, and the one huge surprise of the past year has been the international fanbase. I never expected that."
Currently on a U.S. tour expected to gross $45 million, Dunham, who began performing when he was 8 and cautions that "you never know when your 15 minutes may be up," is unlikely to return to earth anytime soon.
With his own merchandise company, deals with Amazon.com and iTunes, an autobiography titled "All by Myselves" scheduled for spring and a new series premiering Oct. 8 on Comedy Central starring Achmed, Peanut and the rest of the gang, he has his hands full.
Comedian Jeff Dunham Strikes Gold on European Tour, makes his way to US :
In his first overseas tour, comedian Jeff Dunham sold nearly 30,000 tickets to fill major venues in London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki and Oslo.
The European release of his three DVDs on TV, retail and mobile platforms prior to the tour have been key to his overseas success. A Very Special Christmas Special topped the Danish entertainment chart. Dunham is the only American to boast two titles on the UK chart. Spark of Insanity hit #2 in DVD sales in The Netherlands and is also the most viewed show ever on Comedy Central Holland.
In addition, Dunham boasts 360 million worldwide views on You Tube, with which he recently struck a content partnership after scoring three of the all-time most viewed clips on the site. Don’t you miss the 2012 Jeff Dunham Tour!
Jeff Dunham Stand-up Comic of the Year Tour :
Breathing life into an elderly curmudgeon, a purple creature known as a "Woozle" and a self-effacing Jalapeņo, among other  lovable characters, Jeff Dunham is straight man to some of the funniest partners in show business.
Comedic skill and impeccable technique serve as the sleight-of-hand for this ventriloquist extraordinaire.
Dunham has won several prestigious awards. These include the following: twice winner of the "Ventriloquist of the Year," "Comedian of the Year" by the TNN Music City Awards, "Comedian of the Year" by the Las Vegas Review Journal and one of the "Top 10 Showroom Entertainers" by the People's Choice Poll in Las Vegas.
Few achievements in the comedy industry come close to the honor and recognition of the American Comedy Awards. They have the reputation of spotlighting the stars of the future, with winners such as Tim Allen, Jerry Seinfeld, Brett Butler, Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall to name a few. Once a year comedy venues across the United States have the opportunity to cast their votes for the nomination of "Comedian of the Year." The winners are determined by public vote.
This veteran of performing has certainly honed his craft: performing 40 weeks and 250 dates a year in concert venues and the occasional comedy club, Jeff Dunham is one of the hardest working entertainers around.
It is the believability of Dunham's characters that endear them to audiences everywhere. His characters are so vivid, he usually opens with ten minutes of solo stand-up simply to establish himself as the hub of the wheel.
The full Jeff Dunham tour dates schedule for the Jeff Dunham concert tour can be found here at the Jeff Dunham tour site.
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