How To Be a Ventriloquist! Lesson 1 | JEFF DUNHAM

A few years ago I released an instructional DVD of ventriloquism lessons called “How To Talk To Yourself.” It was included with my Little Jeff ventriloquist’s dummy, but that was the only way to get it! The lessons feature Walter, Peanut, Achmed, Little Jeff and myself showing you the ventriloquial basics in 10 easy parts! But who uses a DVD player anymore!? So because of popular demand, I have decided to upload all the chapters of this DVD so you too can follow along and learn the art of ventriloquism right here on KZbin! Watch them all!
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[@EllenBarkerH]

This is so much fun!

[@busybrooklyn2390]

I’m trying

[@brianluna299]

This is actually pretty easy I am doing great in just 5 min

[@scarlett4711]

It is! Although it’s really hard xD

[@stellalemur]

I am also trying!!

[@raycarroll2100]

@@scarlett4711 n Nm. Cvb n b n nmn m

[@crazybrickstudios7482]

When you stop practicing but the doll doesn’t stop talking

[@hermawannovianto9390]

plot twist 😅 that's creepy

[@brainfreeze5597]

Getting goosebumps vibes

[@BbBitch-uk9yl]

HAHAHAHAHA 😨😨😨

[@sheetalvaiude6334]

Well, that's a bit of spooky

[@akfishing4291]

Oh no. Oh no. Oh nonononoononooo

[@DeesonJame]

Plot twist: Achmed is the ventriloquist, Jeff is the doll.

[@notuzumaki2356]

ngl when i saw this Turorial it became boring coz I now know how do they Talk In ventriloquism

[@BrooklynRival7718]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

You should release a book: "Ventriloquism for dummies".

[@theocoxd]

Bubba J. on top and pick the money.

[@lonedarkeese]

I get it

[@cottony4dr]

With Achmed on the cover

[@Nobody95008]

Na put Walter on d book

[@ericacook9085]

This comment wins the internet.

[@aloha_lax]

this is amazing. His neck isn’t even moving when he talks for the doll

[@Fil_the_spil]

Just barely!

[@dylanhu715]

"Anyone can be a ventriloquist" Mute people: 🧐

[@ThatGaijinFella]

Where were you when I was 12? I’m 50 now 😅 Fun to learn something new though!

[@jeanninel8042]

I'm almost 60 - it's never too late to pick up a new hobby. Plus, learning new stuff keeps those little grey cells humming along happily... and this is way more fun than crossword puzzles! :)

[@talkativetree3474]

Luckily I am 12!

[@trapztechchannel6770]

lol im 12

[@marcusblackwell2372]

@@trapztechchannel6770 & I'm 13 & I wanna learn! I especially wanna become one more though!!!!

[@vivigang3997]

IM 12 LEAENING.FOR A PAGENT

[@TSunshine20]

Wow Jeff, you’re really good at teaching how to do ventriloquism! 😃

[@oghond]

He learned it from the best. Jimmy Nelson. This is all on Nelson's record, except shorter.

[@sha11235]

I actually saw this in a book by another vent, Kolby King. It is basically the same thing.

[@criptistic7523]

he did help me do it,i tried it on my friends,and they thought put some kind of recording device in the puppet

[@JustinDancingHawk]

@@criptistic7523 Dude! RUN with it! It sounds like you're off to a great start!

[@stephendall2329]

Years ago there was an movie where the “dummy” was the ventriloquist and the guy holding the dummy was the actual dummy. I think it was written by Alfred Hitchcock.

[@gasjebasje99]

this oughta come in handy when i want to freak people out

[@TalasEclipseStudio]

Too really freak people out, delay your speech, mouth the words then say them

[@25_kylie16]

It's kinds funny that when the puppet speaks, I can see his throat moving 😂

[@citeltheof]

I just spent 30 minutes in the mirror trying to speak the letters clearly but also doing my best to avoid my throat moving. It's NOT easy! But, as I went I felt comfortable not moving my lips and practicing minimizing my throat movements while still speaking clearly. Certainly a workout, that's for sure.

[@jessiehermit9503]

Yeah, the person who voiced Lamb Chop did that, too.

[@jakestallone2212]

Is the full course on KZbin or is there more on the DVD?

[@MKF30]

That's normal, every ventrioloquist's throat will move because their throat and tongue muscles are moving. Some more than others.

[@sunnyscott4876]

Of course his throat moves. He's alive, using his own muscles. It's not magic.

[@gmman00000]

How to talk to yourself? Have a lonely childhood and ask for dolls...lots and lots of dolls.

[@Jarhead1313]

Thanks so much Jeff, I just purchased my first ventriloquist dummy a little over a month ago, which I decided on Billy from the horror movie Dead Silence. He wasn't but a little over $400, but has already caused countless hours of laughter between my family and friends and your videos have made me able to bring my little scary buddy to life. That being said I really appreciate these video lessons! God Bless!

[@your_mother_likes_geography]

that skeleton looked so creepy, but it was so much fun! Thanks for this lesson, I can't wait to get my own too!!

[@obalfaqih]

This is the best thing has ever happened ! I am a big fan of yours, recently during my University years I bought a hand puppet and I was practicing (I keep talking to myself but I enjoy it hahaha). Now I've seen you releasing this course for free, how cool is that. Thank you so much Jeff

[@milliestockham9286]

I’m literally doin* this in isolation it’s so good

[@comiccat2883]

15 minutes in practice and my cat starts distracting me... I still got 23 minutes of practice though! I'm keeping notes too.

[@comiccat2883]

OMG! HOW DID I GET HIGHLIGHTED!?

[@nxwhynot3332]

Comic Kitten 🐱

[@themessiah..]

I randomly felt today huh I'm bored you know what I want to learn ventriloquism and then learn jeff Dunham made video lessons... this is a good quarantine

[@charlieranger0478]

At 1:14 I said “A, C,” and I couldn’t help but think of how to spell Achmed’s name and said, “A, C, Phlem.” And laughed my butt off. I’m glad I clicked the like button!

[@Mikkyrain]

Lmao

[@johnathancazares3283]

I swear, you should teach us this in highschool

[@ishaanpandey]

Yeah, I would really enjoy it.

[@jeanninel8042]

Thank you, Mr. Dunham! You are a talented performer and an excellent teacher - not to mention a very kind-hearted person for sharing these lessons...

[@glanshammar8762]

This is really well made. I love how entertainment and education are mixed together. Learning things becomes so much more fun.

[@Tsukiyori9]

To be honest a few weeks ago I was going to look up how this was done and here you go uploading how ♡ thank you jeff~

[@Ilovehallytall]

I am proud to say that ventriloquism is now a favorite hobby of mine, I still need to practice and I also feel like making my original characters Mr. Muffins (AKA Muffins): A talking black cat that is usually...really ANNOYING Flare: A talking dragon that wants everything to be burned or heated even tho he isn't evil, but he can be kind of a mood sometimes Bobby Buddy: A robot that is extremely polite and positive, even if you try to hurt him (which will hurt you since he's metal) and yelling at him, he will still be kind to you, kind of like a best friend that is always there for you

[@Prettymoma2274]

Yay I can learn from the master

[@mjremy2605]

Yeah, we can all become ventriloquists, but there is only one Achmed.

[@Alphatechguru]

Jeff you're an awesome guy giving back to the community like you do and having stood forth through so much through the years that I've been following you since the 90s I'm still in your corner bud, I always will be

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

it's 3am, perfect time to learn a new hobby! this is one i've wanted to get into for years anyway. thanks for making these freely available!

[@JintySteam1]

Thanks for being so kind as to upload these Jeff.

[@kari7594]

I tried to do it,but I couldn't stop laughing at myself😂😂

[@willowbeaty8501]

ahahah i love Achmed! *I DONT HAVE LIPS!* You are the best! keep up the great work!

[@phil7377]

Thank you Jeff and Ahmed this helped me cheat on my online English test with the boys!!!!!!!

[@Soron661]

You're honestly my favorite comedy guy/person/dude. my mom and i did think about going, but it costs a lot to get in and we'd be far in the back. anyway, this video's lesson is literally easy to complete unless you're physically incapable of talking without moving your lips of course. helps that i've been doing it at random points before even seeing this video. i'm not a people person, and i don't like being the center of attention so there's no way i'm going to be a ventriloquist in a profession like yours. There are other real life scenarios where you'd need to be able to do this stuff though. like if you are being hunted by some psycho and hide. you can just throw you voice down the hall. or if you just want to screw with someone to be funny.

[@citeltheof]

I'm looking forward to doing this with my daughter who always said she could see my voice moving when we'd do FaceTime and I would do my stuffed dog's voice and have to shift the camera away from my face so she couldn't see my lips moving. Every time she caught me she'd be like, "I saw your lips moving, Dad!" Now I'll be able to do this WITHOUT having to shift the camera away. So exciting!

[@jessiehermit9503]

Umm, you okay?

[@IUNA247]

Yes he is okay. (At least I think he is) Anyways why are you asking? Mind your own business. (Sorry if I sound harsh. I didn't mean to.)

[@mercuryman1250]

Big fan of your comedies I find this easy but trying to get better every day

[@karinamatos4253]

I love how he laughs from his own jokes.

[@509sawyersmom]

My son just got his first doll after watching your shows on Netflix. He's 10 and has a sleepy version. He's so excited to try it out he lives your videos and learning. 💜💜💜💜💜

[@ivyantwi-gyamfi3268]

Thank you Jeff Dunham for your good will and sharing your knowledge. I hope you are blessed with every success that you duly deserve.

[@chayannequintana1918]

This man is using ventriloquism to teach us about ventriloquism and making the puppet he’s using do ventriloquism he’s a legend

[@AdvHimanshuArya]

Love you Dunham. I always wanted these lessons from you. You are an inspiration to me. I tried other lessons to be like you

[@raraszek]

This is a phenomenal talent

[@quagmire1130]

It was always my dream to become a mastered ventriloquist like you and now I can finally learn from the master himself....

[@Elmware]

I once asked a ventriloquist how he did it, and his arrogant response was "Can you keep a secret?" Of course you'd be like "Sure." and he responds with "So can I."

[@rhysyb]

Let's be honest Jeff is literally nothing short of legendary in the ventriloquist world he literally fools you to believe that peanut an the rest are real the bit when he had peanut the mini him an José doing 3 voice then his own was just something else

[@mjremy2605]

Achmed: Silence! I keel you! Rest of us: 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mostly-Ghostly]

Jeff you changed my life in 2011 when I first saw you my dad put on a DVD of you and ever since then I watched you now I'm getting puppets and taking your lessons you are the best

[@samuelboone7495]

This is gonna be so much fun to use to mess with people.

[@touiyp1141]

You are such a good ventriloquist teacher thank you so much

[@sahiltaware27]

Everybody gangsta until you stop talking but the doll doesn't.

[@gabrielavigo6036]

Jeff. You make everything really fun. I would like have a teacher like you when I was a child

[@dabestindabusiness3046]

He's good if he can do ventriloquisism through his ventriloquist puppet.

[@thedollsarentreal]

So I should start calling myself a ventriloquist? Never really thought about it! 😂

[@minhk2391]

I couldn’t hold my mouth because I was laughing

[@rufobarriga9352]

Jeff Dunham you are awesome with the guys.

[@candacecherry2846]

Thank you Jeff your amazing

[@LiminalOutlaw]

* you're

[@MoralesAlex805]

What if you were just crazy and had different personalities inside of you 😂, so much creativity and energy

[@vickster40]

Jeff you are awesome your my fave comedian/ventriloquist

[@LiminalOutlaw]

* you're

[@Friendlyneighborhoodstud]

He finally did it I've been wanting to learn from the master

[@cousineddie7898]

JD's such a class act! Thanks for trying to help people do what you do!

[@belgie1356]

I love how the puppet can roll his eyes! So realistic😂❤

[@nikhileshlonkar8308]

Awesome jeff! totally awesome! was waiting for this.........thanks a lot for this tutorial!

[@nomad1517]

Idk why he doesn't actually have a full course from beginner to advanced on his trade. On Udemy or masterclasses. The man is one of the greatest comedians in modern history. And the fact he is willing to actually teach it, maybe it would be a good idea to teach people who want to make a legit career out of his style of comedy, or comedy in general. Jeff's jokes are very well made, professional and memorable. He'd be a great teacher, it would be really interesting how he practices, how he writes, how he deals with management, etc. Nobody sees the work it takes to be a world class act. I think it would be amazing.

[@anthonycooke942]

Lessons from the master himself. Love ya Jeff❤

[@doereymia]

I’m not a ventriloquist but I love this so much

[@justablonde3021]

Watching for practice. THANK YOU

[@laurewinkelmans9501]

It's so funny this is the video I came across first, as it was your great act with your ventriloquist dummies that got me interested to truly learn ventriloquism. I used to do voices and comedic skits with my pets, but of course my mouth still moved. Thank you for being so funny and teaching this for free. Love Achmed and Walter especially.

[@penguinmaster7]

better than any of those written tutorials

[@godfather331]

Wow this is so much fun! Thank you for the lesson!

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Thanks Jeff fa for teaching us ventriloquism.

[@MonetCourt]

Thank you Jeff-fa-fa

[@yoancorreia1695]

"Good morning infidele", I have a clown muppet since 2015 but I didn't really practice the ventriloquism. It's really good to watch this lesson and all the others. That makes me want to try again ! Thank you so much for this

[@sha11235]

That is what you have to do-practice. You need to build a good foundation.

[@manoharank2750]

Very simple and easy teaching Tq sir 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@DTCompletion]

Thank you for doing this, Jeff. My girlfriend and I saw your show in Albany, New York and had an absolutely blast!!!! Without spoiling anything to others, the "Free Shit" was amazing!!!! Have an amazing weekend and thank you for spreading joy across the world with what you do and the little guys that help you do it. - Devan P.S. FOUR MORE YEARS!!!!

[@ana-ql4rm]

Yesss finally i can learn!!!!Thank you so much! ❤

[@sabrineolivia6892]

Thank you for teaching me this is really helpful for me! ❤️

[@thegreathawk2244]

I've been doing close-up magic for about 16 years and just the other day I thought to try and learn ventriloquism, too. Pretty neat, I wasn't expecting Jeff Dunham to put lessons up here on KZbin.

[@annamelenhorst24]

Learning from you Jeff is so awesome!

[@2111jade]

It's so fasinating how you can do this. I've tried and my brain was like "nah"

[@Blue_08]

Top guy 🙏🏼 And a 💙 for Achmed.

[@laniewillis7377]

Jesus loves you so so much!!! I hope you have a blessed day!!!

[@Wolfdragoness]

Well, this is quite a treat. I think I'll give this a try for fun. Thanks so much ^^

[@saintfuki]

something to learn during quarantine

[@duumahh]

Holy cow all this time thought his name was Jeff Durham. Thx for the lesson.

[@blackroserevan6939]

Yay! I’m so excited to learn! Especially from the best!!!

[@thevie9811]

This made me want to learn ventriloquism!

[@dskatyusha6282]

ive been hoping to learn cuz im weird lol but i love learning new things thank you Jeff

[@stonemasksoldier1565]

He's so awesome for this

[@humanbeing1429]

A lesson that is not boring but encouraging to see a skeleton do it without moving non existing lips.

[@SketchpadLad]

Eyyyyyy Imma finally freak out my friends

[@sophia-tx6pf]

Thank you! This helped me so much!!

[@vanshshah23]

1:27 I love the expression!!😂

[@goshlight6177]

You explain it better thanks💖💖

[@COSO83]

wow! that's a nice idea Mr. Dunham

[@djx2930]

Jeff you are very good teacher of ventriloquism

[@ltravis9354]

Thank you so much!! I am going to learn because I am getting a dummy to do it with.

[@spanishwithrebe]

Love this! I am going to practice :D

[@muppetcp2000]

Can’t wait to see you in Pittsburgh Pa.

[@ltp-leafeon3123]

OH MY GOODNESS HE TEACHES LESSONS!!

[@1979bennym]

Hi Jeff out of all the other characters that you have, Achmed is the best, and his dialogue "silence?I kill you!!!" is the most hilarious. Love you man.

[@hannataber8922]

I find these videos a great learning source for beginners. I'm using them to learn how to be a ventriloquist

[@cyrusadish836]

Thanks Jeff love it. I suddenly want to become a ventriloquist

[@AlForte13]

Awesome - thank YOU!