Jeff Dunham and Peanut (1995) - MDA Telethon

[@michma121]

Peanut 1995, "You ass! You just had to get married and ruin my jokes!" Peanut 2010, "You got divorced! Great! Now I can use my old jokes again!" Peanut 2012, "I'm so sick of this crap! Make up your mind already! I can't keep going back and forth like this!"

[@timschoopp2765]

michma121

[@jerseygirlgm2303]

I honestly don't know why people give Jeff a hard time for reusing jokes. They're hilarious, they're classic for the character, and he reuses them for the new fans.

[@GBmovieluv]

I agree. The thing is he makes them fresher by having two or more of the characters do the same joke, and they each say it differently. Or he has say Peanut say the same joke differently

[@campcourt127]

If it ain't broke dont fix it

[@JG24AJ]

Amen!!!

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@Scout Dawson - Travel Vlogger For 2006 Arguing With Myself, here's how I interpreted it. Guy going to the bathroom when Walter was out: Jeff simply wrote a small bit he could use when anyone got up to leave, which could happen anytime during the show, for a bathroom break or any other reason, meaning sooner or later it would be time to use that bit, so it would be something good to keep in the back until needed. He might have to improv a bit for each unique situation, but he'd have about 95% of it previously planned. Nick Manos's card: Jeff deliberately got ahold of the seating arrangements so he'd know who would be taking front row seats ahead of time. He made sure that at least one of the cards he got from fans who'd be there came from someone who had bought a front seat (or the closest possible to the stage otherwise). Deciding to try Nick, he first talked to the man, asking his name just to make sure it really was Nick. Then he read the card, pretending the whole "Nick" thing was a coincidence. Honestly, it's like Nick was the chosen one for that bit. You're right, the whole thing does feel pretty planned out most of the time, and it seems genius how he pulls it off :) but full-on mistakes in character or speaking, I don't think he really plans those. Like he might write a bit he can use for a specific mistake IF he eventually makes it, like when a puppet's hair falls off, but I don't think he ever does it on purpose when it actually happens. It's more of a saving-face part of the act.

[@jacobshort6528]

Not only did he reuse that whole bit about "once you're married, all you can do is run to the end of your chain and bark!", but he invented the new grouchy/crotchety old man named Walter, and he did Peanut's bit totally verbatim.

[@ClockWithoutNumbers]

To know that that joke went from Peanut to Walter is still funny as hell to this day

[@k1productions87]

I remembered the Walter one that became an outtake, where his arms got unfolded after he did it, and Jeff was a little drunk so he totally lost where he was in the show afterward LOL

[@stevenwood6486]

I don't care. Recycled material or all new... Dunham is freakin' hilarious and worth every second of my life I share with him. In his own way, with his own brand of humour, he makes the every day more enjoyable. Thank you, Mr. Dunham, for joining me through my life and making it memorable in all the best ways!

[@RoseSnape]

I absolutely completely agree with you! 💯 One of the things that I love about his talent and gift is that his characters all evolve and change seamlessly no matter what year or decade we are in. I can watch the same few videos every so often and my ability to sincerely laugh and chuckle at him and his characters never ends. He is so good at writing and creating humor and jokes that so much are so relatable to others and boy can he definitely read an audience and know exactly what to say or do to make everyone laugh.

[@Iamhallucinatingnow]

I would have died to see him in a small venue like this one. Now he sells out huge arenas without even flinching. He has a gift and knows it. Thanks for the upload!

[@clrobertson13]

I saw him in a small comedy club here many years ago and he was just as funny as he is now.

[@k1productions87]

I remember this old show in the mid-90's on MTV called the "Half hour comedy hour", and one day Jeff was one of the acts. I remembered mostly the Peanut and Jose routine. for the next TEN YEARS, nobody would have a CLUE what I was talking about, and it was frustrating as hell LOL Then, magically a decade later, he became one of the biggest things ever,... and nobody remembered I was talking about him the whole time. They were telling ME about him, and I was like "dude, I was talking about this guy for years" and they're like "really?.... I don't remember that" .... so frustrating ROFL

[@heatherdowns]

I love me some Jeff Dunham, he's so cute and talented!

[@tonygibson5915]

Very clever man

[@tonygibson5915]

Very funny

[@FINALLYOUTAFTER7]

It’s 2023. He’s STILL funny.

[@jenniferdalwood1789]

I have to say after watching all of Jeff Dunham with Peanut, Peanut is my favourite. Peanut really makes my day when I am feeling down and a bit low. He makes me laugh out loud and nearly in tears lol.

[@Michael-yv9wk]

How’re you doing

[@denniskavanagh4587]

I could watch Jeff all day no matter how much repetition there is

[@taylorp8389]

I like how he gave the “run to the end of your chain and bark” bit to Walter, it fits SO MUCH better!

[@josoverthehill]

I didn't know that was one of Walter's jokes now, but yeah, I can imagine that being pretty damn funny.

[@Crimethoughtfull]

Wow, just now discovering that Dunham's been going FOREVER...and a little shocked at how few laughs he's getting, since I'm used to his current work where there's thousands letting loose.

[@RavenMenel]

Peanut has never changed

[@iamawomanmynameisdima1439]

ButterflyPikachu True

[@CanadianGuy2004]

ButterflyPikachu his fur color has and he's gotten skinnier

[@Starry_Joy]

Actually he has his voice used to be much higher now it's lower

[@arnoldgalang7023]

The hair the purple color and the head

[@marthahendrix8242]

I love watching peanut

[@purplecoat3335]

jeff was born to entertain people.. he meant to make people happy

[@oul377]

"that makes him a hoe !" - sweet daddy D

[@stache297]

For over 50 years he’s been doing this 🤯

[@charlotterivera-mx1lg]

Yeah he sure is

[@demondestroyer1080]

Its amazing how far this man has come with his craft. Everthing from the tone and pitch of his voice... The confidence in his craft... Not to mention his commentary with his puppets...

[@francishekekiajr.145]

L bebnbbnb . Bvbn

[@Bobsheaux]

"All you can do is run to the end of your chain and bark!" Ahh, classic. lol

[@BlankRami]

Seemed like a rough crowd but jeff got em crackin' !

[@charlotterivera-mx1lg]

Wow in 1995 I was 25 and I just had my first child.... holy hell time flies 😭😭.

[@AdamKnaster-b7d]

thats funny i was born on january 4th 1995 so your child is now i think is the same age as me

[@BlueMageBrilly]

Weird looking back at this version of Peanut and Jeff. I mean... Peanut sure lost a lot of weight!

[@EzekiesAcheron]

He's also got more yellow fur, it's not as white. His voice is also *slightly* different.

[@squidwardshouse5431]

It's the crack 😂

[@EzekiesAcheron]

@Justin Pullin ... okay?

[@squidwardshouse5431]

Kaelan Ward Justin must have got into the crack stash too.

[@EzekiesAcheron]

@@squidwardshouse5431 Lmao

[@R0ZEMARI-GS4L]

"We're in a nice part of LA" "There's no such thing dude" 😂

[@musicfan8705]

I have never heard that giraffe joke before and I replayed that for 15 min laughing harder every time I played it back. Hilarious

[@TheRealArtimusKnight]

1995, damn near 25 years later and he’s still got a great head of hair

[@matt_indy]

Omega 3370 who Peanut?

[@Jarock316]

Yeah Peanut sure does.

[@lonnysimmons1889]

Well, it IS Lee press on hair, after all.

[@kitbentley4256]

I love how Jeff argues with his guys n his reactions are priceless

[@subjectdelta4758]

"If there not real, they can melt" 😂😂😂

[@falloutboisumbish9409]

Subject Delta clear.

[@grumpycasselberry1995]

Subject Delta b

[@roxannemoser]

They're

[@flamrage3743]

He should have followed with "Hope they're insured at least."

[@raymesummers2021]

"Well if they're not real they could melt." - Peanut

[@darkking7163]

Clearly the 398 people that thumb downed can't even take a damn joke

[@lemfandango]

Or they just prefer their jokes funny

[@sithlordjeffbledsoe651]

837 snowflakes

[@sopheaksao7125]

I love all Jeff’s shows so hilarious 😂

[@brendanmcgovern988]

OK people listen, the guy has been around since the 80s-90s give him a break. All comedians recycle jokes and even so, they're funny bits. As long as it's funny that's what matters. I mean, it's comedy lol

[@delarious-sish2028]

Brendan McGovern yes agreed he always gives peole a laugh

[@OMGtheykilledKenny42]

Jim Gaffigan recycles his Hot Pockets bit a lot

[@jdhoushour3041]

Jeff Done Ham is UNsalty! Sodam and Gamorah were flaming balls of ash as he exited the stage DEAD CENTER!!! 😂😂😂

[@iamthejosh1150]

It's not about just the joke, its about how you deliver it, that's why comedians never gets old.

[@jdhoushour3041]

@@iamthejosh1150 and VERY LIKELY why Jeff is a paid comedian and I'm not 😆! My first crack tends to be more like a punchline with a kill switch and DROP DEAD GORGEOUS!!! 😏 oh well, good thing we have Jose Jalapeno... On a STICKKKKK!😍😍😍

[@Brodypuppycrazyadventures]

Jeff is amszing and i will listen to him doing the same jokes. They are classic. I have seen him at least 5 times in person and Peanut is my favorite!!! Keep it up Jeff. You are amazing!!!

[@desmondfarrell7249]

Absolutely adore this little purple bundle of fun

[@eereree]

So that's how Peanut became a ventriloquist... Ffffffascinating!

[@debbiemichaels4632]

Walter and Peanut go hand n hand. They make me laugh no matter how many times I watch it 😅

[@Panwere36]

Comedians do recycle material, but Jeff Dunham is consistently funny without being vulgar just to be vulgar nor does he pander. The fact he refuses to be "progressive" while all of Comedy Central goes down in flames from that muck is why he and a few others like him are still successful.

[@gradeacontent-o1751]

He may not be revolutionary in his stand-up. I still think he's funny as hell AND he revived the lost art of vintriliquism. Also if you want another vintriliquism act that never sold out. Check out otto and george

[@prestonbaize8562]

@@gradeacontent-o1751 Ventriloquism has never been dying, it at one point had no comedian that was famous representing the culture. I say culture because ventriloquism has a culture. But now that we have ventriloquists such as Jeff Dunham, Darci Lynne, Terry Fator and many more that are keeping ventriloquism important in comedy.

[@gradeacontent-o1751]

@@prestonbaize8562 how true, and to repeat, i do recommend people check out otto and george, sadly underrated ventriloquist act

[@lynnbehrens3643]

2024 and just seeing his old stuff. Weird to see such small audiences compared to now!!

[@Dragontamer135]

My brother and I were laughing our asses off at the giraffe. But my mom wasn't because she was trying to help him do homework.

[@Moviefan2k4]

Nice to see we finally got a decent-quality clip of Jeff's old "where's your date" routine, even though he wasn't able to finish it. There were also some jokes I hadn't heard him do, but a lot of Peanut's last part has been switched to Walter.

[@naarahjanemorris3121]

Jeff is Awesome he has a Gift for making people Laugh laughter is good Medicine Peanut is one of My Favourite puppet he Always makes me Laugh Even when I'm down keep Up the great Talent Jeff & God Bless to you & your Family.😀😍💗♥️.

[@memorableme72]

I wish the crowd was laughing louder. He’s so funny

[@venomasmark14]

It's amazing that Jeff brought this back as something in one of his most recent tours

[@Chris_Cross]

It always surprises me how comedians can go from talking about giraffes dying to comparing marriage to cars so easily.

[@drakke125Channel]

its nice to see the improvements and changes he makes to his jokes.

[@aprilchamberlain1677]

December 2019 and Jeff Dunham is just as funny as he was back in the 90s!! I laugh every time I watch him!! I don't care if they are the same jokes he's used before because he knows how to use them to make ppl laugh & to me that's all that matters!

[@dorianjones9929]

Peanut never gets old. AWESOME!!

[@CraigJackson-pv8ff]

Ok

[@wiisalute]

I love the grandpa joke

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Me too

[@davemaximo9952]

The fact that i have been repeating all his videos proves that recycling never gets bored

[@electrabizzz]

I love peanut the way he laughs sooo funny .... Jeff is so good looking

[@Rosalyn-n3p]

That’s going back a bit ..I’ve found Jeff & guys fairly recently and soooo good 👍🏻 😅😂

[@shannonsmith3952]

I love peanut...he's absolutely adorable and my favorite

[@deseretedtrikyjohn]

love How in the end the Clapping and Laughing And that one Guy who Whistled is in a Loop lol

[@skylanderlover24]

When i was young I didn't see him as funny but now grown up I under stand the jokes and I died of laughter

[@shananalexander9789]

The thing about recycling Jeff Dunham’s material is that it’s funny every time

[@lucid4240]

Man this guys humor never ends XD

[@ZandrielGrimm]

PEANUT'S A WOOZLE? Why has he never used that ever again, that's an amazing name!

[@tabithadilla9529]

Yes he has, when he made the joke about his mum having quadruplet woozles

[@bdog4280]

His mom had 4 others ; eenie, meenie , miny and jack

[@ZandrielGrimm]

@@bdog4280 And after them, she didn't want no Moe

[@Jarock316]

@@bdog4280 The last was Fred, not Jack.

[@sergioandrade8735]

I saw Peanut and Jose in an outdoor booth at Universal Orlando in the early '90's and he said he was a Woozle.

[@jezebelrodriguez5428]

THAT WAS FUNNY ABOUT THE GIRAFFE THROWING UP😂😂😂😂😂 I WAS LAUGHING SO HARD WHEN I HEARD THAT JOKE!!!

[@taniacrosiertc]

No matter how many times I hear these jokes I'm still laughing at them

[@dustinmiller7278]

25 years later peanuts never changed lol

[@averywilliams1756]

Oh my gosh! This might’ve been the funniest skit I’ve watched of Jeff’s to date.

[@EntropicDecayGaming]

Hey, the guy's been active for like 40 years so he's bound to recycle material eventually.

[@CreativeSteve69]

EntropicDecay Gaming exactly.

[@Zorlin3321]

Still does get my goat sometimes

[@ppvsonicspy]

TheZorgonians every comedian does that once in a while.

[@Zorlin3321]

I said that. I just find it annoying still.

[@sohanpatel1475]

EntropicDecay Gaming he does

[@beartechdeck]

The giraffe throwing up part 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 I laughed so hard

[@dynodon100]

AND NOW he is in Las Vegas !!! YES ! a true talent, and a nice guy!

[@chloeball9959]

I laughed the hardest with the funeral joke

[@loganpaschedag8829]

When peanut was talking about the giraffe throwing up sounded like John cena the time is now! LOL

[@GreyWolfASMR]

Oh my gosh I love Jeff Dunham. I live close to salt lake city and this is hilarious.

[@Michael-yv9wk]

How are you doing

[@X28Q]

The new models did come out and he is BARKING lmao I love this guy

[@maryomnes9445]

I would love to see Jeff Dunham in person but with this Covid 19 going on its impossible. I would pay any price to see him. I just love peanut he is so funny. 😍😊❤

[@gerrieC]

I love the fact that till this day he and his characters still remain the same. What he does works, so why change it?

[@celestewilson9139]

Love the hair Jeff 🤣😂

[@zanderlandrum7645]

I've seen Walter do the same act at the end of this video in a later video, and I love it.

This Has Got To Be The Funniest Peanut Routine Ever!

[@gazbason]

Jeff is that good at ventriloquism that you forget he's doing the noises that should be impossible to do without moving lips

[@k1productions87]

I'd love to see Jeff perform with Darci Lynne

[@ursulalestage6559]

I didn't know he was round in the 90s same here my son was born in 1995 when this video is put out

[@danieljarrelljr5640]

Mr Done Ham. I am glad you are still doing good. Stay safe

[@ElvishRanger93]

Peanut lost weight since this... and he got a little taller.

[@Moviefan2k4]

Well, Jeff builds all his own puppets...so he's gotten better over time.

[@dreamkiller3399]

Also his green hair grown longer

[@csharkop]

and his voice has changed a bit

[@victorzamora5467]

And lost more hair too

[@RandomGerman8008]

9:44 he did the same exact skit with walter several years later. word for word.

[@Amazingstarlight]

I love you guys. I can never get enough.

[@pcgameboy8407]

I had no idea he did this for this long... lol

[@TamsHarston]

I just love everything about him!!!!

[@Dylan-dd7yr]

I think he's was still funny as he was in 1995 than he is in 2017

[@AugustHawk]

He was funnier in his earlier days. Now he pretty much just trashes his ex-wife, even though it was him that had the affair.

[@olegkhaykin3169]

...

[@nimblehealer199]

Dylan Peters he's one of the few comedians who can tell the same jokes and always get laughs

[@EdsterIII]

He's funnier now. He's perfected his act. Has new characters and can do some crazy stuff.

[@dcstudios2821]

I think he got funnier

[@sambogaddis2076]

I never get tired of your videos they still make me laugh

[@erindeeds293]

Jeff is epic i was 5 when this came out i wanna see him so bad

[@josephhuffman9318]

Enjoy your show with your friends all of you take care be safe GOD bless

[@normanburgess1304]

So fast and good not enough time to even stop laughing in between

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

That throw up joke had me rolling!

[@Aba.Manieson]

Sometimes i forget Peanut is a puppet😂😂

[@photographybyliamanderson1659]

the hearing aide one :P so funny

[@westtexastiger]

Having electrical paddles as a toy would be all kinds of fun.

[@xXTetsuosKittenXx]

I Really Love Peanut~ He's So Funny and He's So Silly and Cute~ *Pikachu Smiles Happily* 😊🍪💕🍫

[@gandalfthegrey8236]

Pikachu is like the most overrated Pokemon ever.

[@Mark.M87]

Ev'ry one loves him! He's one of most iconic puppets of all time

[@firstnamelastname3574]

When Peanut talks about messing with his Grandpa and his hearing aid? I DID THAT to my Dad in like 1975, when he replaced the battery in his hearing aid! He snapped his fingers a couple times, looked at me and said "Say something!" And I talked like Peanut did (YEARS BEFORE PEANUT WAS AROUND!). My Dads response? "SMARTASS!"

[@lindaeasley5606]

I saw a rare clip of Jeff on KZbin. It was a 1976 local news story with Bill O'Reilly as the reporter covering. Jeff was 14 and already learning his craft as a ventriloquist . It was kind of funny since his voice was different and he was using old style Edgar Bergman dummies

[@NickBurns-ey6od]

WTH is wrong with you? He was using what he could. What, did you expect him to use the same ones he uses today?

[@lindaeasley5606]

@@NickBurns-ey6od I wasn't making fun of him. I was making an observation about how odd it was to see how he was just starting out compared to Jeff Dunham of today so calm down

[@NickBurns-ey6od]

@@lindaeasley5606 I know you women are sensitive, but I'm very calm.

[@hannahbee3378]

1:35-1:40 JEFFS VOICE CRACK HAD ME SCREAMING

[@sherrimiller3020]

I love peanut he cracks me out too I love he said Dunham

[@yungbirthcontrol950]

"THA THA THA THA THA THA THA THA THA THA THA GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😋🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣" 😂

[@donnaspear8494]

Went to his show in Nashville in 2019. He is roll on th floor; piss yourself funny. I loved the free stuff at his show.

[@Woody.Doppelganger]

That last part, I liked it better when Walter did it. Tho Peanut was ok, just sounds better coming from a grumpy old man. 😂 Love Jeff, he's awesome.

[@tjstarblood624]

Am I going to Hell? Probably. YAAAYYYY WE GET PEANUT DOWN HERE!!!

[@zeninabox9818]

Man I miss the 90s.

[@Jordzyi1]

I miss these times

[@noneya4705]

i bet that audience didnt know what the hell when he first pulled out Peanut

[@jordanwhitaker5655]

That giraffe joke had me dying

[@tsiorida6406]

4:46 peanuts face 😂😂

[@aliciamclaughlin3276]

I love peanut he is crazy funny.

[@benjamincurtis5812]

The joke about the car and marriage is use in a later one with Walter

[@introvert211]

Ben Curtis I remember that!

[@pauljh74]

Still milking that joke 15-20 years later.

[@venomasmark14]

That, plus Jeff brought back peanut making fun of his grandpa in his recent tours

[@Rec283]

Ben Curtis its word for word

[@Gwentheferret]

Maybe it's because I heard him doing that bit with Walter first, but... for some reason, it just FITS Walter better.

[@teenytiny9933]

Lol peanut and Jeff aged really well wish I could say the same for walter