Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity

This guy is hilarious. Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist and a pretty good one at that. Not only is he good at making puppets talk, he's good at making them say funny things. The lineup of his puppets (from left to right on the picture) are Peanut the crazy purple-monkey looking thing, Walter the cranky old guy, Melvin the superhero, Achmed the dead terrorist, and Jose the Jalapeno on a stick, .

Whenever Peanut is on stage, I can't stop watching his hair flip around. It looks like it's made of yarn. And everytime his head moves, his hair moves and it makes me laugh even though it's not really that funny. Peanut is really racist towards Jose the Jalapeno and always says what's on his mind.

Walter is one of my favorite puppets because he's so cranky. And all the time.
Jeff Dunham: Did you like Ft. Lauderdale, Florida?
Walter:
No.
Jeff Dunham: Why not?
Walter: Everyone in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, looks exactly like me!
Jeff Dunham:
Well, I heard that Ft. Lauderdale is where they shot those "Girls Gone Wild" videos.
Walter:
That's only during spring break. The rest of the year, it's "Girls Gone Saggy." Then it's "Girls Gone Senile." Then it's just "Girls Gone."
Melvin the superhero isn't really that great to me, but he still does have his funny moments.
 Jeff Dunham: So, Melvin, whenever there is trouble, how are you summoned?
Melvin the Superhero Guy: Oh, I'm making a deal with the commissioner to get a spotlight with a silhouette of my symbol.
Jeff Dunham:
Your symbol?
Melvin the Superhero Guy:
Yes. A big nose in the sky. Only problem is that it doesn't always look like a nose. It's not a cupcake either
My favorite puppet is definitely Achmed. His repeated line of "Silence! I kill you!" cracks me up every time.
Jeff Dunham: So do you like being in D.C.?
Achmed:
I think some idiots must live here.
Jeff Dunham:
Why?
Achmed:
For example, The Washington Monument.
Jeff Dunham: Yes?
Achmed:
It looks nothing like the guy. It looks more like a tribute to Bill Clinton.
Achmed: God damn it... Oh! I mean, uh... "Allah" damn it. 
 He's even caught up on pop culture:
Jeff Dunham: So, Achmed, where did you come from?
Achmed:
From your freakin' suitcase! Hahahahahahahahaha! I told another joke!
Jeff Dunham:
So if you've been in my suitcase all this time, how have you been getting past security?
Achmed:
Oh, that's easy. They just open the case and I go, "Hel-looooooooo. I am Lindsay Lohan!"
Jose Jalapeno doesn't get very much screen time and he's not really that funny himself. The funny that he brings to the show is just that the other puppets can easily make fun of him for being Mexican.
Jeff Dunham: You enjoy being in this country?
Jose Jalapeno: Sometimes I'm afraid for my life
Jeff Dunham: Why?
Peanut: Taco Bell 
I definitely recommend watching this show. I plan on watching it again some time in the future because I liked it that much.

I give it: 9/10

(Just because they keep referring to the Prius car the entire show and it gets kind of annoying)

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