Originally Posted By disney pete Has anyone seen any of jeff dunham's shows weve just watched 2 of his dvd's and thought he was hilarious ?
Originally Posted By Labuda Not I. I know he's got a big following (including either my brother or our roommate based on the DVDs in my house), but I just don't dig him.
Originally Posted By dsnykid I have truly enjoyed his first two DVDs and I have also seen him live in concert and I was a huge fan, but recently I've seen some of his newer, post divorce, stuff and I haven't found it to be as funny. The Television show was HORRIBLE and is probably what started to dull the enjoyment for me.
Originally Posted By disney pete oh didnt realise he was divorced,in dvd's we saw he was talking about his wife and 2 kids.
Originally Posted By Labuda Pete, I don't think the divorce is final yet - IMDB just says that he's filed for divorce. Oh, and that he & the Mrs have 3 kids.
Originally Posted By disney pete Thanks ann i guess the shows we caught are old ones then,still thoght he was funny though.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA My older brother and his family love this guy. We've watched a few times, and he doesn't really do it for me. And I like vaudeville type entertainment -- ventriloquists, magicians, impressionists.... those guys who twirl plates on the ends of sticks -- Plate Twirlers.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan No matter if you call it plate twirling or plate spinning, I call it solid entertainment: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK4nh5I0jpE&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a>
Originally Posted By TempestsPrince I liked Dunham's stand up with the dummies, but there wasn't enough there to sustain a weekly show. I watched it once and that was it.
Originally Posted By danyoung I wasn't fond of his tv show - it just seemed as if they were doing the skits without thinking about bringing the funny to the writing. But I love his concert dvd's - especially the introduction of Ahmed the Dead Terrorist - totally hilarious!
Originally Posted By Labuda Ok, y'all have me convinced that I should at least watch the DVDs that are down in my living room.
Originally Posted By Labuda Won't get a chance to watch until this weekend, Pete - I'll let you know then. BUT, IIRC, I *think* he won the first season of America's Got Talent before it started to suck, right? If so, yeah, I liked him THEN...
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost What makes Jeff great is his lifelike interaction with the dummies. He sometimes has me convinced that they are alive. He doesn't miss a thing, even when he is obviously adlibing. Head, movements, eyebrow movements, directions that they appear to be looking. He is a genious with that. The TV show didn't work because they tried to separate the dummies from Jeff and make them separate "living" entities. It just doesn't work. It made Jeff look almost like a non-entity. He looked lost out there to one side with no connection at all. Not well thought out, in my opinion.
Originally Posted By danyoung Agree completely with your analysis, Goofster. The dummies by themselves just didn't have enough funny to make it interesting to watch. I made it through one episode and that was one too many.
