ventriloquist

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Being a magician in a movie is a bit like being a ventriloquist on the radio: What’s the point?

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

So when their sons initially insisted on trying to become actors, both Rick and his wife, Jeanine — who was an amateur ventriloquist — reacted positively.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2024

Over the past four years it is alleged that she manipulated the mayor in person and by phone with remarkable ventriloquist skills.

From BBC • May 26, 2024

On Tuesday’s episode of “America’s Got Talent,” in which Mandel judges alongside Vergara, the panelists were watching an act from ventriloquist Brynn Cummings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 24, 2023

About fifteen minutes into the show, popular ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his wooden dummy Charlie McCarthy finished their comedy skit.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow