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    Ventriloquism or ventriloquy is an act of stagecraft in which a person (a ventriloquist) speaks in such a way that it looks like their voice is coming...
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    Ventriloquism is the 12th studio album from Meshell Ndegeocello, released on March 16, 2018. The album covers eleven R&B and pop tracks originally recorded...
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  • between acts. He then started to entertain private functions, introducing ventriloquism into his act, along with playing the ukulele. He soon left school to...
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    comedian, and singer. Born in Dallas, Texas, he developed an interest in ventriloquism from a young age, developing both this and a talent for singing. After...
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  • Trampolining Trapeze Trick riding Trick roping Tumbling Twirling Unicycle Ventriloquism Voltige Wall of death Wheel of Death Whistling Bed of nails Bee bearding...
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  • ventriloquist and singer. She has been credited with the revival of ventriloquism, earning praise and numerous accolades for her work. Born in Oklahoma...
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  • Shirley Dinsdale Layburn (October 31, 1926 – May 9, 1999), better known by her maiden name of Shirley Dinsdale, was an American ventriloquist and television...
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    the phenomenon was a hoax that the Irving family perpetuated by using ventriloquism. In September 1931, the Irving family, consisting of James, Margaret...
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    characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. Bergen pioneered modern-day ventriloquism and has been described by puppetry organization UNIMA as the “quintessential...
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    shticks that can employ props, music, impressions, magic tricks, or ventriloquism. A performer in this genre can be known by the masculine and gender-neutral...
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    Edgar Bergen and the how-to record Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism, finding ventriloquism to be a learned skill, similar to juggling, that anyone with...
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    Marshall was employed there. Called the "Grandfather of Modern-Day Ventriloquism", Lester claimed to be the first to drink while his dummy spoke; however...
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    coherent environment. One example of visual capture is known as the ventriloquism effect which refers to the perception of speech sounds as coming from...
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    Judges and Presenter(s) for Britain's Got Talent Series 9 The ninth series of the British talent competition programme Britain's Got Talent was broadcast...
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  • skills Clown Dance Gymnastics Magic Mime Music Opera Professional wrestling Puppetry Speech Stand-up comedy Street performance Theatre Ventriloquism v t e...
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    skills Clown Dance Gymnastics Magic Mime Music Opera Professional wrestling Puppetry Speech Stand-up comedy Street performance Theatre Ventriloquism v t e...
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    storytelling), using bright poster chalk on large boards, along with ventriloquism and humor, have also been used in schools and churches and at beaches...
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    improvisational insult musical one-liners slapstick sitcom sketch surreal satire ventriloquism word play Ancestor arts Jester harlequinade clown Originating culture...
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    former shamanic capacities were lost during that time as well, like ventriloquism and sleight of hand. The isolated location of Nganasan people allowed...
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    skills Clown Dance Gymnastics Magic Mime Music Opera Professional wrestling Puppetry Speech Stand-up comedy Street performance Theatre Ventriloquism v t e...
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  • Street theatre Strip clubs Symphonies Theatre Variety show Vaudeville Ventriloquism Video art Wild West shows Live entertainment Musical theatre Plays Performance...
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  • Billy Cotton and his band. Brough began his radio career in 1944 in ventriloquism but in 1950 he debuted Archie, a mischievous child who domineered his...
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    include a familiar spirit, a talisman, or a wineskin, in reference to ventriloquism. In the Greek Septuagint, she is called ἐγγαστρίμυθος ἐν Αενδωρ (engastrímythos...
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  • Yeshwant Keshav Padhye was the pioneering Indian Ventriloquist who started ventriloquism in India in the 1920s. He was also a puppeteer and maker. As a magician...
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    skills Clown Dance Gymnastics Magic Mime Music Opera Professional wrestling Puppetry Speech Stand-up comedy Street performance Theatre Ventriloquism v t e...
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    a thinly disguised Bury St. Edmunds. Valentine Vox teaches himself ventriloquism after seeing a performer in a local tavern, then uses his skills to...
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    ventriloquist dummy is controlled by one hand of the ventriloquist. Ventriloquism acts are not always performed with a traditional dummy; occasionally...
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    pursuit of a love interest (his employment counsellor). He learned ventriloquism and puppetry for the role (under the tutelage of actor/ventriloquist...
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