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- Comedian who performs with puppets
- Puppet characters include the popular Achmed The Dead Terrorist
- On a comedy tour called Spark the Insanity
- Raised in Dallas, TexasThe Record: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is Last of a Dying breed (September 18, 2008)
- Age: 49 in 2009The Record: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is Last of a Dying breed (September 18, 2008)
- Has performed comedy sketches since he was a teenagerThe Record: Ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is Last of a Dying breed (September 18, 2008)
- Has a Christmas album called Don't Come Home for Christmas
- The Jeff Dunham Show airs on Thursdays at 9/8C on Comedy Central
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Jeff Dunham is a comedian and ventriloquist who performs with several puppet characters, including Achmed The Dead Terrorist. The comedian has taped done a ring tone commercial based on his comedy sketch with Achmed performed for Comedy Central. The commercial was banned from TV in South Africa due to claims that it mocks Islam.FOX News: Comedian Defends 'Achmed the Dead Terrorist' Puppet Routine (October 1, 2008)
Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Jeff Dunham has raised controversy with one of the puppets in his shows, Achmed The Dead Terrorist, a skeleton puppet who's character is a failed suicide bomber. The character was in a TV commercial for ring tones. The commercial was banned in South Africa by the South Africa's Advertising Standards Authority, which said it was offensive to Muslims, who make up 2 percent of the country's population. Dunham says it's obvious from his show that Achmed is not Muslim.FOX News: Comedian Defends 'Achmed the Dead Terrorist' Puppet Routine (October 1, 2008)The Jeff Dunham Show
Jeff Dunham has a new show Thursdays at 9/8C on Comedy Central. It features all your favorites like Achmed, Peanut, Walter and many more.-
Jeff Dunham Questions
Do you think that Jeff Dunham is offensive? 6 AnswersThe humor is at once offensive, hilarious, and necessary. It is offensive to some non-terrorist Muslims who see it as stereotyping and demeaning to their reli... read more
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