The Vent Haven Museum in Kentucky is home to nearly 1,000 dummies once belonging to ventriloquists from around the world. Courtesy Vent Haven Museum The names Tommy Baloney, Knucklehead Smiff, Farfel ...

2025 was a huge year for puppets in wrestling, largely due to the success of Harley Cameron’s Mini Mone bit that she ...

Despite failing to defeat Mercedes Mone for the TBS Title at AEW Grand Slam in her home town of Australia, Harley Cameron has become one of the most beloved performers in the company over the last few ...

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I still remember the first time I ever saw a ventriloquist in action. The legendary Edgar Bergen and his dummy sidekicks, Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd, appeared on an episode of The Muppet Show ...

Situated between the banks of the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers, the wooded sanctuary of Valley Forge is known for its tales of hardship during the Revolutionary period. Earlier this year, the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nancy Berk, Ph.D is a writer and psychologist covering entertainment. But ventriloquism and puppet fever have gone beyond prime ...

The death of British comedian Ray Alan recalls a lost age when ventriloquists were cosy family entertainment favourites. Today, they are more likely to be found at the cutting edge of subversive ...

SOUTH HERO, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s an art that takes years to master and there’s a man from South Hero who can hang with the best. “In 1969, my brother got me a dummy for Christmas,” said Al Getler of ...

In our Inside Look stories, Herald-Leader journalists take you inside places around Lexington and Kentucky that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. In ...