No disrespect to the masterly ventriloquist Jay Johnson, whose The Two and Only! is currently on Broadway, but I prefer magicians, with their whiff of the sideshow demimonde of card sharps, hustlers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ventriloquism is loaded with a stigma of uncoolness. When is the last time you saw a hipster ventriloquist? But more than just square, the ventriloquist often comes off as strange. The travel guide ...

Depending on who you ask, Vent Haven Museum is either Northern Kentucky’s best- or worst-kept secret. As the world’s only museum dedicated to ventriloquism, the 4,000-square-foot space draws a ...

Terry Fator’s father wanted him to become an evangelist, so he became an evangelist of joy. In his youth, Fator tried to be a preacher but didn’t feel comfortable with it, so he decided to try and ...

The scene: a stage in an American Legion post in southeastern Minnesota. The players: longtime comic duo David Malmberg and Simon Spencer. Malmberg and Spencer have been working together for decades.

Terry Fator’s father wanted him to become an evangelist, so he became an evangelist of joy. In his youth, Fator tried to be a preacher but didn’t feel comfortable with it, so he decided to try and ...