5.2 Non-recurring and retired charactersĭunham was born on April 18, 1962, in Dallas, Texas.He achieved the Guinness Book of World Records record for "Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour" for his Spark of Insanity tour, performing in 386 venues worldwide. Dunham also does occasional acting roles. Forbes ranked Dunham as the third highest-paid comedian in the United States behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock and reported that he was one of the highest-earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period. A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with the DVD selling over 400,000 copies in its first two weeks. As of November 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional $7 million in merchandise sales, and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube as of October 2009 his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity was ranked as the ninth most watched YouTube video at the time. According to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America and among the most successful acts in Europe as well. ĭunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate. Time described his characters as " politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered." Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism and doing more to promote the art form than anyone since Edgar Bergen. His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder".
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Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show, a series on the network in 2009. He has six specials that run on Comedy Central: Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special, Controlled Chaos, Minding the Monsters, and All Over the Map. Jeffrey Douglas Dunham (born April 18, 1962) is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special.When the special was released on DVD and Blu-ray it was censored with no uncensored option, however, the uncensored version was released digitally on Netflix.In some ways, this was his last appearance in the specials before Dunham retired the character after 2010. While Sweet Daddy Dee doesn't appear in the special, he is featured on the album."Jingle Bombs" and "Roadkill Christmas" were the only songs in the album that were featured in the special. The album had the same theme as the special and was released around the same time. Jeff Dunham released his first album entitled, Don't Come Home for Christmas. Main article: Don't Come Home for Christmas More Jeff Dunham Stuff-An ad for Jeff.Jeff and his family shoot t-shirts into the audience. At the Show & the T-Shirt Bazookas-A look at the show and outtakes.Sleigh Ride-A look at the making of the sleigh ride sequence at the beginning.Photo Shoot-A look at the photo shoot for the DVD cover art.Ask Santa-Audience members ask Walter (dressed as Santa) questions.Holiday Tips-Walter, Achmed, and Peanut talk about tips for the holidays.The special was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
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