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One reason the craft might be lost on conventional comedy fans is that ventriloquism is an art form that goes at least as far back as the lost performance vehicle known as vaudeville, says Tyler.But Tyler says that people still like his particular brand of comedy because "it gets to a point where (the audience is) amazed that something made of wood can be so lifelike.
"I find most of the time when I'm on stage and I can see the audience, as Lester talks, people are looking right at him, and you can see the look in their eyes, how amazed they are that the little character, even though he's made of wood, he's got his own personality and people sort of connect with him." Ventriloquist Dummies
Willie Tyler & Lester at Tommy T's
Vent Haven Museum
Vent Haven Museum is the world's only museum of ventriloquial figures and memorabilia. Its collection contains more than 700 objects from 20 countries related to ventriloquism, including dolls that belonged to Edgar Bergen. Wikipedia
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