ventriloquist
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Being a magician in a movie is a bit like being a ventriloquist on the radio: What’s the point?
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
So when their sons initially insisted on trying to become actors, both Rick and his wife, Jeanine — who was an amateur ventriloquist — reacted positively.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2024
Over the past four years it is alleged that she manipulated the mayor in person and by phone with remarkable ventriloquist skills.
From BBC • May 26, 2024
"It's creepy trying to fall asleep with a ventriloquist dummy in your room, but it's way creepier when you wake up and it's not there anymore."
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2023
The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
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