Jeff Dunham has taken the art of ventriloquism to new hights and has transformed it into a cutting-edge comedy experience that has gained worldwide appeal. He continues to make his mark as a global entertainment phenomenon as well as a master of all media, and as Slate recently observed, “By every conceivable measure, Jeff Dunham is America’s favorite comedian.”

In a recent feature article in Time magazine, the newsweekly declared him “perhaps the most popular stand-up comedian in the U.S.” Concurrently, Forbes named Dunham as one of the most powerful celebrities in the world on its Celebrity 100 list, noting in an accompanying article how Dunham is “third-highest-earning comedian in America behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock” and had the top-grossing North American comedy tour of 2008. Dunham’s rise, as well as the expansion of his reach and impact, rolls on as he debuts a weekly TV series, publishes his first book, takes his highly-successful line of merchandise out to general retail and embarks on a 60-date Comedy Central Live tour this year.