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Ventriloquists' Guild
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Thank you.
Thank you for accepting me into this forum. I look forward learning and sharing with the group (:
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Welcome Kristina
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Happy 86th Birthday to Willie Tyler
Today is the birthday of Willie Tyler of “Laugh In” fame. Willie and Lester were the first series of regulars of color on a network show, and have been blazing trails and making audiences laugh ever since. Have a good day, Willie.
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@Reverend Neale Bacon I found that too. He's so approachable and makes time for everyone
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Happy Birthday Willie
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Wally and Waldo win
I don't know what happened to Wally and Waldo on here, but good to see he's still going and placed first in Acadiana's got talent. Well done Waldo, and of course Wally too
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Placing at the State Fair
Hi all. A few weeks ago I placed first in our county-wide talent contest which earned me the opportunity to compete in the state competition. Well, that started today (Fri., 8/28/28) at the NYS Fair. Today was the first of 5 preliminaries. There are 58 contestants in the MAXI division (ages 13 and up) and a bunch more in the MINI division (12 and under). Anyway, I had the privilege of being the very first act of the entire contest. If I do say so myself, it went great! I have to do the same routine as I did at the county fair and I had the same responses. The audience was eating it up and even the judges were laughing. One was laughing so hard she had to put her pen down to wipe her eyes. Anyway, I made the cut and I'm going to the Semi-finals next Friday. Same routine, hopefully the same results. I'll keep you posted. (BTW, the routine is posted in my profile.)
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Did you enjoy yourself? That overrides everything. Winning would have been great obviously, but if you enjoyed it, you're already a winner. A lot of Talent competitions aren't about the talent. They know what they are looking for and when something like a ventriloquist comes along, it blows their mind. I once did a local competition but the vote was done on donations. I was new to the area and only had my wife and children for support. I placed 3rd behind 2 singers who honestly wasn't particularly good. If you go up against children, that again is another challenge. That being said, I've been up against children at the UKVC and some of those are amazing. Daisy, who won, is definitely one to look out for
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What Vent Accomplishments are your proud of?
Big or small. I’ll go first. I’m proud my writing and character work are going to the next level.
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I love any chance I get to perform. In 2019 (I think), I won Jaywicks got Talent. I'm proud of my voice juggling. Trying to juggle 3 voices in incredibly hard and takes some concentration. Unfortunately the routine is too long but it's clever and I'm proud that I've pulled it off
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@tommy-manzie-9598
UK ventriloquist since 1992. Venting is my passion and I love performing with my guys
Active 18m ago
Joined Jan 21, 2026