Here are this week’s leaderboard winners: 1. Reverend Neale Bacon 🥇 2. Samuel Anguiano 🥈 3. Timothy Spatz 🥉 Thank you everyone for participating and making The Ventriloquists’ Guild a wonderful place to belong

Has anyone ever dealt with hecklers? May Wilson has gone to battle several times with hecklers. Once we were doing a show in Las Vegas and a woman got onto a fight with May, stormed out and demanded her money back because “the puppet was rude.” (Yup, facts). Anyone else?

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.)

Two Minutes. One Figure. Your Moment. The first Vent-Slam™ is happening Saturday, September 12, 2026, at 9:00 AM Pacific / 4:00 PM GMT! Join your fellow Ventriloquists’ Guild members for our monthly live video open mic! Bring your favorite figure and share your best two-minute routine with the Guild. 🔥 All Guild members are welcome! ⏱️ Two minutes per performer 🙋 First come, first served! To participate: Go to the Calendar tab and click on the September 12 Vent-Slam™ event link to join the live video session. Come ready to perform, laugh, learn, and support fellow ventriloquists! Vent-Slam™ — Two Minutes. One Figure. Your Moment.

Who prefers a mic stand and who prefers a wireless mic? I like the mic stand from my comedy club days. I talk, my figure talks into it. I have fun making it look real. Some prefer wireless mics. What does the group like?