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Revisiting Jeff & Achmed

June 17, 2013 /

Tim Bayer

Won Over By Reality

By Tim Bayer

Jeff Dunham breathes life into Achmed, the very-dead terrorist.
Jeff Dunham breathes life into Achmed, the very-dead terrorist.

Tim BayerBRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—6/17/2013—This week, my post comprises another installment in a running riff I began last Monday titled Ventriloquism Gets a Makeover.

That video reminded me of another ventriloquism video I saw quite some time ago. Jeff Dunham features several characters in his stand-up act. The video I am sharing this week centers on one of Jeff’s most popular characters, Achmed, The Dead Terrorist.

This video’s been around (and cracking people up) for a few years, now. If you have not seen it, I can assure you it is very, very funny. If you have seen it, it’s worth revisiting a second (or third) time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

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Tim Bayer, Webmaster, and Assistant Editor of Weekly Hubris, was born and brought up in Webster, New York. He attended St. Bonaventure University, earning a BS in Computer Science, and then worked in the hi-tech world. In 2002 he turned his creative energies to product development and video production with the release of his first independently produced products. When the demand for web site design and freelance writing increased, he once again switched skill sets . . . to writing and web work. An avid or, to be more accurate, rabid, disc golfer, he may often be found chasing plastic while in pursuit of the perfect round on a disc golf course, or designing and developing disc golf products for Demogrid.com. He says he tries to find the humor hidden in everyday experiences, because, “life is too important to be taken seriously.” (Author photo by Tim Bayer. Author Head Shot Augment: René Laanen.)

One Comment

  • Elizabeth Boleman-Herring

    June 18, 2013 at 7:07 pm

    Tim, Dean actually has tapes of this routine. We split our sides when the character first appeared, and Jeff and Achmed never fail to amuse. Thanks for the re-visitation. e