Ventriloquism Gets a Makeover
Won Over By Reality
By Tim Bayer
BRIGHTON New York—(Weekly Hubris)—6/10/2013—Last week, I posted a blast from the past when I shared a new, CGI-gussied-up re-creation of the old Coyote and Road Runner cartoon in my column titled, Coyote & Road Runner: New Again.
This time, I’m offering readers another upgrade: a reboot of a tried and true comedy staple, ventriloquism.
This video came in compliments of Burt Kempner, and it’s laugh-out-loud funny. The creative engine for this interpretation is Nina Conti, who adds a couple of new talking heads to the old art of throwing voices.
I hope you like it as much as I did. Take a break for laughter: click the link.
http://vimeo.com/61886386
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Tim Bayer
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.)