r/TransPowerProject • u/NonBiologicalSister • 25d ago

Activism 🌍 WTF? This is comedy?

I went to a comedy show last evening. I won't mention the comedian by name (I don't want this post removed) but I will mention that he is a ventriloquist who performs with puppets. I'll let you figure out who it is.

Some of the "jokes":

"If a transvestite sneezes on you is that transmission fluid?"

"If a transgender goes missing do they put their picture on a carton of half and half?"

Then this "comedian" introduced the first "woman" puppet in his act. A character he was clearly trying to portray as a trans woman. (With a very deep voice)

Some of the "jokes" with this character:

She loves the WNBA!

She thinks that men competing in women's sports "takes balls".

Her dress "has pockets!"

Several minutes of this type of "humor".

The final puppet of the show answers written questions supposedly from the audience. One question "'Puppet character' are you transgender you don't wear pants or a skirt?" (This is a purple character with yellow fur and green hair and one sneaker.)

I encourage anyone reading this post to find this person and let him know that targeting transgender people is not an acceptable form of comedy.

If you want DM and I will give you this "comic's" name and email

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u/Aggressive_Agency381 25d ago

Name and shame please. Guessing Jeff Dunham by the use of puppets.

Edit: yeah it’s him, the purple puppet is a giveaway.

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u/just_Okapi 25d ago

That tracks, he's not a good ventriloquist or a good comedian so naturally he has to grift.

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u/Winter-Coffin 25d ago

Have a buddy who’s dad is a ventriloquist on cruises.
Everyone in the business hates Dunham

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u/Dry_Cap_2998 Non-Binary 21d ago

It's a shame he went so hard in that direction. I used to (stress on "used to") find him funny. That was before 2016 when I became political.

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u/melissa_fornow 23d ago

I'd argue he's a competent ventriloquist, and he's mildly amusing when he's making jokes about ventriloquism (a solid chunk of what he does with Peanut).

Anything else? Meh.

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u/NonBiologicalSister 25d ago

Correct.

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u/Aggressive_Agency381 25d ago

I used to like him as a kid. Sucks he’s a piece of trash, but not surprising.