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We may all think we're comedians, but sadly, we're not. Good thing there are so many truly funny people out there to make us laugh. Some comedians use their wit and smarts to make clever jokes and poke fun, while others use their physicality and appearance to to keep us doubled over. Formats range from stand up comedy and sketch comedy to talk shows, and subjects include politics, everyday life, and the comedians themselves. Here's a look at the famous comedians who've kept us laughing over the years.
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Jeff Dunham
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Jeff Dunham was born in Dallas, Texas, in 1962. He started practicing ventriloquism at the age of 8, when his parents gave him a Mortimer Snerd dummy (the character made famous by popular ventriloquist Edgar Bergen) for Christmas.
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By the time he was in high school, Dunham was a regular performer at local Kiwanis clubs, and was doing commercials for a local Datsun car dealership.
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As Dunham's ventriloquism skills improved, so did his dummies: He began building each of them by hand in his garage.
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Dunham's cast of handmade characters not only interact with him, but with each other throughout each show—a unique and difficult feat to perform.
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Dunham got his big break in 2006, when he was showcased in a one-hour special on Comedy Central. More than two million viewers tuned in, making him a mainstream success.
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Achmed the Dead Terrorist (above) is one of Dunham's most controversial characters. "It's amazing how these little guys can say things that a mortal human could never get away with," Dunham has said. "There's some sort of unspoken license ... when outlandish things come out of an inanimate object, somehow it equals humor."
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His sketch comedy program, The Jeff Dunham Show, debuted in 2009, and reached international popularity—a feat which few comedians can boast.
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Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy debuts on the BIO channel on Tuesday, November 22 at 8PM EST and 9PM PST.