Jeff Dunham and his ventriloquist puppets

Previously

…They weren't just characters anymore. They were personalities, individuals with their own voices, their own struggles, and their own, surprisingly sharp, sense of humor. The tour was still young, and it was already proving to be more than just a series of shows. It was a collaboration, an evolution, a testament to the fact that sometimes, the greatest comedy comes not from sticking to the script, but from daring to go off-book, especially when your grumpy old puppet is the one holding the pen. And as Jeff looked at Walter, a flicker of an idea, a new joke, a fresh perspective, began to form in his mind, a joke that was, for the very first time, entirely Walter’s.