Okay, so he cant count, but Bubba J is very proud of his redneck heritage. [11] Upon sitting down next to Carson's desk, Dunham pulled out Walter, who told Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, "Stop sending me all your damn mail." I think by the time you're, you know, if you're offending 60 percent of your audience, then clearly you don't care about your own future, and you don't care about the audience. What Are the Names and Personalities of Jeff Dunham's Puppets? File:Walter (Jeff Dunham Character, 2007).jpg - Wikipedia 1 / 0. Stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham is known for his hilarious characters Walter, Peanut, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Jos Jalapeo on a Stick. For the naive and devoutly-raised Dunham, Broadway was a new world filled with beautiful showgirls and crusty stagehands, and his first taste of entertainment industry egos came when Rooney called Dunham into his dressing room, and told him he was there for one reason alone: so that Rooney could change his costumes. [4][30], In 2008, a TV commercial for a ringtone which featured Dunham's character Achmed the Dead Terrorist (see Characters below) was banned by the South African Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint was filed by a citizen stating that the ad was offensive to Muslims, and portrayed all Muslims as terrorists. Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! The latest stand-up special from the acclaimed comedian sees him tackling everything from the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, to today's youth and cancel culture. Dunham continued to tighten his act in Los Angeles clubs, performing the same six-minute segment with Peanut a total of nine times for McCawley over the next few months. [50] He later appeared in Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos as a puppet that Peanut used when attempting his hand at ventriloquism. By the mid-1990s, however, his television appearances had dwindled, and with them, so did his stage audiences. Jos, who speaks with a thick Spanish accent, is typically paired with Peanut, who often makes fun of Jos, uses appeals to Latino stereotypes when doing so, and makes fun of his being on a stick. Jeff Dunham: This is my 11th special, and actually, I had an interim there with Comedy Central, where we did one on NBC and two on Netflix. According to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America and among the most successful acts in Europe as well. The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed): (508 760 pixels, file size: 83 KB, MIME type: Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.