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Comedy Review: Jeff Dunham in Salina, Kansas

Written by Patrick Cossel
Published May 18, 2007

Fans poured into the Salina Bicentennial center all wanting to see famed comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. Wading through the thick lines and extremely tight security, fans made their way into the midway and found the seats. All sorts of refreshments, both alcoholic and non, were available to anyone wishing to partake.

Starting a few minutes late, fans of comedy were pleased to welcome Jason Dixon, a comic who spent time in Kansas City but recently moved to Los Angeles. Dixon warmed the crowd up well as he started by asking the audience if they thought he was gay. Needles to say, just to be ornery, there was loud whooping and cheering. Keeping the crowd laughing throughout his entire routine, he poked fun at the size of the mall in Salina and the overall lack of terrain in Kansas.

At one point he made the comment about the surprising amount of astronauts coming from Kansas, although when he thought about it he understood why. "If you grew up in a small ass town in Kansas, you would want to get as far away from it as you could, too!"

Dixon left the stage to huge applause that only got louder when Dunham was announced. Graciously accepting the applause, Dunham broke straight into his routine. Telling funny stories about his dogs and what he and his daughter do to torment them, Dunham eventually brings out the ones everyone wants to see. Reaching inside his storage chest, Dunham was joined by the grumpiest of old men: Walter.

Walter immediately launches into his tirade about everything. He gripes about his wife ("They say marriage is forever; mine’s taking too long"). He gripes about security in the airport and how they always want to look into the trunk. He and Dunham have fun with security: "They open the trunk and I pop out and say ‘Close the door!’" Of course Walter also rips into Dunham about owning a Toyato Prious, saying that when it drives past it makes a sound like “IIIIIIIIII’MMMMM gay."

After being called a dumbass several times and poking fun about suicide bombers, Dunham eventually puts Walter away and out comes Achmed, the dead suicide bomber, who talks about the infidels. When people laugh at his comments Achmed screams "Silence! I'll kill you," and raises his eyebrows up in a menacing stare, as menacing as a puppet can get.

Being just a skeleton with a pair of underwear as a turban — the last thing that went through his brain was his ass — Achmed constantly yells at Dunham to fix his foot. Achmed confesses to the crowd that his biggest fear is Walter (and then we hear Walter respond form the trunk, "Dumbass!"). Achmed is also afraid he was not a very good suicide bomber, admitting he was killed after answering his cell phone while filling up his gas tank.

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Patrick Cossel is a staff writer for the Beloit Call in Beloit Kansas. He is one of the voices of the Beloit High School basketball and wrestling team.
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Comedy Review: Jeff Dunham in Salina, Kansas
Published: May 18, 2007
Type: Review
Section: Culture
Filed Under: Review, Culture: Humor and Satire
Writer: Patrick Cossel
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