Keith Harris (ventriloquist) Keith Harris (ventriloquist) Keith Shenton Harris (21 September 1947 – 28 April 2015) was an English ventriloquist, best known for his television show "The Keith Harris Show" (1982–90), audio recordings, and club appearances with his puppets Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. He had a UK Top 10 hit single in 1982 with "Orville's Song" which reached number 4 in the charts. Born in Lyndhurst, Hampshire, Harris grew up in Blacon, Chester, where his father owned a chemist shop, and North Baddesley. His parents were both variety performers and from age nine Harris appeared on his father's knee as
Kurt Felix (television presenter) Kurt Felix (television presenter) Kurt Felix (27 March 1941 – 16 May 2012) was a Swiss television presenter and entertainer. In the 1970s, Felix developed and hosted "Teleboy", the most watched TV-programme in the history of the Swiss television (DRS). The show is considered to be a predecessor of "Surprise, Surprise". Felix and his wife, singer Paola Del Medico, hosted "Verstehen Sie Spaß?", a Candid Camera-style show, for the German TV station ARD between 1981 and 1990. Each episode attracted around 30 million viewers in Central Europe. He developed several TV-formats popular in Germany and Switzerland such as Stoeck, Wyss,