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
Puppet heighten the illusion that the dummy is speaking. They are called dummies because they do not speak on their own. The ventriloquist dummy is controlled by one hand of the ventriloquist. Ventriloquism acts are not always performed with a traditional dummy; occasionally other forms of puppetry are used. A water puppet is a Vietnamese puppet form, the "Múa rối nước". Múa rối nước literally translates to "dance underwater" or "dancing underwater". This is an ancient tradition that dates back to the 10th century. The puppets are built out of wood and the shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. A