Orville the Duck Orville the Duck Orville the Duck was the most famous puppet often used by the ventriloquist Keith Harris (1947–2015) and was named after Orville Wright (one of the Wright Brothers). Orville is a green duckling who wears nothing but a nappy with a large safety pin on the front. He speaks with a falsetto voice. Orville appeared on BBC television from 1982 to 1990 on "The Keith Harris Show", which featured assorted puppets such as Orville the Duck and Cuddles the Monkey. At the peak of their popularity in December 1982, Harris and Orville released the single "Orville's Song", reaching
Steve Hewlett (ventriloquist) Together" from "Grease" at the end, involving the Simon and Sinitta puppets. Despite rave reviews from the judges, Hewlett finished fourth, just narrowly missing out on the top three with 14.7% of the vote, compared to Richard & Adam's 15.4%. It was revealed the day after the final that Hewlett had been signed to entertainment agency ROAR Global. In 2014, Hewlett led a team of challengers on the TV quiz show "Eggheads". He took puppet Arthur Lager with him. He lives with his wife Nina and their daughter Lola-May, who was born on 4 October 2011. Steve Hewlett (ventriloquist) Steve