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
Cuddles and Dimples While Dimples started out in "The Dandy" on 27 October 1984, Cuddles had already been in "Nutty" since March 1981. When "Nutty" merged with "The Dandy" in 1985, Cuddles did not follow, instead becoming the cover character of "Hoot". "Hoot" combined with "The Dandy" the following year, and the first "Cuddles and Dimples" story showed Cuddles' family moving to Dandytown, where he met Dimples. This took place in issue 2345, dated 1 November 1986. By late 1987, without explanation, one set of parents disappeared (Cuddles'), and the toddlers were said to be twins. Grounds for this change had been somewhat