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
Jerry Layne (ventriloquist) performing on cruise ships and other entertainment venues. He also became known as builder of ventriloquist dummies. Jerry Layne (ventriloquist) Jerry Layne (1938 - 2018) was the ventriloquist host of "Puppet People", a TV series produced from 1973 to 1975 at CFCF-TV in Montreal and telecast on most CTV television network stations. He worked with his "friends" Lester and Herbie, puppets created for the show. Layne grew up in Brooklyn, NY during a time when ventriloquist acts were popular entertainment in theaters and clubs. He became interested in ventriloquism as a child and by age 14 was a student of