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
How Ace Are Buildings actor/comedian John Thomson using the phrase "oh, you cheeky monkey" - this is taken from Thompson's appearance on "Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge" in character as "Joe Beesley" an inept ventriloquist with a puppet monkey. Five In The Morning (TYCD 1) House Under The Ground (TYCD 2) Bad Idea (TYCD 3) Number One (TYCD 4) Foghorn (TYCD 5) Number One Sing-A-Long How Ace Are Buildings How Ace Are Buildings is the debut album by British alternative rock band A, released in 1997. The album was re-released in 1998, in the form of cassette and LTD Edition 12". Whereas