Even if you're working with a bunch of dummies, performing your first show in months, without rehearsing or trying on clothes, in front of a small and socially distancing audience, can be is a challenge. But man, it feels good to be back on stage, said longtime ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. For this first special pandemic-period, the two shows were recorded in front of crowds of about 100 socially distant fans at an outdoor space at Calamigos Ranch Malibu, a few miles up the hill from Calabasas Dunham, Calif., Hometown Funny Jeff Dunham Dayton OH 2022 Shirt. Dunham created the necessary material, working privately with a group of writers who didn't know what each other was doing. Aside from a bit of classic involving his Peanut character, the show's resulting material is all new, he said. Unlike his usual show-creation process half a century ago, Dunham was unable to "analyze" jokes in front of a live audience before performing them in front of the unblinking eyes of the camera.