Jeff Dunham
Who Jeff Dunham is
Ventriloquist and stand-up comedian whose arena-scale act centers characters including Walter, Peanut, José Jalapeño on a Stick, Bubba J and Achmed. He has made nine major comedy specials, toured internationally and set a Guinness record for ticket sales on a stand-up comedy tour.
At a glance
- Born
- 1962
- Stand-up specials
- Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, Very Special Christmas Special and 4 more
- Albums
- Relative Disaster and Beside Himself
- Podcasts
- All By My Selves
- On screen
- The Jeff Dunham Show, Halloween Baking Championship and Dinner for Schmucks
- WTF with Marc Maron
- Episode 1112
- Official site
- jeffdunham.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: jeffdunham.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- Arguing with Myself
- Spark of Insanity
- Very Special Christmas Special
- Controlled Chaos
- Minding the Monsters
- Unhinged in Hollywood
- Beside Himself
Albums
- Relative Disaster
- Beside Himself
On screen
- The Jeff Dunham Show
- Halloween Baking Championship
- Dinner for Schmucks
Podcasts
- All By My Selves autobiography, 2010
Questions about Jeff Dunham
Where is Jeff Dunham performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: jeffdunham.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
Arguing with Myself, Spark of Insanity, Very Special Christmas Special, Controlled Chaos, Minding the Monsters, Unhinged in Hollywood and Beside Himself.
What podcast do they host?
All By My Selves.
What TV shows and films are they in?
The Jeff Dunham Show, Halloween Baking Championship and Dinner for Schmucks.
When were they born?
In 1962.
Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?
Yes — episode 1112.
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Jeff Dunham official about page ↗ career, characters, touring, nine specials and Guinness touring record
- Jeff Dunham official site ↗ October–November 2026 tour dates
- Live Nation — Jeff Dunham ↗ late-2026 Artificial Intelligence/Inappropriate Contact dates
- Wikipedia — Jeff Dunham ↗ Books: All By My Selves (autobiography, 2010) (read 1 October 2026)
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026