Explore how ventriloquism shaped the voice and the wit of a nation with Al Getler, a seasoned ventriloquist who runs the Vent Haven International Ventriloquist Convention, and Kelly Benning, the daughter of comedic genius Rickie Layne, whose Yiddish-inflected Velvel, appeared dozens of times on the Ed Sullivan Show.
Velvel, recently restored, will come out of retirementment on the West Coast to join the event!
Moderated by pop culture historian Ron MacCloskey.
