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All by My Selves
Jeff Dunham

All by My Selves

Walter, Peanut, Achmed, and Me

Penguin Group USA (Nov 03, 2010)
9780525951414
256 pages | 159 x 235 mm | English
Dewey 792.7/6028092
LC Classification PN2287.D846 .D86 2010

Subject

  • Humor / Form / Essays
  • Humor / General

Plot

His YouTube videos have been viewed more than 400 million times by fans all over the world. He has played to sold-out venues across North America, Europe, and Australia. He has sold more than six million DVDs. Forbes has ranked him in their Celebrity 100 list of most powerful entertainers for two years running. No, this isn't the world's biggest rock star. This is Jeff Dunham and his trunk full of dummies.All By My Selves is the story of one pretty ordinary guy, one interesting hobby, one very understanding set of parents, and a long, winding road to becoming America's favorite comedian. With wit, honesty, and lots of great show business detail, Jeff Dunham shares for his legion of fans how he took what many considered an outdated art form and made it cool again.An old curmudgeon who says whatever pops into his mind---because he just doesn't care what you think. From top-ranking corporate executives to politicians and celebrities, WALTER has told them all to "Shut the hell up!" And guess what? They keep coming back for more.When Jeff Dunham introduced this goggle-eyed skeleton, he set the world on fire....Actually, ACHMED set himself on fire, then he accidentally blew himself up, and in no time, he became the world's only beloved dead terrorist.He's high on life...or maybe it's Starbucks. A self-described "comic genius," PEANUT is an endearing and lovable screwball. He's also wacky and unrelenting, whimsical, manic, frenzied, and fast, and he prides himself on stealing every show.He's the oldest character in Dunham's lineup....JOSE is simply a talking jalapeno...ON A STEEK!A NASCAR-loving, beer-guzzling, white trash good ol' boy from the "tornado alley" of the South, BUBBA J. is currently between jobs, and if all goes well, he'll stay that way.A fast-talking P.I.M.P., or "Playah In Management Position," SWEET DADDY DEE claims to be Jeff Dunham's manager and is always trying to teach his client to be a little more "street" and a little more "phat," It's hopeless.The nation's only superhero with the incredible power to avoid confrantation! As for his other amazing powers, MELVIN says he can stop a speeding bullet...once