📖 Keith Harris (Ventriloquist). Ventriloquism, Television, Orville the Duck, The Black and White Minstrel Show.

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Keith Harris is an English ventriloquist, who is known for his television show, 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". Harris grew up in Chester and North Baddesley, and started creating ventriloquism characters as a teenager. He then appeared in summer seasons at holiday resorts before appearing on television in Let''s Laugh. He then became a popular act on television variety shows, was the host of the Black and White Minstrel Show, and was given his own show called Cuddles and Company. His TV show was later axed, and he came close to bankruptcy in the years that followed. However, he remains a minor celebrity in the UK. In recent years, he has appeared as a guest star in a number of TV shows, including Harry Hill, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Trisha, Banzai, and The Weakest Link