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One hundred years ago, John Logie Baird successfully transmitted the first clear TV image: the unsettling grin of Stooky Bill. An unidentified man (possibly John Logie Baird) holds Stooky Bill (left) ...

Jaanu, a 25-year-old transwoman ventriloquist, uses her art to cope with family rejection and societal prejudice. Despite accolades, her family in Raichur struggles to accept her transition.

In New York nightclubs, Sophie Becker is reviving a lost art form, one wisecrack at a time. In New York nightclubs, Sophie Becker is reviving a lost art form, one wisecrack at a time. Credit ...

In a small building tucked in a quiet Fort Mitchell neighborhood, more than 1,200 retirees have found a home. But they aren’t people — at least, not when they’re not on stage. They are dummies and ...

Most people know Shari Lewis as a children's entertainer, ventriloquist and puppeteer. But Lisa D'Apolito's new documentary "Shari & Lambchop" portrays a driven, powerful, ever-adapting and profoundly ...

Speak some evil: Anthony Hopkins and Ann-Margret starred in the 1978 cult horror movie that was directed by Richard Attenborough. By Borys Kit Senior Film Writer Magic starred Hopkins as Corky, a ...

In our Inside Look stories, Herald-Leader journalists take you inside places around Lexington and Kentucky that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. In ...

Lewis' talent and where it took her is explored in the new documentary 'Shari & Lamb Chop' Kino Lorber Shari Lewis learned ventriloquism as a young girl after putting her dancing dreams on pause due ...

Even long before ventriloquist Darci Lynne was of legal age to stroll through the famed glittering casino landscapes of Las Vegas, she was already a headliner in the most legendary showrooms of Sin ...

It’s not the frightfest it was intended to be, but 'Dead Silence' is an entertaining foreshadowing of the director’s later successes. Reading time 4 minutes In 2007, James Wan was a horror ...

Rancho Peñasquitos resident Joe Gandelman has six partners — John Raven2; John Raven3; Norbert; Rex Raven; Chad and Dolly. They may be a little stiff, but all have comical personalities just like ...