Mohammad Rajib
The Nebraska State Fair will have one of the best ventriloquists and comedians in the country.
On Friday, Sept. 2, Jeff Dunham will play as part of the Nebraska Lottery Concert Series at the Nebraska State Fair.
At 7:30 p.m., the concert will take place at Anderson Sports Field. At 6:30 p.m., the doors will open.
Dunham holds the Guinness World Record for the Highest Tickets Purchased for a Stand-Up Comedy Tour, with his Fire of Craziness Tour selling almost two million tickets in nearly 400 locations across the world. Buy Tickets From Here
It’s no surprise that the man dubbed “America’s favorite comedian” by Slate and described by TIME as “a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder” by TIME can say words you wouldn’t attempt to say with his cast of characters that touch on nearly every aspect of American life.
Whether it’s the grumpy old man Walter, who played both Wonald Grump and Ben Hiden throughout the last election, the overactive and crazy Peanut, the self-explanatory Jose the Jalapeno on a Stick, the redneck cliché NASCAR-loving Bubba J, the utterly befuddled Achmed the Dead Terrorist, and Url, the basement-dwelling social media smart-phone addict, Dunham provides each character to speak their mind.
Dunham has nine comedy specials to his credit, including two of Comedy Central’s most-watched episodes of the year (Minding the Monsters, 2012; Controlled Chaos, 2011), as well as Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special, 2008, which is still the network’s highest-rated show of all time. His NBC primetime spectacular Unhinged was named the Big 4’s greatest non-sports program of the time period, and it was replayed six weeks later on Comedy Central, where it became the network’s top-rated special of 2016.Get Cheapest Tickets From Here
The multi-talented performer has written and directed an animated film for CMT, hosted the Food Network’s Halloween Baking Championship, appeared on ABC’s “Ellen,” NBC’s “30 Rock,” Disney’s “Sonny with a Chance,” done Hertz commercials, and appeared in Jay Roach’s “Dinner for Schmucks,” starring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd.
He was actually the topic of TWO A&E biographies, “Birth of a Dummy” in 2011 and “Talking Heads” in 2019. Dunham has performed in over 20 countries, along with the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, China, South Africa, and the Middle East, and has a unique understanding of what brings people together — nevertheless of culture, gender, age, or political opinions. Buy Tickets From Here
Dunham has become possibly the most popular comedian of the last three decades, receiving standing ovations beyond cultures (won crowds in Israel and Saudi Arabia on successive concert nights).
He has above a billion views and has traded over seven million DVDs thanks to his 3.6 million YouTube subscribers and 11 million Facebook followers. Dunham has been featured in nearly every publication, platform, and late-night variety show, such As the Los Angeles Times, ABC’s Nightline, Variety, The New York Times, People, The Today Show, The Tonight Show, and Late Night with David Letterman, and has been recognized by Forbes as the third highest-paid comedian behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock.
Dunham and his characters are ultimately back on the street after a lengthy epidemic hiatus, ready to bring a much-needed dose of insanity given the times we live in. That is, providing he can persuade his characters that working from home is no longer an option.
Concert tickets, which include gate entrance, went on sale at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 8, at statefair.org. Public entry tickets will cost $61 while pit tickets will cost $81.
The 2022 Nebraska State Fair will be held in Fonner Park in Grand Island from August 26 to September 5, with the theme “Nothing More Nebraskan.”
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