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From: ables@mcc-db.UUCP (King Ables)
Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Re: "Soap" (Chuck and Bob)
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Date: Tue, 30-Jul-85 15:28:14 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 30 15:28:14 1985
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> So, is Jay Johnson a for-real ventriloquist, doing the dialog for both
> Chuck and Bob as the show is being taped, or was the "Bob" voice
> dubbed-in afterwards? Was he in any other shows, or is he doing a stage
> ventriloquist act somewhere? Or did somethng happen to him?

Yes, Jay is for real.  He's been on a few talk shows but I don't know
if he's made the "big time" ones (Carson or Letterman).  I saw him on
something a month or two ago and now I wish I knew what.  He had the
most original act I've seen a ventriloquist have in years.  He and Bob
are talking (yes, he still has Bob) and I forget the explanation, but
their voices switch.  Now this is very disconcerting for the audience to
see "Chuck's" mouth move and hear Bob's voice and visa versa.  And as
awkward as it is for us, just imagine how hard it is for Jay, who's been
keeping his mouth still whenever he uses Bob's voice.  Now he talks with
that high voice and keeps his mouth still when he uses his natural voice.
Then to get it back to normal, they did some thing with Bob raising his
voice slightly and Jay lowering his and eventually they cross and things
are back to normal.  It was really clever.

Jay doesn't show up a lot, but then, not very many ventriloquists do
these days, unless they've got a *really* unusual act.

-King
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