Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham isn’t just the world’s foremost ventriloquist-comedian—in 2010, he earned more money than any other comedian period, raking in more than $22.5 million. (This despite the cancellation of his critically abhorred Comedy Central show.) Of course, Dunham himself isn’t as immediately recognizable as his dummies Peanut, Jose, Walter, Bubba J., or that cute little felt suicide bomber Achmed The Dead Terrorist. The comedian’s puppet-filtered thoughts can be found in his recent memoir, All By My Selves, as well as a Comedy Central special, Controlled Chaos.

Updated 10/25/2011