Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that ventriloquist JEFF DUNHAM is, hands down, one of the most popular stand-up acts in the world. And, while he may not be seen as the ‘coolest’ guy in the world, his new series for COMEDY CENTRAL debuts this Thursday to much anticipation. THE JEFF DUNHAM SHOW will open up his uber-popular stage act to include field-pieces involving real life situations and (from what we’ve seen) promises to be pretty funny stuff. At the recent press conference for the show, DUNHAM took a trip down memory lane and talked about the first dummy he got as an 8-year-old kid. Listen in below: 

THE JEFF DUNHAM SHOW debuts Thursday on COMEDY CENTRAL