Cursed Monkey Business: Ventriloquist Nina Conti and the Puppet Funeral Home

We Can Be Weirdos

Global

Philosophy, Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Spirituality

4.9 • 736 Ratings

🗓️ 28 March 2025

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

"What's the criteria for being 'real'?"

Nina Conti is an internationally acclaimed ventriloquist, comedian and actress. Among many credits, she starred in Her Master's Voice, where she takes the bereaved puppets of her mentor Ken Campbell on a pilgrimage to the resting place for puppets of dead ventriloquists.

Nina Conti's new show 'Whose Face Is It Anyway?' will be at the Duke of York's Theatre in the West End for five nights, from 29th April - 3rd May 2025, before touring the UK in the autumn. Tickets for all dates at ninaontour.com. Her directorial debut film 'Sunlight' is set for release later this year.

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0:00.0	When we're little, we don't overthink things.
0:02.2	We're brave, confident, we laugh and ask questions.
0:04.9	And play.
0:05.9	And play.
0:06.9	So why stop there?
0:08.2	Just because we're adults, it shouldn't mean we stop trying new things.
0:11.5	For me, starting a career in early years has meant not just a new job, but new skills, new friends.
0:16.9	Like me?
0:17.7	Yes, and a new sense of purpose.
0:20.1	All that, and I can earn while I learn, right here in London.
0:23.3	Yay, painting next.
0:24.7	Do something big.
0:26.1	Work with small children.
0:27.6	Click the bammer to get started.
0:32.1	This is a Global Player Original podcast.
0:37.3	Warning! The following episode contains strong language, bizarre theories,
0:42.1	unexplainable experiences, and an anti-kirced monkey puppet.
0:46.6	It may not be suitable for younger weirdos.
0:50.5	There's a place in Kentucky called Vent Haven, which is a resting place for the puppets of dead ventriloquist.
0:57.4	It's eerie when you go in there and they're dead.
1:01.5	But they're inanimate.
1:03.0	So, of course they're dead.
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