Todd
Oliver: Funny Dog (2014/Inception DVD)
Picture:
C Sound: C Extras: D Concert: C+
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Todd Oliver the ventriloquist and his talking dogs, know for his
appearances on late night talk shows and a semi-finalist on America's
Got Talent. He (and his dogs) is a one man comedy routine.
Ventriloquist Oliver is a one man comedy crew with his various dogs
and puppets as he sings, dances and tells jokes, he gives each one of
his dogs and puppets all different voices. All his dogs comes from
animal rescues, his stand up routine has taken him on stage and on
air and has endeared him to fans.
Oliver
happens to use live dogs with his ventriloquism by attaching a fake
mechanical mouth piece on his dogs, giving the illusion of talking
dogs. While this appears cute, the jokes only work if one can imagine
what dogs would say (if they could really talk), but in reality it is
amazing how the dogs just really sit there the whole time and do
nothing as their master tells joke (you certainly can't do this with
cats). As far as comedians and jokes go, Todd Oliver is family
friendly and appropriate for all ages.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.78 X 1 image and lossy Dolby Digital sound
is average at best and there are no extras.
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Ricky Chiang
