I was privileged enough to be able to attend Jeff Dunham's Controlled Chaos show at the Grand West Arena on Wednesday, June 6, 2012. As a huge fan of Jeff Dunham (for those of you who don't know, Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian) and one of my favourites. Jeff is superbly talented and barely makes a movement while conversing with the dolls and talking to the audience on their behalf’s. He is extremely entertaining and his characters are equally sharp and witty. At first I was very sad that I would miss his tour of South Africa, after all being a broke student does not allow you to spend hundreds of Rands on a ticket to this sort of show. However, it is once again proved that it is not what you know, but who you know :)
A friend of mine that I worked with while doing my internship now works for a company that does PR for Grand West Casino. She was given tickets to the show and invited me along with her. My response to her question "hey, do you want to go see Jeff Dunham tonight?" was "what? Are you joking!!!???" - Notice the excessive use of explanation marks and question marks. I could not believe it! I had been hustling people the whole day to enter competitions for me to win tickets to the show!
The show was absolutely hilarious and literally breathtaking for the most part. Jeff, along with Walter, Bubba Jay, Peanut, Jose the Jalapeño on a stick, and Achmed the dead terrorist, entertained the crowd for just under two hours with fast-paced and witty comedy that left me laughing non-stop during the whole show. My friend on the other hand, not knowing much about Jeff Dunham, did not find him as funny or entertaining as I did. This did not deter from my experience of the show as I was fully focused on the events taking place on the stage.
This is definitely a must-see show that will have you in stitches for the majority of the night. If you don't know much about Jeff Dunham or his shows, I would suggest that you brush up on the characters and maybe watch one or two of his previous shows before hand to get a feel of it. Other than that, if he is in Cape Town again, I highly recommend booking a ticket to go watch him live!
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