Comedian Jeff Dunham coming to U.S. Cellular Coliseum

Posted on September 14, 2015
Jeff Dunham
The comedian will bring his assortment of characters to Bloomington on Dec. 5. (Photo Courtesy of JeffDunham.com)

By Andy Dahn

BLOOMINGTON – Internationally acclaimed comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is bringing his comedy act to Bloomington.

Dunham will perform at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Dec. 5 as part of his Perfectly Unbalanced Tour. Assistant General Manager of the Coliseum Traci Andrake said Dunham is no stranger to performing in Bloomington.

“We’ve had Jeff Dunham in the past, he’s hilarious,” Andrake said. “If you’re not familiar with who he is, he’s an outstanding ventriloquist. He comes with his cast of characters and all of them have different personalities.”

Some of those characters include Walter the Grumpy Retiree, Bubba J. Peanut and Jose Jalapeno. Andrake said she expects tickets to go fast.

“The whole night is him going through his different characters,” said Andrake. “It’s stand up comedy and it’s truly hilarious. The past couple times he’s been at the building, we’ve sold out. I would absolutely not wait to get your tickets.”

Andrake said the Coliseum is happy to be one of the 20 cities that Dunham will perform in during his tour.

“Obviously we’ve had a history with him with huge sellouts and I think that probably helps,” Andrake said. “We appreciate everyone coming out in the past and hope to see that again. We’re very thrilled.”

Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Andy Dahn can be reached at [email protected].

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