Record-breaking ventriloquism superstar Jeff Dunham is bringing his cast of colourful characters to two UK arenas in 2025. The dates are on Friday 13th June at London’s OVO Arena Wembley and Manchester’s Co-op Arena on Saturday 14th June and are part of his ‘Artificial Intelligence’ tour. His last tour sold over 35,000 tickets in the UK in 2022.
Dunham says: "Really looking forward to the audiences and some big laughs, and also our visits to London and Manchester… This time I’m bringing my wife and our 9 year old twins, and we’re going to show the boys why we love it so much there!”
His many accolades over the decades include “Billboard’s Top Comedy Tour” for three consecutive years, “America’s Favourite Comedian” via Slate, as well as a Guinness World Record for “Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour.”
Dunham has performed live in front of over 7.7 million people across 1,500+ performances between June 2007 through June 2024. He has completed nine international tours with shows in more than twenty different countries, including (but not limited to): Canada, UK, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, France, Australia, New Zealand, Abu Dhabi, Israel, Malaysia, Singapore, and South Africa, where he’s the highest-selling international comedian of all time.
Beyond the stage, Dunham has filmed 12 record-breaking comedy specials, and currently holds three of the top-five highest-rated programs on Comedy Central. Of those specials, “Minding the Monsters” (2012) and “Controlled Chaos” (2011) were the network’s most viewed specials of their respective years, while 2008’s “Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas Special” remains Comedy Central’s highest rated program of all time. His 2019 Netflix special “Beside Himself,” still ranks in the top five most watched among all Netflix Comedy Specials. All-in, his specials have garnered nearly 2.5 billion views across all digital and broadcast platforms.
Dunham (pictured) is also an avid car enthusiast whose extensive collection includes the “Lost In Space” chariots from both the original TV series and current Netflix series; the Batmobile from 1992’s Batman Returns; and a replica from the same mold of the 1966 Batmobile from the original “Batman” TV series. Both Dunham and his collection have been regular guests on “Jay Leno’s Garage”.
Aside from all his achievements, Dunham and his wife, Audrey, have also created the “Jeff Dunham Family Fund”, through which a portion of every ticket sold is given to various charities and charitable organizations of all persuasions.
Dunham has made numerous cameo appearances across television and film, from the Emmy Award-winning comedy series “30 Rock,” plus “Angie Tribeca,” to “Dinner for Schmucks,” starring Steve Carrell and Paul Rudd. His autobiography, “All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me,” was on the New York Times’ Best Seller list three weeks in a row.
Tour dates:
JUNE
Friday 13th LONDON – OVO Arena Wembley
Saturday 14th MANCHESTER – Co-op Arena
