Dummys on Letterman

Posted Sep 18, 2006 by Walt Belcher

Updated Sep 18, 2006 at 01:34 PM

Be still my heart, it is “Ventriloquist Week” on David Letterman’s CBS “Late Show.”

That means a different ventriloquist every night this week (Sept. 18-22).

Tonight (Sept. 18), ventriloquist legend Willie Tyler and his dummy, “Lester,” will perform.  On Tuesday, Sept. 19, Jay Johnson, who starred in the classic sitcom “Soap” and who is currently starring on Broadway in the one-man show “The Two and Only,” and his dummy, “Darwin,” will be featured.  Ventriloquist Ronn Lucas and “Scorch” visit on Wednesday, Sept. 20, while Jeff Dunham and “Walter” appear on Thursday, Sept. 21.  Rounding out the week will be ventriloquist Todd Oliver who performs with “Irving” on Friday, Sept. 22.

In other news from CBS:

Two-time Emmy Award nominee Sara Gilbert joins the cast of the new Monday night comedy, “The Class” in a recurring role as Fern, a character from Richie’s (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) past.  She makes her first appearance in the series’ fourth episode, to be broadcast Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. 

“ROAD TO PRICE,” a six-part reality series chronicling five teenage boys’ drive across the country to realize their dream of seeing “The Price is Right” and meeting Bob Barker, will stream on CBS’s broadband channel innertube starting September 20.  A new episode will post each weekday through September 27.  The episode of “The Price Is Right” featuring the boys will be broadcast Wednesday, Sept. 27 on the CBS Television Network.