Clifford Guest: Cried Like a Baby
Australian-American ventriloquist Clifford Guest (1911-2002) sometimes billed himself as a "ventro impressionist" or "polyphonist", meaning, in addition to the expected routines with dummy partners he could also do bits where he imitated complicated soundscapes, like crowd noises, warfare, marching throngs. One of his most popular bits was a crying baby routine. He was a master […]