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Nina Conti: Whose Face Is It Anyway? review " masterful ventriloquist's sublime silliness

by Brian Logan

Apollo theatre, LondonConti is in supreme command of her comedy chaos, devising voices, ad hoc songs and daft scenarios The early phase of Nina Conti's career was marked by restless boundary pushing, as she " and her sidekick Monkey " twisted ventriloquism into ever-surprising new shapes. Its recent phase been more samey, and reliant on her now-signature trick: turning volunteers into human ventriloquist's dummies, a…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 8:32am on January 21, 2025