Are ventriloquists maniacally insane like in the movies?
No! And you can be sure of this because maniacally insane people never lie! Seriously, ventriloquism is simply a very effective medium Keith skillfully employs to entertain and enlighten “normal” people. Over the span of Keith’s lifelong career, he has done juggling, magic, singing, improv, and even balloon animals to delight audiences. When he’s between shows, the puppets stay in their cases so he doesn’t have to deal with their demanding personalities. Keith knows that the puppets are props and that he has real friends and family to interact with (on the rare occasions when he is home). Keith is actually quite knowledgeable in the field of behavioral health, and he feels it’s a safe bet that there are more cases of maniacally paranoid schizophrenia in the psychiatric profession than there are in the ventriloquism profession.
