Paul Zerdin is one of the best ventriloquists in the UK. He is about to go on tour in UK and perform at the Edinburgh Fringe festival.  (See the dates later). He will be joined by his ventriloquist figures Baby, Sam and Albert.  He gets a member of the audience to help him out in one of his routines that is very funny.
To add variety to the show he does some stand-up comedy without his friends about life as a ventriloquist. 
 He performed at last year’s Royal Variety Performance Show and has been seen on many TV shows. This quote from The Stage sums up his show:
“Paul Zerdin is no dummy. A ventriloquist for the South Park Generation”
And from The Scotsman Paul’s show got 5 stars:-
‘Every now and then you stumble across a finished article, a show so polished it shines. Paul Zerdin: Sponge Fest is one of these shows. A ventriloquist at the top of his game, Zerdin is so sure of his skills and so in control of his material that he isn’t just performing – he’s showing off, clearly having as much of a laugh as his audience.’

I say “If you get the chance go and see his show and see a ventriloquist at the top of his field.”
There is great article including an interview with Paul became a ventriloquist, attitude toward ventriloquism etc. You can check it out here:
http://www.thisisbristol.co.uk/lifestyle/Venting-spleen/article-2417571-detail/article.html
I think they get Terry Fator mixed up with Jeff Dunham, otherwise it gives some good insights into what makes a ventriloquist.
The dates for Paul Zerdin’s 2010 shows are:
July 2010
Wednesday 21st The National Lottery, BBC1
Friday 23rd Redgrave Theatre, Bristol
Saturday 24th Newbury Festival, Newbury

August 2010
Thursday 5th – 15th Sponge Fest – Revisited, Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh

September 2010
Wednesday 22nd Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
Thursday 23rd Octagon Theatre, Yeovil
Friday 24th David Lloyd Club, Raynes Park
Saturday 25th White Rock Theatre, Hastings
Sunday 26th Wimbledon Theatre Centenary Celebrations, Wimbledon
Wednesday 29th Corn Exchange, Bedford
Thursday 30th Komedia, Bath

October 2010
Friday 1st Theatr Hafren, Newtown
Saturday 2nd Camberley Theatre,
Sunday 3rd Garrick Theatre, Lichfield
Wednesday 6th Wulfren Halls, Wolverhampton
Thursday 7th Palace Theatre, Newark
Sunday 10th Capitol Theatre, Horsham
Monday 11th Comedy Festival, Sheffield
Tuesday 12th Leicester Square Theatre, London
Wednesday 13th Leicester Square Theatre, London
Thursday 14th Pavillion Theatre, Brighton
Friday 15th Arts Centre , Darlington
Saturday 16th Clocktower Arts , Croydon
Tuesday 19th The Comedy Store, Manchester
Wednesday 20th Alban Arena, St.Albans
Friday 22nd The Regal, Tenbury Wells
Sunday 24th Playhouse Theatre, Derby
Tuesday 26th Library Theatre, Leeds
Wednesday 27th Richmond Theatre, Richmond
Thursday 28th Assembly Room, Tamworth
Saturday 30th Millennium Studio, Cardiff
Sunday 31st Millennium Studio, Cardiff

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