JEFF DUNHAM'S COMEDY PHENOMENON CONTINUES TO SPREAD WORLDWIDE

By Selling Out Arenas Around the Globe, Topping DVD Sales Charts & Breaking International Rating Records

(Los Angeles) While Time has hailed him as "perhaps the most popular comedian in the U.S." and Slate called him "America's favorite comedian," Jeff Dunham has transcended his national praise to become an international sensation who packs top venues on tour, enjoys top DVD chart action, record TV viewers, hot-selling ringtones and more in a number of markets around the globe. As The New York Times Magazine notes in a recent feature story on Dunham, a video clip with his character Achmed the Dead Terrorist "has been viewed almost 100 million times and has made Dunham a star overseas," emphasizing how the online fortune has fostered fertile ground for his international expansion.

His three DVDs — "Spark of Insanity," "Arguing With Myself" and "A Very Special Christmas Special" — have been released on television, DVD, and mobile platforms in Canada, Great Britain, the Benelux countries, South Africa, Scandinavia and Australia.

The holiday special went to #1 on the Danish Entertainment Chart when it was released, while "Spark" hit #2 on the Dutch DVD charts and #5 on South African DVD charts — scoring against all DVD releases including best-selling movies. When "Spark" and the Christmas DVD were released in the U.K. they were the only titles by an American in the nation's comedy Top 20.

Echoing Dunham's multiple ratings records in the U.S., "Spark" is the most-viewed show ever on Comedy Central Holland, and all three specials are also heavily broadcast and widely-watched in Holland, Belgium, Germany and the UK.  As well, Dunham's comedic character ringtones have sold 300,000 copies and hit chart-topping ranks in the U.K., Denmark, Holland and South Africa.

After being named America's top-grossing live comedy act of 2008 and 2009 by the concert industry trade Pollstar, Dunham and his cast of winning characters are also spreading their potent draw around the globe. 2009 saw him embark on his debut tours of Europe and Australia as well as his first full coast-to-coast Canadian tour. In Canada — where "The Jeff Dunham Show" series premiered as The Comedy Channel in Canada’s most-viewed show ever and then broke that record the following week — 20,000 tickets were sold in the first week of sale to his 10-show tour. This past April, Dunham sold a total of 25,000 seats at major venues in London, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Oslo and Helsinki on his European tour. London’s influential Time Out touted his first-ever appearance there as both a critic's choice and recommended show and the Guardian named it Pick of the Week. And he just returned from playing four sold-out Australian shows in Sydney and Melbourne — cities where he has never traveled or performed before.

He will return in April 2010 to perform in Amsterdam, Dublin, and five cities in the U.K, capping his second European run with an appearance at London's world renowned O2 Arena. His three shows in Amsterdam have already sold out the 10,000 available tickets in a mere hour-and-a-half of being on sale. 

There are requests and plans to play in South Africa, Middle East and Asia. Dunham happily discovered how his appeal straddles international borders as well as any cultural and language barriers in non-English speaking European cities earlier this year, when audience members would shout out his characters' punchlines.

Jeff recalls, "it was pretty amazing. I had always hoped and dreamed that I'd do something important and special in this country but I never thought beyond the borders."

Further information on Jeff Dunham is at: www.jeffdunham.com

Jeff Dunham tour dates:

Jan 14  Times Union Center  Albany, NY

Jan 15  Scotiabank Place  Ottawa, ON

Jan 16  Air Canada Centre  Toronto, ON

Jan 17  Paul Tsongas Arena  Lowell, MA

Jan 20  Blue Cross Arena  Rochester, NY

Jan 21  Verizon Center  Washington, DC

Jan 28  Dunkin Donuts Center  Providence, RI

Jan 29  Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA

Jan 30  Mellon Arena  Pittsburgh, PA

Jan 31  Bank of Kentucky Center  Highland Heights, KY

Feb 3  Fargodome  Fargo, ND

Feb 4  Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI

Feb 11  Stockton Arena  Stockton, CA

Feb 13  Reno Events Center  Reno, NV

Fed 14  Oracle Arena  Oakland, CA

Feb 17  Spokane Arena  Spokane, WA

Feb 18  Enmax Center  Lethridge, AB

Feb 25  US Cellular Center  Cedar Rapids, IA

Feb 26  Van Andel Arena  Grand Rapids, MI

Feb 27  The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor  Windsor, ON

Feb 28  XL Center  Hartford, CT

European tour

Apr 14-16  Heineken Music Hall  Amsterdam, Netherlands

Apr 18  Grand Canal Theatre  Dublin, Ireland

Apr 19  Civic Hall   Wolverhampton, England

Apr 20  City Hall  Sheffield, England

Apr 21  Royal Concert Hall  Glasgow, Scotland

Apr 23  Apollo   Manchester, England

Apr 24  O2 Arena  London, England

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