Jeff Dunham, the ventriloquist whose Spark of Insanity tour set a Guinness record for comedy ticket sales, brought Artificial Intelligence to OVO Arena Wembley.
Jeff Dunham, the American ventriloquist known for Achmed the Dead Terrorist, brought his show Artificial Intelligence to OVO Arena Wembley on Friday 13 June 2025.
Dunham was born in Dallas in 1962 and adopted as a baby. He began ventriloquism at eight, after his parents gave him a Mortimer Snerd figure for Christmas, and studied the routines of Edgar Bergen.
He performed through his teens at schools, churches and banquets in Dallas. His Comedy Central specials followed, and A Very Special Christmas Special became the most watched telecast in the network’s history.
Achmed arrived in Spark of Insanity in 2007, and the clip became one of the most watched videos on YouTube at the time. That tour holds the Guinness world record for the most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour.
Artificial Intelligence was his first British arena tour in three years, after Seriously? On stage with him were Walter, the grumpy retiree, the manic Peanut and José Jalapeño on a Stick.