Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy and “The Vent Event”

If regular comedy acts aren’t your style, Edgar Bergen and his famous ventriloquist dummy, Charlie McCarthy, have you covered! Edgar taught himself ventriloquism at just eleven years old, and after years of practice, he commissioned Charlie for thirty-five dollars. Together, they became a hit on the radio, where they took listeners on all kinds of imaginary adventures! In 1938, during Orson Welles’ War of the Worlds broadcast, most listeners were actually tuned into Bergen and Charlie’s show! Th