Comedian Ronn Lucas' mic starts talking to him on the 'Dick Clark Show' and it might just be the best Ventriloquist act ever

It takes fine skills, attention to detail, and more to ace something like ventriloquism. Comedian and ventriloquist Ronn Lucas captivated thousands with his exceptional performances in the 80s and 90s. When he appeared on the 'Live! Dick Clark Presents' show hosted by the late Dick Clark years ago, he stole the spotlight by making his mic speak to him. The video shared by Awards Show Network still has many in a chokehold because it’s talent you don’t come across easily. His work is one for the books and has us in stitches. Clark introduced the man by calling him one of the “fastest” in the profession. 

The host added that it’s because Lucas is so flexible and seamless with his work that you would have no idea that it’s his voice behind it all. As he arrived on stage and spoke into the mic, he first said, “I wanna show people who don’t know ventriloquism." The next thing the audience knew, they were hearing a voice, hearing a dialogue, but Lucas’ mouth didn’t move one bit. “People think ventriloquists can make anything talk,” he began, trying to adjust his mic. He stopped in between, trying to check if the mic worked, and tapped it before continuing. Before it knew it, a voice said, “You hit me.” It was the mic speaking.

The man pretended to ignore the voice and continued, only to be interrupted again. “I said, you hit me." Lucas’ mouth didn’t move an inch. “Hello?” he asked in confusion, only for the object to respond, “Hello! Down here, turkey!” The audience was already erupting in laughter, but Lucas, or should we say the mic, had only begun. “The microphone?” he asked. “That’s Mr. Microphone to you,” the voice commanded. It was magical to see Lucas in his own element, focused on his own role but somehow also acing the part of the mic. The ventriloquist kept up the conversation, having a distinct argument with the mic for “breaking” his “nose.”

“You’re a mic, you don’t have a nose,” the comedian said. “I did, before you hit me and broke it,” the voice snapped back. As he grabbed the mic to speak, a yell echoed. Lucas remained focused, trying to adjust the mic stand. “Do you know what that is?” the voice said, leaving the audience bursting with laughter. This was no longer an act; it was a perfect dialogue between a mic and Lucas. The artist assured the audience he had a dummy in the trunk to work with, but the sound equipment stayed on plot, roasting and mocking him. When he refused to “apologize” to the mic, he skillfully managed to show how he took revenge, keeping him out of sync. He spoke, but the words came out a second later, all while the mic was also speaking. Clark wasn’t lying when he said he was fast.

After a quick interaction with the mic, he moved to his dummy — a pair of socks and a scarf. Sounds bizarre, but in a matter of seconds, the comedian had a puppet in his hands with the three items, all while keeping the audience roaring with laughter. He even managed to do a voice while blowing a balloon as part of the show. Sounds impossible, but this man makes it happen spectacularly. Not a single second went by without Lucas speaking, and the people chuckling away, and the effortlessly meticulous presentation proved he really might be the best out there. Speaking with El Paso, the ventriloquist shared how his passion for the art developed when he was 7. He saw ventriloquist EdgarBergen on TV and fell in love. “I just thought ‘Wow, this is really cool,’ and I went to the library to find a book on ventriloquism,” he recalled.

A year later, he got his first dummy, and he went all out. He then took inspiration from "Sesame Street” and used puppets instead. “I was a closet class clown. Sometimes I’d walk by a friend and shout ‘Hey, Larry!’ from behind just to tease him,” the artist recalled. This passion led to his talent finally being exposed in his early 20s. One thing led to another, and he soon became the big guy in the field. He even had his own show, the “Ronn Lucas Show” for four years. He even appeared on the popular show “Smother Brothers” with his popular dummy “Buffalo Billy” and ensured not a single sullen face was in the room. @puppenbuhnebauchkribbeln1183 said, “EPIC performance and talent.” @MoochieMary added, “Oh my goodness, this guy is phenomenal!” @titomoko2003 remarked, "He's so freaking underrated but the best ventriloquist I've ever seen." 

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