Nina Conti: The Ventriloquist Who Found Her Voice

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Jun 5, 202601:02:59News & Politics

Nina Conti has built a career out of saying the unsayable, turning ventriloquism, improvisation and audience interaction into something far stranger, deeper and more daring than anyone expected. From early struggles with...

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