TV & Film

Under The Puppet

Grant Baciocco

Under The Puppet is a monthly show that talks to working puppeteers about the art and business of puppetry. Guests will include puppeteers from The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Com...

Episodes

20 of 105 episodes

124 - Artie Esposito (Muppets, Jungle Book, Crank Yankers) - Under The Puppet

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Artie Esposito began working his puppetry skills at a young age. Several years puppeteering at Walt Disney W...

01:19:06Oct 1, 2026

123 - Lee Armstrong (Fraggle Rock, Images In Motion)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Lee Armstrong is a puppeteer, producer and the co-owner of Images In Motion, a company that specializes in T...

01:24:13Sep 1, 2026

122 - Behind the Scenes with ventriloquist Terry Fator

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On Friday, July 21, 2023, I was honored to be asked to host a post-performance question and answer session w...

24:54Aug 1, 2026

121 - Honey Goodenough (Word Play, Sock Monkey Circus)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Honey Goodenough is a puppeteer, clown, educator and magician. She's traveled the United States and the worl...

02:33:28Jul 1, 2026

120 - Nicolas Coppola (Puppetworks)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Nicolas Coppola became enchanted by puppetry at an early age. This enchantment lead to a life of building, p...

52:27Jun 1, 2026

119 - Jim LoGiudice (Far Outpost, The Rocketeer, The Abyss)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jim LoGiudice began his career making props and models for films such as The Abyss , Con Air , The Rocketeer...

54:27May 1, 2026

118 - Bill Barretta & Frank Oz on Judge Boing Boing

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In July of 2025, an incredible group of people got together at the Amazon MGM studios in Culver City, Califo...

47:30Apr 7, 2026

117 - Amanda Maddock (Five Nights At Freddy's 1 & 2, Bear In the Big Blue House, LazyTown)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Amanda Maddock is a puppeteer, builder, wrangler, and teacher who has experience working with puppets of all...

01:25:05Mar 1, 2026

116 - Geneviève Flati (AJR's Maybe Man Tour, Fraggle Rock Live, Puppet Up)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Geneviève Flati is a puppeteer, producer, and one of the most driven creative individuals I know. Her passio...

01:13:58Feb 1, 2026

115 - Rita Peruggi (The Muppets, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Fraggle Rock)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - In 1981, Rita Peruggi was hired by The Jim Henson Company as a production assistant on various projects incl...

01:01:45Jan 1, 2026

114 - Louise Gold (The Muppets, Dark Crystal, Sesame Street)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Louise Gold is puppetry royalty. A trained theatre performer, Louise began her puppetry career working on th...

54:45Dec 1, 2025

113 - Stacey Weingarten (The Muppet Show Special, Sesame Street, Rescue Rue)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Stacey Weingarten is a puppeteer, puppet wrangler, director, writer, and producer who got her puppet start s...

01:29:07Nov 1, 2025

112 - Marisol Himmel (Moddy Puppets)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Marisol Himmel is an educational puppeteer and ventriloquist and the creator of Moddy Puppets, A puppet comp...

01:07:11Oct 1, 2025

111 - Jeanne Lauren (Return of the Jedi, Eco, You and Simon, Too, Skyana)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Jeanne Lauren worked in the creature shop that was building some of the most iconic creatures for Return of...

55:31Sep 1, 2025

110 - Vanessa Valliere (LOOK! LOOK!, The Life And Times of Terry, Mucca Pazza)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Vanessa Valliere creates original solo theater shows combining elements of clown and puppetry. She's perform...

01:09:33Aug 1, 2025

109 - Showko Showfukutei 笑福亭笑子 (Australia's Got Talent, Saccharine)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Showko Showfukutei is a Ventriloquist, comedian, actor and one of the few female Rakugo performers in the wo...

55:26Jul 1, 2025

108 - Sarah Oh (Five Nights At Freddy's, Muppets, Barbarian and the Troll)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Sarah Oh is a puppeteer and improvisor who got her start in puppetry working on the Jim Henson Company Show...

01:04:47Jun 1, 2025

107 - Adrian Rose Leonard (If It Bleeds, Waffles & Mochi's Restaurant, Mr. Neighbor's House)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Adrian Rose Leonard is a puppeteer, builder and director who has worked in many forms of puppetry. She's pup...

01:39:57May 1, 2025

106 - Stoph Scheer (Creatures of Yes, Muppets Mayhem, Slumberkins)

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - Stoph Scheer is a puppeteer, writer, and director who has worked with The Jim Henson Company, The Muppets, a...

01:02:51Apr 1, 2025

105 - The Puppeteers of Pee Wee's Playhouse Live

http://www.UnderThePuppet.com - On February 2, 2025, Under The Puppet along with past show guest Christine Papalexis, the Los Angeles Guild...

58:53Mar 1, 2025