Johnson gained even more respectability when his one-man show, “The Two and Only,” won a Tony Award in 2007. Pretty good for a boy from Lubbock, Texas, whose biggest dream was to land a job ...

Johnson is probably one of the best known ventriloquists working in comedy clubs today. The former cast member of the ABC comedy ”Soap” has a reputation for putting on a very entertaining show.

Jay Johnson: The Two and Only! News & Features In his 30-year career, Jay Johnson has converted generations of ventriloquist-avoiding Americans with his charm, anarchy and innovative wit.

Best known for his four seasons on “Soap,” actor and ventriloquist Jay Johnson has been entertaining audiences for decades. Mr. Johnson began his professional career at the tender age of 11 ...

This year’s top act will be Jay Johnson, the comic ventriloquist who’s probably best known for his role on ABC’s long-running sitcom “Soap.” ...

Ventriloquist Jay Johnson has performed his solo show at various locations, including an off-Broadway run. Now, Johnson, best known for appearing on the television … ...

Squeaky, who is all innocence and warmth, was Jay Johnson’s first major puppet. In 1977, Johnson was cast in the ABC sitcom Soap, and the network decided he needed a more despicable partner.

Over the years since Soap, Johnson’s ventriloquism has continued apace off-screen. First seen Off-Broadway in 2004, his self-penned “solo” show Jay Johnson: The Two and Only – in which he analyses his ...

To illustrate the dubious esteem in which the art is often held, ventriloquist Jay Johnson tells of once being rebuked after a college show by several campus Christians who informed him that Satan ...