How the Unlikely Intersection of a Superstar Comedian, an Autistic Teenage Boy, and a Hilariously Offensive Stage Puppet Bettered All Their Lives (Yes, Even the Puppet’s)
- Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:05pm by
Dave Urbanski
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You may have heard of comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, called “America’s most popular stand-up.”
Dunham’s been riding a massive wave of stardom for years. Sold-out tours. Millions in DVD and merchandise sales. His A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, and his introduction of the hilariously controversial puppet Achmed the Dead Terrorist is the 12th most-watched video clip of all time (more than 328 million views as of March 2010).
(You can check out the clip here; note there is some off-color language.)
Achmed, the skeletal corpse of a failed suicide bomber, is Dunham’s trusty weapon to combat terrorism with satire. Time notes that Achmed “has not yet come to terms with his demise—he just got a flu shot—and snaps ‘Silence! I kill you!’ at audience members when they laugh, which is pretty much constantly.”
So if you’re planning on catching Dunham’s newest Comedy Central special debuting this Sunday night—Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos—you won’t want to miss the relatively new character he’s rolling out for the masses…Achmed Junior.
That’s right. Achmed the Dead Terrorist has a son.
In addition to being an incompetent terrorist (suffering, as he says onstage, from “premature detonation”), Achmed also has been confessing to audiences for years that he’s a horrible father.
“Why?” Dunham asks.
“Because I took my son to take-your-kid-to-work day.”
Only now we learn, as Dunham teased on Fox & Friends a few days ago, that Achmed’s son wasn’t killed in the suicide bombing…just badly wounded. So dad and boy puppets will be “reunited” Sunday night.
(Check out this clip starting at the 6:10 mark.)
But this reunion may never have happened at all had it not been for the determination, imagination, and sheer pluck of a teenage boy with Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism.
That take-your-kid-to-work day one-liner Achmed’s been flooring audiences with all these years? It’s the brainchild of Matthew Bradley, a Dunham devotee who dreamed up the joke when he was 13 and then sold it to the comedian for $80 in cash and a handshake after an Erie, Pa., tour stop in 2008.
So thanks to Matthew, Dunham not only has a joke with staying power, but also a new character for his act. And thanks to Dunham, Matthew gained a ton of confidence since Dunham bought his joke and started using it onstage.
“It felt good every time I heard it,” Matthew says today, more than three years since Dunham debuted the joke on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.
It felt good to Sue Bradley, too, Matthew’s mother, who says she had been trying for years to help her son understand and appreciate humor. Nothing worked, she says, until a friend emailed her a clip of Dunham’s stage act with Achmed. When Matthew watched it, he was literally falling out of his chair with laughter.
“I couldn’t believe he was getting the humor,” she recalls of the March 2008 breakthrough. “We played the clip over and over.” Matthew’s not sure why Dunham’s humor worked for him: “I suppose it was just that something finally clicked.”
A few days later Matthew came home from school and told his mom he had a joke—and it was for Achmed. “I thought it was really funny,” she recalls of the now famous one-liner. Matthew’s dad agreed, as did friends who heard the sophisticated quip from the introverted kid. Soon Matthew wanted “the real Achmed” to tell the joke; his mom replied that “you just can’t call up” Jeff Dunham.
Ah, but she forgot that Matthew had already gotten President Bush’s attention.
When Matthew was eight, he wrote a letter to the President of the United States—not an uncommon childhood endeavor—saying he’d like to stop by to say hello. Except Bush wrote back, inviting Matthew to a July 2004 T-Ball game on the White House lawn. There Matthew “threw out the first pitch” by handing Bush the baseball at home plate as Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. stood next to him.
So the Bradley bunch threw caution the wind again and emailed the joke to Dunham. They didn’t hear anything back but decided a few weeks later to trek north from their home in Pittsburgh to Erie for Dunham’s show on April 24—ironically the real “take your kid to work day” that year, Sue Bradley says.
After the show, the Bradleys hung around Dunham’s tour bus in the venue parking lot with other fans, asked for a photo of Jeff with Matthew, and that’s when Dunham was reminded of the joke Matthew wrote.
“Tell it to me again,” Matthew’s mom recalls Dunham saying. After Matthew told Dunham the joke, he asked, “Did you really write that joke? How old are you?”
Convinced, Dunham told Matthew, “That’s a really good joke. If you send a joke like that to The Tonight Show or David Letterman, they would buy it for about $80—and that’s definitely an $80 joke. Would you sell it to me?”
Matthew agreed, Dunham plopped four crisp $20 bills into his hand (which are still in Matthew’s wallet, by the way), and the pair shook on the deal—with Dunham saying, Sue Bradley recalls, “This is a contract!”
He assured Matthew that he’d start using the joke in his shows and to be sure to watch for it. Sure enough, in addition to the Leno and Letterman shows, Dunham used the joke in the June 2008 performance that became his Very Special Christmas Special.
Prior to Dunham’s Pittsburgh gig that September, he gave Matthew 10 tickets so he could take his friends to the show—and that was the first time he witnessed Dunham telling his joke in person. “A laugh riot,” the high school junior remembers.
While Matthew acknowledges that the moment was a “huge confidence boost, it didn’t change me much as a person.”
His mother doesn’t quite see it that way, saying that before being exposed to Dunham’s comedy, Matthew wouldn’t speak much in public and had low self-esteem—he was even bullied at school by classmates who didn’t understand his struggles with Aspergers (which typically limits social skills but often manifests with high cognitive functions). Since his peers learned of his connection to Dunham, however, Matthew has “a nice core group of friends…and a social life,” she says.
“Gaining the humor really turned him around,” Sue Bradley says today. “When you have a child who’s not laughing for the first 13 years of his life suddenly laughing…my husband and I were moved and touched. We could never repay Jeff enough. That he bought Matthew’s joke was just a bonus.”
Matthew has enjoyed some tour-related hang time with Dunham since 2008, and the pair have struck up a casual friendship. Matthew has sent other jokes to Dunham as well, and while the comic hasn’t purchased them, a Pittsburgh comedian has approached Matthew about writing jokes for him.
Matthew says he’s not interested in pursuing comedy writing full time (“It’s just something fun to do every once in a while,” he says). Instead he’s hoping to attend nearby Carnegie Mellon University after graduation to study computer engineering and robotics.
So now that Matthew’s met two famous people in his young life—President Bush and Dunham—which was the cooler experience?
While he’s an ardent Bush booster, Matthew says without hesitation: “Meeting Jeff.”
Even Achmed might agree with that one.
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Comments (131)
swampbuck
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 6:09pmJeff Dunham = not funny
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 8:14pmEh, it’s like the difference between microwave popcorn and a fine meal. Dunham is a light snack and, like most pop stars, is arguably overexposed. And, granted, the hype doesn’t really equate to the level of talent. Still, enjoyable in small doses from time to time.
Report Post »I prefer Lewis Black. Now there’s a scathingly funny dude. But I‘m sure there are lots of people who can’t stand fifteen seconds of Black.
You don‘t need anyone’s permission to have an opinion. Remember that story where the U.K. kid in the coma responded to some band (Greenday maybe?). I didn’t care much for the band, but it was still a cool story.
That fat turd Ralphie May… now that’s the definition of not funny. Pains me to see even a photo of that puke. And yet he has an audience. I don’t get it, but others can spend their money and time as they see fit.
swampbuck
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 8:24pmwell you know what they say about opinions…lol
Report Post »ree2138
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:11amGo suck a lemon, or go back to the swamp. I think he is hilarious.
Report Post »carnifex
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:24amThat’s why they make chocolate and vanilla guys… not everyone has the same taste. I’m pretty open with my taste, love Lewis Black, George Carlin, Steve Martin, used to love Chris Rock before he sold out for the money. Love the oldies too,,, Henny Youngman, Jack Benny, the guy who did the Percy Dovetonsils character (brain hiccup, can’t remember his name). I don’t mind my ox being gored by a comedian. I figure if you can‘t take a joke then you’re losing the argument. That‘s why I don’t mind John Stewart either. Funny guy, the problem is so many people on the left think he’s a newsman. That‘s what’s disturbing.
Report Post »Marcobob69
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:38amJeff Dunham = RFLAO! VERY FUNNY!
Report Post »Bermuda Onion
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:50amHumor, my friend is like love it’s all up to the beholder.
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:54amYeah, I know… I don’t get the hype. For weeks everyone was going on about the Achmed video, and I just didn’t understand why. It’s just cheap satire. No real jokes… just shock value, of which there is none for most people, I imagine.
I think he just offers an outlet for the masses of PC slaves out there. They see a white guy making fun of terrorists and latch on. I really didn’t get it at all. Not funny. Boring and predictable.
Report Post »Secessionista
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:58amSilence! I kill you!
Report Post »Tom21773
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 8:26amsounds like something a muslim would say
Report Post »Servant Of YHVH
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 8:57amJeff Dunham = funny
Report Post »antimaher
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 9:33amrIGHT ON sESSIONISTA
Right on Sessionista. I think the Gooch and H37BU6 take themselves a little too seriously. They both could probably use a good enema. I will agree with Gooch that Lewis Black is brilliant and is one of my favorite commentators on the human condition but so is Jeff Dunham. Laughter is very therapeutic and Jeff Dunham is very good at making people laugh. As much as I love Lewis Black I‘d be willing to bet Jeff Dunham’s humor appeals to a much wider audience. For those who can’t stand that perhaps caution would be advised. Careful as you move through life with your nose up in the air that you don’t trip over your ego and fall flat on your sophisticated face.
Report Post »mdlwoods
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:13pmDiffering opinions: I have not laughed at a comedian so hard as when I first saw Jeff Dunham. Peanut is priceless, Walter is hysterical and Achmed is just fabulous – for a dead terrorist! Lighten up, enjoy the comedy. Allow yourself to laugh out loud!
Report Post »IndianaJan
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:16pmHey, everyone is entitled to their opinion. I happen to find NOTHING funny about 2 1/2 Men—never did, never will, but think that Jeff Dunham is WONDERFUL. We watched his latest show, Contrilled Chaos, last night, and LOVED it. The early pictures of Jeff were sweet and funny, and the addition of Achmed Jr. was perfect. Don’t think we should laugh at terrorists? Think again. Laugh with purpose at this insanity, and it will give you power over it. What do you think Glenn has been doing for years with the political insanity. He has our attention, doesn’t he?
Report Post »Enjoy Jeff.
He jousts at our frustrations with political correctness without being political, and pokes fun at our shortcomings without meanness.
@leftfighter
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:40pmJeff Dunham isn’t funny? Odd. I think he’s hilarious.
Is it the fact that you‘re also a grown man playing with dolls and you’re just jealous that he gets paid so well for it, or it‘s just because you’re a self loather and don’t like anyone similar to you as well?
;-)
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:15pmFolks, I still enjoy Andrew “Dice” Clay. I also like Dave Chappelle and most of Dennis Leary’s stuff.
Report Post »Snooty? Eh, verbose maybe, but I like me some good off-color humor You should see my boss sweat when I start telling joke.
I don’t dislike Dunham, he just ain’t all that in my opinion and this story is a fairly decent promo for his special that was being aired later that night. I’d watch Dunham over fatbody Ralphie May, hype monster Dane Cook or that unfunny pop culture enigma George Lopez any day. Hold the enema, please. I prefer to keep that area “Exit Only.” But thanks for worrying about the contents of my pooper. It lets me know you care.
dpselfe
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:26pmYour mom = not funny
Report Post »arbky
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:18pmSwampbuck, then maybe I should change my thinking. Could you give us an example of who is funny, and why?
Report Post »BelievinginAmerica
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:24pmJeff Dunham is funny, if your looking for good PG humor, not some tongue dragging the floor, like Kathy Griffin. It‘s hard to find good taste anywhere these day’s.
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 4:18pmSwampBuck- who pooed in your cereal.
Report Post »He is getting paid to make people laugh. He is surviving at it.
What do you do for a living? I didn’t know you preferred Jon Stewart.
netman349
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 6:02pmSwampbuck=no sense of humor.
Report Post »I Luv America
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 7:03pmYou are right and wrong. His TV show (on Comedy Central) was definately not funny. Typically, however, Jeff Dunham is very funny.
Report Post »marine43
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 6:08pmFor any of you who like the group “avenged sevenfold” Sinister gates ,is guitar guys son.
Report Post »swampbuck
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 6:10pmavenged sevenfold has one of the lead Guitarist today…
Report Post »Ron_WA
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:50pmNice to read a story about two good things: 1) a pleasant tale of this boy & Jeff Dunham & 2) dead terrorists
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 8:48pmYep, really enjoyed this story. Feel good all around.
And what’s not to love about dead terrorists?
“Silence! I keeel you!” Isn’t that the fundamental Muslim line?
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:39pmTHANKS, BLAZE! with all the horrifying national-meltdown, tragic, and obama-the-national-atrocity news, this was a very welcome laughing comic relief!! thanks for the full clip of Jeff & Achmed. and so great for the young man who sold the joke too!
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:49pmGreat people,and puppets.
Report Post »angelonquest2000
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:35pmI llike achmed, i think i is funny, having an autistic son myself it is awesome that he helped him and paid attention to him.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 6:59amAgreed. I have a high functioning autistic son as well. It took him a long time to “get” humor, and he has a sense of humor that catches you off guard. It will come out of left field and grab you and make you laugh until you cry.
As for Jeff, I think he’s the funniest thing ever. We just sat down and watched 2 of his shows. Would love to see him in person.
Report Post »davidstep
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:20pmI put my vote in for Dunham as the best. And as far as Achmed being offensive? Not a chance.
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 4:57pmI loved it!
Would love to see him use the new the “prince of s.a. grants permission for the women to…..” What a hoot that could be!
Hooray for humor!!!
Sounds like both Matthew and Jeff are “grounded”. That is good news.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 9:42pmGrandma…not according to Rose-Ellen, you know women can work in Saudi Arabia now..what a hoot.
Report Post »PatriotsCause
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 4:47pmThis is really a great story! And I happen to like the “Dead Terrorist” routine, it does take some guts to do this in such a “PC” world. My hats off to both Matt and Jeff, keep ‘em coming and keep ’em laughing!
Report Post »neverending
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 11:41pmAgree totally.
Report Post »Michael
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 4:41pmIt’s nice to hear something good about an entertainer that you like.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 4:07pmVery good story !!!! You really never know what some little thing will make a difference
in someone’s life. I am so glad that it added laughter to Matthew’s life. Laughter really
is the best medicine.
I like Dunham’s routine, I think he is funny… That line really did crack me up the first time
Report Post »I heard it. He really has guts to do this, Good for him……
Forced_Union_Worker
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 4:03pmMr Dunham is quite good, but Terry Fator is much better. From wikipedia, “Terry Wayne Fator (pronounced /ˈfeɪtər/; born June 10, 1965) is a ventriloquist, impressionist, comedian, and singer from Mesquite, Texas. Fator is capable of doing over 100 ventriloquial impersonations, and uses 16 different puppets in his act. He was the winner of Season 2 of America’s Got Talent, and received the million dollar prize. The following year, he was signed on as the headliner at The Mirage hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.” http://www.terryfator.com
Report Post »Lesterp
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:02pmYour opinion!
Report Post »Tulsatime
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:09pmThank you, Terry
Report Post »Public Spectator
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:42pmI enjoy both! There’s room for both at the top.
Report Post »SageInWaiting
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:43pmThe news is full of the hatred and insanity of this world… THIS gives me a glimmer of hope. Thanks.
Report Post »chickenfried
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:42pmI‘m still waiting to see who is pulling Obama’s strings…
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 10:26pmSpooky dude George Soros. Look it up.
Report Post »SickOfLiberals
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:41pmSeems Steelhead is one of those uptight, liberal, pc kinda dudes…Too bad for you.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:40pmEh… great story even though I’m not a big Dunham fan (I’ve seen FAR better ventriloquists). That Achmed routine is enjoyed by my Jordanian brother-in-law, Ahmad… especially when Achmed spells his name. “Phlegm!!!” Dunham has guts and sometimes guts is enough.
Report Post »Here’s to continued success for both Mr. Dunham and Matthew. The kid could do far worse in choosing a pop comedian or idol in general.
texasfarmer
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:38pmI have a smaller version of Achmed sitting on a shelf in my office.When someone ticks me off I hit the play button until I hear, Silence! I kill you!
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:43pmI WANT ONE!!…….(or two)
Report Post »bry
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:38pm“Achmed also has been confessing to audiences for years that he’s a horrible father.
“Why?” Dunham asks.
“Because I took my son to take-your-kid-to-work day”
That joke keeled me!!
Report Post »ConservativeCharlie
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:34pmI have to admit, the Achmed character takes guts to do. Jeff has come under fire quite a bit in those entertainment lib circles. But he does not surrender his comedy to the politically correct left. For that I have to respect him. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s17Jh2tc04A
Report Post »bigdaddyt46
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 8:19amyou know what’s funny to me?? those screaming about this from the left are all whites and some blacks, yet they have interviewed muslims about ATDT and they all find him hilarious. not 1 of the interviews did a muslim say anything bad. makes you wonder doesn’t it?
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:31pmFive minutes for hufpo number one, must have had his under around his ankles!!!
Report Post »Rational Man
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:29pmI like Dunham’s act except for all the filth in it. Achmed is really funny and Walter and the others. But I can‘t tolerate the filthy talk so I don’t watch them anymore.
This is a heart warming story to be sure.
Report Post »Too bad Dumham‘s act isn’t more “family oriented”.
YepImaConservative
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:03pmBy virtue of the content (Filty talk as you call it)… I don‘t think it’s mean’t to be “family oriented.” Some comedy should be just for us bigger folks… Red Fox, Louis Black etc. Leave the kiddies home to watch Bob Saget (I write sarcastically)… lol.
Report Post »harley10
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:27pmI love Jeff Dunham and Achmed is the best terriorts i know…lol
Report Post »smartgirl
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:26pmI don‘t know if it’s news but there’s something special about this kid and it feels good to read about him. Hey! He wrote to Bush and Dunham and was recognized by both. God Bless, Matt. Can’t wait to see what you come up with as a robotics engineer.
Report Post »skippy6
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:26pmSweet story!!
Report Post »Obama>Jesus
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:24pmThis guy is hilarious. And even I, a “liberal-marxist-nazi-communist-atheist-socialist-muslim” enjoy these feel-good stories, especially when I have something in common with them.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:52pmI did a quick search on the people who are offended by this routine. Hell, to me, that’s funnier than the actual act. Here’s a gem:
Report Post »http://www.internetsafetyproject.org/wiki/achmed-dead-terrorist
Well, thank… something… Bradley‘s parents didn’t ‘protect’ him from Dunham and Achmed. There was also some noise about Achmed being banned/censored in Finland when he was used in an advertisement.
You know what’s great about Dunham? He stirs up the busybodies on both sides of the ideological spectrum and p!sses off all the right people.
itsthespendingnotthetaxes
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 7:14pmleave it to an Obama voting “intelect” to claim to be both an athiest and a muslim. Muslims believe in god, athiests do not believe in a god. Another confused Obama voter.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 9:21pmhow many personalities do you have?
better question is how many of them are you aware you have
tool
Report Post »Obama>Jesus
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 9:44pmObviously I’m not all of these. I was merely stringing together several… you know why am I even bothering? It was obviously satire.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:13pmThe Blaze should post at least one of these feel good – America isn’t finished – stories everyday.
Now the trolls can complain that this isn’t “news.”………………….
Report Post »Steelhead
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:18pmit‘s not news and the guy isn’t funny
Report Post »Tear Em Up
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:19pmAgreed, I enjoy the feel good stories as well…
http://traffic.libsyn.com/mikeleeandterrymartin/Number_82_Sept._24th_2011.mp3
Report Post »CatB
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:24pm@ 82 … I have at least two friends who LOVE this guy (as do I) ! One was even lucky enough to see his show live …. this is a great story .. and I have sent the link to my friends .. wouldn’t want them to miss this!
Great story.
Report Post »Jenny Lind
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 3:36pmYep, they will but I really don’t care. Without heart and laughter we are doomed.
Report Post »YepImaConservative
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:06pmSTEELHEAD comes from the Joe Biden school of comedy…
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 5:59pmMore dead Jihadists would be a feel good story.
Report Post »marine43
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 6:06pmAwe poor “steelhead” typical Lib, no sense of HUMOR!
Report Post »MontanaRob
Posted on September 25, 2011 at 7:47pmYeah MARINE.. and no brain, clue, class, ambition, etc….but one heck of a Sponge Bob Square Pants underwear collection.
Report Post »59 Fender Pro
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:43amThis is awesome, I have friends who have a son with Aspergers, and he is very intelligent and likable, but he could become very annoying at our bible study group. Then one night I watched another member of our group challenge this 5 year old with a puzzle type activity that required multiple steps and a great deal of thought for a kid that age, and he was less disruptive than teens that were part of our group. I was quite impressed with this child’s comprehension, and my friend’s ability to exploit it, in another time, this same kid would have been the person deciding how to run our affairs on a state level. they are not the damaged people, we are. they get common sense, we don’t, they want something to challenge their intellect, and we settle for TV, and this is from someone who has scored over 180 on the IQ test twice. We mock what we do not understand, a lot of these kids are constrained by our dumbed down, no child left behind education system, IE we are the dummies.
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