Ifirst encountered Randy Feltface on Bring the Funny, a stand-up comedy competition show. The purple felt, legally-distinct-from-a-muppet puppet was robbed in a head-to-head competition against an unfunny "comedian/magician," and did not advance past the second round.

Hidden underneath the desk, podium, or ironing board, depending on the venue, is Australian puppeteer Heath McIvor. McIvor possesses the magical puppeteer skill of making people forget they are talking to a puppet. His comedy is good, but where Randy shines is in crowd work. He interacts authentically with the crowd, asking simple questions about what they did that day or what they wanted to be when they were a kid.

Randy will sometimes invite audience members up onto the stage, almost always with the admonishment, "Don't l

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