Since 2017. Under The Puppet is a monthly show that is preserving puppetry through the personal stories of professional puppeteers. Guests include puppeteers from The Muppets, Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and more. The show also covers other forms of puppetry such as marionettes, shadow puppetry and Bunraku . Hosted by puppeteer Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000).
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 4 days 42 minutes
episode 94: Melvin Campbell (Donkey Hode, Sesame Street, Duo Lingo)
- Melvin Campbell is a puppeteer on the PBS Show Donkey Hode. Not only is he playing the show’s newest character Cousin Hode, he’s also composed music for the show and written a couple of episodes of the show as well. He’s also...
episode 93: Alex Evans (Bob Baker Marionette Theater)
- Alex Evans is the Co-Executive Director and Head Puppeteer of The Historic Bob Baker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles. Since the 1960’s The Bob Baker Marionette Theater has been entertaining audiences throughout Southern...
episode 92: Glorious Ladies of Puppetry with Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith
- Puppeteers Donna Kimball and Colleen Smith are the creators, directors, and producers of GLOP - The Glorious Ladies of Puppetry. Donna and Colleen, along with puppeteer Alice Dinnean, created GLOP to promote the many...
episode 91: Alison Mork (Pee Wee's Playhouse, Sesame Street, The Muppets)
- Alison Mork played Chairry on the legendary TV Show Pee-Wee’s Playhouse where she also performed Magic Screen, Chicky Baby, Chandelier and more. She has also puppeteered on Sesame Street, The Muppets, Crank Yankers and Team...
episode 90: 90 - What's Next? A Panel For The Future In Puppetry with Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano & Matthew Lish
- On Saturday, July 22, 2023, I was honored to be asked to moderate What’s Next? A Panel for the Future in Puppetry at the National Puppetry Festival. I sat down with puppeteers Rachel Burson, Andrew A. Cano and Matthew Lish to talk...
episode 88: Sam Kendall (The Mo Show, Rooming With Dino)
- Sam Kendall is a puppeteer, writer and director who has been making puppet videos for the internet for over a decade. His show The Mo Show starring his puppet Mo Monster has shown that Sam is a master at writing, directing and performing...
episode 88: Carol Sterling (Educational Puppeteer, UNIMA Past President, Fulbright Specialist)
- While I was at the 2023 National Puppetry Festival, I met Carol Sterling for the first time. Within a minute of speaking with her, I knew I wanted to get her on the show. Carol Sterling is an educational puppeteer who has...
episode 87: Los Angeles Guild of Puppetry's Puppetzilla Puppet Slam
- For this episode of Under The Puppet, we’re doing something a little different. We are headed out of the studio to conduct some interviews, sort of documentary style, with several of the performers of the Los Angeles Guild of...
episode 86: Sid Krofft (The Unusual Artistry of Sid Krofft)
- Sid Krofft is the grandfather of puppetry. He picked up his puppet at a young age and was soon a sensation booking shows across the United States and then around the world. He would go on to create shows such as H.R....
episode 85: Michael Oosterom (Earth to Ned, No, You Shut Up!, The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell)
- Michael Oosterom puppeteered Cornelius in The Jim Henson Company series Earth To Ned on Disney+. He also played Rankle on the Netflix Series The Curious Creations of Christine McConnell. I talk to Michael about these projects as well as...