Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special

This fun stage performance of one of America’s favorite ventriloquist premieres on Amazon Prime on November 19, 2024.

RATING: PG

LENGTH: 58:57

Movie Review Mom GRADE: B

IN A NUTSHELL:

As the holidays approach, Jeff has the inspired idea to create his version of “A Christmas Carol” by casting his characters in the classic roles. Walter is obvious – there’s only one man who can play Scrooge! But when Jeff assigns Bubba J, Peanut, Little Jeff and Achmed their thespian parts, they don’t quite agree and his plan spins hilariously out-of-control in this stand-up comedy special.

The director of the Amazon Studios special was Manny Rodriguez.

THINGS I LIKED:

If you’re already a fan of Jeff Dunham, then you know what to expect from his characters and humor.
Jeff Dunham is the only person to win the “Ventrilogquist of the Year” twice. He was voted by fans “Top Comic” in Comedy Central’s show “Stand-Up Showdown” in 2008.
We get to see some of the fan-favorite puppets. Jeff Dunham has retired Diane, Monkey, and the Dead Osama Bin Laden.
Jeff Dunham’s family comes out on stage at the end of the movie.
Keep watching during the rolling credits to see Jeff Dunham’s two sons play around with one of the dummies.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

It’s not entirely family friendly. I was kind of surprised at how dirty so many of the jokes were. I was going to share some of the funny lines with you but the majority of them were offensive.
At the 37-minute mark, Jeff shows one of his products fans can buy. I get he wants us to know about the new merchandise but it seemed a bit cringey.