Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special

Jeff Dunham assigns classic Dickensian roles to his usual roster of puppets for a loose, chaotic retelling of A Christmas Carol. The format allows the ventriloquist to step back slightly and let his mainstays clash over their casting, most notably with Peanut mistaking the role of Tiny Tim for the leads of Annie and Home Alone. It is a structured narrative detour from his typical stand-up sets, designed to hit the familiar beats of his long-running act while wrapped in holiday tinsel.

The special was filmed over two nights in August 2024 at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, featuring an elaborate, snow-draped set that contrasted with the late-summer heat outside. Released on Prime Video in November 2024, the hour marked Dunham’s second special of the year, following February’s I’m with Cupid, and landed right as he transitioned to his “Artificial Intelligence” tour. While critics dismissed the writing as formulaic, fans of Dunham’s long-running act welcomed the holiday dressing and the natural fit of Walter as Scrooge.