Todd Oliver Tickets

an excellent ventriloquist, needs better material. we went expecting a good fun night and were disappointed.

Todd Oliver and Friends was a great show. I haven't laughed that much since losing our beloved Boston Terrier Roxy. I loved the message he made about rescuing animals and giving them the homes they deserve. We too chose to rescue a Boston Terrier this time around. I would recommend this show for all ages.

If you get a chance attend a show with Todd Oliver. The children and adults both had a great time. The children can't wait to attend another show in Springfield. It is so nice to have such Arts within reach.

Nice to see someone who wants to share what he loves to do. Todd Oliver makes you feel good.

Third time seeing Todd and he never disapoints. Is a great family show. Took my two grandkids 5 and 9 and they both laughed throughout the show

It was very enjoyable and laughed a lot. Thanks for bringing the show to Effingham

This show was an eclectic combination of average skills. I think that Todd Oliver needs to decide whether he wants to be a ventriloquist (if so, he needs to hone those skills, a bit more), a piano player (he was OK, but chose a really "put you to sleep" song during a time when it would have been better to raise the energy in the room) OR sing with a band (which, to be honest, was not very good). What I THOUGHT we were going to see was a "dog performance" act - and there was no evidence of dog training / performaning - definitely no "Gone Wild" canines to be found. The dogs didn't even do minor parlor tricks. In fact, the main dog fell asleep through much of his time on stage. I think the show is poorly named - and that set me up for disappointment. One positive thing was that the other guys in the band (base player, lead guitar and drummer) really had genuine smiles on their faces while performing, which made me feel like I should have liked the music more than it was worth liking. Todd Oliver appeared nervous during the performance, which started 10 minutes late. His ventriloquist skills are not awesome, but you are mostly looking at the dogs, that are wearing funny masks on their jaws so that they appear like living puppets (and so that Mr. Oliver can make their mouths move to his words). It is truly a funny sight - and covers for the average ventriloquist work. The marterial needed a make-over, too. The jokes weren't terribly funny. Curiously, he made a point of informing the audience that all the material was original (they wrote the songs, the scripts etc....). I think he would be wise to get a professional comedy writer to create some really funny material and perhaps enlist the help of some professional song writers, too, to help create better music for them and the show would have been more enjoyable, I think. All in all - it was an average experience for me, but far better than staying home and watching TV!

I really enjoyed my evening, was really great that he included people from the audience. Laughed til my jaws hurt....

Not funny at all. Was called dogs gone wild but he sang his original songs several times trying to sell cds.

Thje Todd Oliver show is something you'll want to see when in Branson. Todd is a very good ventriloquist, and his dogs help carry the show. He plays in his band Smiling Eyes, and for 4 musicians, they sound terrific. The picnic lunch? It was OK; my hot dog was warm, not hot. It filled you up, but it won't be your best meal in Branson. It helped make the show more "economical". And, it is set in the beautiful Jim Stafford theater, a great venue. I highly recommend this show! Get the VIP seating,it is very comfortable.