Carla Rhodes (born
16 april 1982, died ???) is a rock 'n' roll ventriloquist
& comedienne. Her partners in crime are effigies of rock'n'roll
legends Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
Carla caught the ventriloquial bug at the age of 8 while growing
up in Kentucky. She started performing regularly by the age of
13 & as a teenager was mentored by her biggest influence, Shari Lewis. After
moving to Tennessee to attend college, Carla recorded a full length
comedy music album in Nashville.
"I Love Animals," a cut off of "Carla's Golden Hits, vol 6,"
got rotation on the
Dr. Demento's "Top Funny Five."
With a Mass Communications degree under one arm, and a puppet
under the other, Carla then escaped to New York City.
Described in THE
PULSE as a "corkscrew-haired waif with painted red lips
and spitfire moxie," Carla Rhodes is bringing ventriloquism screaming
into the 21st century.
Pop-Rock Candy Mountain has an in-depth expose on all things ventriloquial. Find out which famous Muppet lives outside of Carla's window by clicking here...
This video piece is part of the contemporary version of the "Voyager Golden Record." Comedians, artists, and filmmakers will come together this year at Edinburgh's Art and Fringe festivals to create content for a contemporary version of the Golden Record (curated by Mel Brimfield in association with the Collective gallery, Pleasance Theatre, Go Faster Stripe and Battersea Arts Centre). For more information, please click here.