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Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Written by | Jeff Dunham |
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Starring | Jeff Dunham |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
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Production locations | Savannah, Georgia, United States |
Cinematography | James Markham Hall Jr. (listed as Jamie Hall) |
Editor | Dave Harrison |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 80 mins |
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Network | Comedy Central |
Release | 9 October 2012 |
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Minding the Monsters is a stage performance of comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham. The show was taped in the Lucas Theater, Savannah, Georgia, USA on May 23 and 24, 2012. The DVD and Blu-Ray were released on October 9, 2012, within the United States. [1]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [2] DVD | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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