carla rhodes

C arla 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. She also works with a cantankerous 1920's gentleman named Cecil Sinclaire.

Carla caught the ventriloquial bug at the age of 8 while growing up in Kentucky. She started performing regularly by the age of 13 and 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," eventually placing at number two. With a Mass Communications degree under one arm, and a puppet under the other, Carla then escaped to New York City.

She currently appears at alternative performance establishments and rock clubs all over New York City and Brooklyn (such as Joe's Pub, Le Poisson Rouge, Highline Ballroom, Issue Project Room). Print credits include New York Magazine, Paper Magazine, Penthouse Forum, the New York Post, Time Out New York and the Village Voice. Tee Vee credits include appearances on FUSE, The Learning Channel and a shout-out on the Late Show With David Letterman.

Described in The Pulse as a "corkscrew-haired waif with painted red lips and spitfire moxie," and recently dubbed by New York Magazine as one of the "Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find Funny," Carla Rhodes is certainly bringing ventriloquism screaming into the 21st century.