
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. 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. As a teenager she was performing regularly and was mentored
by her biggest influence, Shari
Lewis. After moving to Tennessee to attend Middle
Tennessee State University, 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 (such as Joe's Pub, Le Poisson
Rouge, Highline Ballroom and Issue Project Room to name a few). Recent
print credits include New
York Magazine, Paper
Magazine, Penthouse
Forum, the New
York Post, Time
Out New York and the Village
Voice. TV credits include appearances on FUSE, The
Learning Channel, Canal+
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.