Created, written and performed by Jonathan Geffner: Trillo & Suede are a ventriloquist/dummy detective duo. Episode One of their long-awaited award-winning film noir parody web series was released on Jan. 1, 2020. Don't miss a hilarious episode - SUBSCRIBE to their channel, then click the little bell icon next to "Subscribed" to be notified when a new episode is posted...
Winner for Best Web Series at the New York International Film Awards; Winner for Best Web Series at the MP Film Award; Winner for Best Web Series at the Top Shorts Film Festival; Winner for Best Comedy at the Assurdo Film Festival, Milan Italy; Winner of the Outstanding Achievement Award at the IndieX Film Fest, Hollywood CA; Winner of the Bronze Medal in the Independent Shorts Awards...and numerous other awards.
Jonathan Geffner is one of the world’s pre-eminent ventriloquists. He was the ventriloquist consultant for the 2013 Tina Fey movie, Admission, teaching Tina's co-star, Nat Wolff, how to play a ventriloquist for his role in the movie.
Jonathan has performed throughout the United States, as well as in Hong Kong, Macau and New Zealand.
Excerpts from a recent summer camp show...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHd7_AWPIM8
Excerpts from a recent library show...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrN0LRLqxtA
Jonathan with his Human Puppets...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6kHvljcFHw&feature=youtu.be
Jonathan is fluent in Yiddish and fairly fluent in Hebrew; excerpts from a recent show for a Jewish audience...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc4qryMjT_8
excerpts from a recent show in Yiddish for Hasidic kids...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvN-0HkBETQ&t=6s
excerpts from a recent show in Yiddish for adults...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bzP_Y1ktPQ&feature=youtu.be
a one minute promo for recent shows at the Jewish Children's Museum, Brooklyn NY... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBVLg3lbQoA
a special Purim program on Shalom TV... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6rPmeVaddU
Jonathan has been sponsored by the New York City Board of Ed. to perform his popular anti-drug show, We're No Dummies, We Don't Take Drugs, at schools and housing projects throughout the city, and has written and been featured in a series of anti-drugs Public Service Announcements on national tv.
He has written, co-produced and starred in the award-winning educational children’s video series, Puppet Power! and Puppet Pride! and Fun with the Alefbet! These videos, and others, feature a variety of Jonathan’s unique puppet pals, and have been used in thousands of schools and other institutions throughout North America and beyond.
Excerpts from educational videos...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mou86KyNqRs
Jonathan currently offers these educational shows: All Together - Against Bullying!; We're No Dummies, We Don't Take Drugs!; We Take Care! (Health & Safety); Earth Mirth! (Protecting the Environment)
Jonathan also performs for adult audiences...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz9Jc_exLw8&list=PL78737651F26D6BFD&index=19
Jonathan teaches ventriloquism, in classes and workshops, as well as privately.
Jonathan is also a pianist; here he is playing Gershwin...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thNf5ZIJ-Xw
and...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcfkFdeZfp8
Jonathan's websites...
geffner.com http://trilloandsuede.com/
Jonathan's blog...
http://geffner.blogspot.com/
Jonathan is based in the New York City area, but travels to perform in other parts of the USA and beyond. To book a show/s and/or workshop/s, or for further information...
phone: 925-DUMMIES
(1-925-386-6437)
or 516-282-5999
email: [email protected]
