Under The Puppet

Series produced by Grant Baciocco

Caption: Under the Puppet Logo, Credit: By Parker Jacobs
Image by: By Parker Jacobs 
Under the Puppet Logo 

Interviews with professional puppeteers from Sesame Street, The Muppets, The Jim Henson Company and more about the art and business of puppetry.

Under The Puppet is a monthly show that talks to professional puppeteers about the business of puppetry to help aspiring puppeteers turn pro! Hosted by Grant Baciocco (The Jim Henson Company, Mystery Science Theatre 3000).


60 Pieces

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Caption: Tyler Bunch and Harry Monster, Credit: Tyler Bunch
Welcome to the inaugural episode of Under The Puppet! In this episode I interview puppeteer Tyler Bunch who works on Sesame Street, The Muppets, B...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 40:28
Caption: Drew Massey, Credit: Jonathan Riley
Drew Massey has puppeteered for such projects as Muppets From Space, Sid The Science Kid, Greg The Bunny, Men In Black, Mutt & Stuff and more. We ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 41:28
Caption: Julianne Buescher, Credit: Julianne Buescher
On this episode we interview puppeteer Julianne Buescher who most recently played Yolanda the Rat and Denise on ABC’s The Muppets. Before that she...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 31:38
Caption: Donna Kimball, Credit: Donna Kimball
Donna Kimball is a puppeteer who has worked on Sid the Science Kid, Word Party, Mutt & Stuff and Pajaminals. In this interview we discuss her firs...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 31:37
Caption: Thom Fountain, Credit: Thom Fountain
Thom Fountain was the puppeteer of Salem the Cat on Sabrina The Teenage Witch for seven seasons. He’s an Emmy nominated performer who’s also worke...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 49:23
Caption: Bill Barretta, Credit: Bill Barretta
Bill Barretta is the Muppet performer behind the characters of Pepe The King Prawn, Bobo the Bear and Johnny FIama. He also is the current perform...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 50:17
Caption: Allan Trautman, Credit: Allan Trautman
Allan Trautman has had a tremendous puppetry career which includes work with The Muppets, The Jim Henson Company and in feature films such as The J...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 56:23
Caption: Dan Milano, Credit: Dan Milano
This episode’s interview is with Dan Milano who is the creator and puppeteer of Greg the Bunny and Warren the Ape. I talk to Dan about the influen...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:13
Caption: Kevin Carlson, Credit: Kevin Carlson
Kevin Carlson has puppeteered for The Muppets, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Mr. Potato Head and more! We talk about working on The Muppet Show: On Tour, w...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 45:38
Caption: Bruce Lanoil, Credit: Bruce Lanoil
This month I interview puppeteer Bruce Lanoil. We speak of his work with The Muppets where he worked alongside Frank Oz, Dave Goelz, Jerry Nelson ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 52:57
Caption: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Credit: Leslie Carrara-Rudolph
Leslie Carrara-Rudolph’s first big puppet job was working on Muppets Tonight alongside Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Dave Goelz and Kevin Clash to name a...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:41
Caption: TIm Blaney, Credit: TIm Blaney
This episode I speak with puppeteer and voiceover artist, Tim Blaney. Tim was Johnny 5 in the Short Circuit films and Frank the Pug in Men in Blac...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 50:55
Caption: Pam Severns, Credit: Pam Severns
This month we speak with Pam Severns who has puppeteered for IFC, Amazon and MTV. She also performs regularly live with her vaudeville-style comed...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 42:32
Caption: Mallory Lewis, Credit: Mallory Lewis
This episode we speak to Mallory Lewis, daughter of Shari Lewis, who took over performing the iconic character of Lamb Chop after her mother passed...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 43:07
Caption: Nina Conti, Credit: Nina Conti
This episode I speak with ventriloquist Nina Conti. She was in HBO’s Family Tree and the Christopher Guest film For Your Consideration alongside h...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 28:39
Caption: Christine Papalexis, Credit: Christine Papalexis
Christine Papalexis is a puppeteer, puppet designer, puppet and costume maker and an artist. She’s worked on many projects including The Muppets, ...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 52:19
Caption: Phillip Huber, Credit: Phillip Huber
Phillip Huber is internationally known as an “artist with marionettes.” He has performed in venues and on cruise ships all over the world and is c...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 01:12:40
Caption: Steve Hall, Credit: Steve Hall
For 10 years, Shotgun Red served as the puppet co-host of Nashville Now. He also spent ten years on Hee Haw and hosted the first country music vide...

  • Added: Jan 01, 2020
  • Length: 54:16
Caption: Kirk Tatcher, Credit: Kirk Thatcher
This episode we have a bit of a different perspective on the art and business of puppetry as we interview writer, director and creator Kirk R. That...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 01:00:27
Caption: Michael Paul Ziegfeld, Credit: Michael Paul Ziegfeld
This episode, my guest is Michael Paul Ziegfeld who has puppeteered for Sesame Street, The Jim Henson Company and also created a puppet web series ...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2019
  • Length: 55:00