Grew up with Barack Obama (in Hawaii, people). American comedian Jeff Dunham is defending his Achmed the Dead Terrorist puppet, saying the skeletal homicide bomber is most definitely not Muslim. Grew up with Barack Obama (in Hawaii, people). He has been known to poke the bear and the crowd at times and has shown some signs of perversion, including being sexually attracted to goats and sheep. Achmed admits that Walter frightens him as well.ĭunham has referenced Achmed as " The Most Beloved Terrorist In The World", and Achmed has since become one of Dunham's most popular characters, and since he was introduced in Dunham's Spark of Insanity special, he has appeared in all Dunham's other specials since then, as well as Dunham's short-lived Jeff Dunham Show on Comedy Central. Achmed the Dead Terrorist Lived his life as a suicide bomber and is now a skeleton with a turban, big bushy eyebrows, red eyes and a goatee. In his own words, Achmed is both a horrible suicide bomber and a horrible parent, having accidentally causing both his own death and (supposedly) the death of his son, Achmed Junior "AJ", when he took him to "Take Your Kid To Work Day".ĭespite the obvious villainy in being a terrorist as well as a suicide bomber, Achmed is not a particularly malevolent character as portrayed by Dunham because of his awkwardness and amateurishness, he is more of a malefactor, despite his claims. He is known for yelling, 'Silence I kill you' to Dunham and people in the audience who laugh at him (or laugh with him, as he rarely makes the distinction). He is used by Dunham to satirize the contemporary issue of terrorism. He has appeared in countless stand-up specials, and appeared as a recurring character in The Jeff Dunham Show as well as the main protagonist of the 2014 animated film Achmed Saves America. Achmed is the skeletal corpse of an incompetent suicide bomber. Like an inept suicide bomber whose love of life harshly conflicts. Achmed is an undead terrorist and a suicide bomber who is not very bright. Achmed the Dead Terrorist helped rocket the comedian/ventriloquist to unprecedented success and a bit of eyebrow raising with.
Achmed the Dead Terrorist has attracted widespread accusations of racism. Achmed the Dead Terrorist is a puppet featured in stand-up comedian Jeff Dunham's ventriloquist act. As Dunham talks to Achmed on stage, the audience learns they are listening to the skeleton of a suicide bomber.