Join Us for an evening of “Funds & Laughter”!

Mark Your Calendars for This Wednesday, February 24th at 6:49PM to attend the First Annual Branson Gong Show at the Legends In Concert Theatre in the Dick Clark’s American Bandstand Complex. Then get ready to laugh your head off while raising funds to help assist our area [...]

Black Hills Symphony Orchestra features Jim Barber and Family
Direct from Branson, Missouri, comedian, singer and ventriloquist Jim Barber is thrilled to be returning to his hometown of Rapid City, South Dakota on December 31st to ring in the New Year with the Black Hills Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Bruce Knowles.
This will be the second time [...]

Branson’s Third Annual Holiday Promenade of Stars will roll down Branson’s Highway 76 Strip on Saturday, November 7th beginning at 10:30 a.m.  Dave Hamner and Jim Barber will be among the many Branson celebrities featured in the parade.
Entertainment legend Andy Williams is serving as Grand Marshall and singers Jimmy Osmond and Debbie Boone are serving [...]

Trick or Treat… it’s the Barber and Seville?
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Jim Barber and Seville should feel honored that one of the hot selling Halloween costumes for the past couple seasons has been the Adult Ventriloquist Dummy Costume which looks quite similar to Jim’s trademark act, the Barber and Seville.
Since [...]

Hamner Barber Variety Show co-star, Jim Barber and his wife Diane Barber, will appear as guests on the new Yakov Smirnoff TV Talk Show which was recently taped at the comedians theater in Branson.
The Barber’s were invited to be part of the show to discuss their unique relationship and to provide insight into the needs [...]

I’ve enjoyed the opportunity to perform on a variety of national television shows over the years including FOX’s Comic Strip Live, A&E’s Caroline’s Comedy Hour, and VICKI! the Vicki Lawrence show to name a few. My favorite appearance was on CBS’s “Late Show with David Letterman” earlier this year. The cast and crew of the [...]

tune in online : watch Jim’s appearance on CBS.com now
Jim Barber’s recent performance during the Late Show’s “Ventriloquist Week” was not only enjoyed by the enthusiastic studio audience in the historic Ed Sullivan Theater, and the hard working staff of the show itself, but also by the estimated 4.1 million viewers who tune into the [...]

update: watch Jim’s appearance on cbs.com now
Branson comedian Jim Barber will “throw his voice” across the national airwaves when he performs his award-winning ventriloquist act on CBS’ “Late Show with David Letterman,” Thursday, February 15.
“The opportunity to perform on David Letterman’s show is incredible,” said Barber, “and quite frankly, something I hadn’t expected. I’ve always [...]

 
 
The Hamner Barber Theater is pleased to announce that JIM BARBER has been nominated as Branson’s “BEST COMEDIAN” of 2006 by BransonCritic.com, a volunteer organization of writers and researchers of Branson shows with over 2,000 reviews currently online.
 
In 2005 BransonCritic.com also honored THE HAMNER BARBER VARIETY SHOW as it’s pick for Critic’s Choice as Branson’s “MUST SEE SHOW [...]

whosaidTHAT?
JIM BARBER IN THE ED SULLIVAN-THEMED SHOW “A REALLY BIG SHEW”
by JoAnn Smith – Editor - Laughlin Entertainer
reprinted by permission – Feb 15-21, 2006 issue
The cleverly formatted show, “A Really Big Shew” currently playing in the Flamingo Laughlin, dips into the nostalgia barrel a bit and recreates the look and feel of the old Ed Sullivan Show of ’50’s-early [...]