Todd Oliver

Todd Oliver is a dog ventriloquist and comedian act from Season 7 of America's Got Talent. He was eliminated in the Quarterfinals, but he returned for the Wild Card Show,But was Eliminated Again In the Semifinals.

Background
Todd Oliver, takes ventriloquism to the next level by incorporating his dog, Irving, into his act. A ventriloquist for 35 years, Todd is also an animal lover with seven dogs, five horses, and two cats. After a tornado hit the theater Todd invested in, he lost big. Now, he's hoping to put Irving on the map with his performance on America's Got Talent. 1

Audition
Todd Oliver's audition consisted of Todd portraying a talking dog through the use of ventriloquism and a fake mouth attached to a real dog, and then making jokes about dogs. Howard Stern, Sharon Osbourne, and Howie Mandel all voted "Yes," sending the act to the Vegas Round.



Vegas Round
Todd Oliver was one of the Judges' Favorites in the Vegas Round. He was sorted into the "Novelty Acts" category. His performance consisted of Todd and Irving being involved in a banter about their roles as owner and dog respectively as well as a fast-paced back-and-forth argument. The act's audition was strong enough for the judges to send it to the Quarterfinals along with Horse.



Quarterfinals
Todd Oliver's Quarterfinalsperformanceconsisted of Irving confessing his mood for love, Lucy doing a duck impression, and the two dogs giving reasons why they do not like each other with Todd as the mediator. He finished in either fourth or fifth place in America's Vote. In the Judge's Choice, Howard Stern and Howie Mandel both decided not to send him to the Semifinals, eliminating him from the competition instead of Edon.



Wild Card
Todd Oliver was brought back by Howard Stern for the Wild Card Show. Todd's performance consisted of a skit of him and his dog Irving talking about Irving running for president. Jokes included voting for either the white guy or the black guy, or Irving (both white and black), fixing a cat, being kicked out of obedience school for talking back, and Joe Biden being Obama's dog's name. Todd received enough votes to be sent to the Semifinals instead of Cristin Sandu and Spencer Horsman.



Semifinals
Todd Oliver's Semifinals performance consisted of a skit of him and his dog Irving in a talk show scenario with Todd as the host interviewing Irving. "Irving" (as a puppet) answered questions sent in by his fans in a comedic manner.