American Pickers star Mike Wolfe showed off his hidden “talent” as a ventriloquist in a behind-the-scenes video, and fans can’t stop cracking up.
On Monday, Sept. 1, the History Channel star, 61, took to Instagram with a clip of himself serving as the voice of one of the show’s crew members.
“Made the mistake of telling my crew on @americanpickers that I wanted to be a ventriloquist when I was in 4th grade,” Wolfe captioned his update. “So I had to prove my skills! Gotta get me a new ventriloquist dummy though! Love you Herschel ⚡️🙏.”
In the video, Wolfe stood behind a crew member as he attempted to provide his voice while minimally moving his own lips.
‘”Let’s see…I need to stop laughing,” Wolfe said before cracking himself up. “I don’t know if I can do it. I haven’t done it since 4th grade.” After a producer off-screen encouraged him, insisting it was “just like riding a bike,” the history fanatic started again.
Wolfe began by making his “dummy” laugh, before having him say, “Hi, my name is Herschel. If you’re happy and you know it, cap your hands,” to which the crew member clapped twice.
The clip ended with the men bursting out into laughter—as did many of Wolfe’s fans in the comments.
One fan of the show declared, “I love you, Mike 💙.”
Another wrote, “😂😂😂😂 Perfect!!!👏👏.”
Someone else shared, “Omg that was hilarious 😂.”
A different Instagram follower commented, “lol!!!Hershel is the best!!.”
Meanwhile, yet another fan echoed, “Omg that was hilarious 😂.”
Speaking of hidden talents, Wolfe’s American Pickers co-star, Danielle Colby, is a burlesque dancer who performs under the stage name Dannie Diesel when she’s not shooting the History Channel series. In June, Colby opened a museum dedicated to the history of stripping, the Ecdysiast Arts Museum, in Davenport, Iowa.
Wolfe revealed major career news of his own this year, too, including a new History Channel show, a new movie and the closing of his Antique Archaeology store in Nashville. He also opened a rental property called Two Lanes Guesthouse in Le Claire, Iowa. Recently, Colby also shared an unexpected connection they have to the Wolfe’s rental house.
In other recent American Pickers news, Colby’s son, Miles, got married, and Wolfe sent a bold message in a video of Colby and their husband dancing at the wedding reception.
Catch new episodes of American Pickers on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on the History Channel.
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