Megan Piphus (b. October 26, 1992), also credited as Megan Piphus Peace, is a ventriloquist who was a contestant on season eight of America's Got Talent (2013), making it as far as the Vegas round. She also stars in $martPath with Megan Piphus, a series of financial literacy videos produced by WCET, the Cincinnati PBS affiliate.
Piphus started working as a Muppet performer for Sesame Street in 2020, most prominently playing Gabrielle. She has also been heard as one of the recurring "A Word from Our Sponsor" players in the fake ads featured on the Below the Frame podcast.
Prior to her AGT appearance, Piphus appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, where she was featured on "Oprah’s Search for the World’s Smartest and Most Talented Kids." She has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and FOX's Showtime at the Apollo. In 2023, she released a children's album titled Spaceships & Dreams, a collaboration with Bootsy Collins of Parliament fame.
Muppet Credits[]
- Sesame Street
- Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism
- The Sesame Street Podcast with Foley & Friends
- The Power of We
- Cookie Monster's Bake Sale
- Oscar's Handmade Halloween
- Elmo and Tango Holiday Helpers