Shari’s Theatrical Press Releases

‘Shari & Lamb Chop’ Trailer: The True Story Behind Shari Lewis and Her Beloved Sock Puppet

‘Shari & Lamb Chop’ Kino Lorber

Exclusive: The iconic ventriloquist and puppeteer gets the documentary treatment in Lisa D’Apolito’s new film.

By Ryan Lattanzio –  June 25, 2025

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Lamb Chop Ventriloquist Shari Lewis' Daughter Recalls Her Heartbreaking Final Weeks After Cancer Diagnosis (Exclusive)

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop in 1987.
Credit : Ron Galella Collection via Getty

Mallory Lewis tells PEOPLE about her mother’s desire to create until the very end

By Angela Andaloro – July 19, 2025

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Sock’s Appeal!

Lisa D’Apolito’s ‘Shari & Lamb Chop’ Doc Acquired
By Kino Lorber

EXCLUSIVE: Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to Shari & Lamb Chop, a documentary about children’s TV trailblazer Shari Lewis who created a sensation with her cuddly and feisty sock puppet
Lamb Chop.

By Matthew Carey – June 4, 2025 

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Official Trailer for Doc Film 'Shari & Lamb Chop' About Shari Lewis

Source: YouTube

I can, I can, I can, and I will!” “Okay, good.” Kino Lorber has revealed an official trailer for a documentary film titled Shari & Lamb Chop, two names which many of you will instantly recognize together. It’s a doc about the iconic TV host

By Alex Billington – June 26, 2025

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It's thrilling that the story of this Jewish legend is finally getting the big screen treatment.

Before there was Cookie Monster and Big Bird, there was Lamb Chop, a soft, sassy, hand puppet lamb that won over generations of children. And of course, behind Lamp Chop was the incredibly talented ventriloquist puppeteer that animated her, Shari Lewis.

By Lior Zaltzman –

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Shari Lewis's Daughter Reveals Mom Was on Playboy After Dark During Height of Lamb Chop Fame

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop (left), Hugh Hefner. Credit : Central Press/Getty; Popperfoto/Getty

Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop’s 10 minutes on “Playboy After Dark” show a different side to the duo, beloved for their children’s entertainment

By Angela Andaloro – July 15, 2025

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Shari had a little lamb — and changed the world with her

Shari Lewis with Lamb Chop and Hush Puppy. Courtesy of Kino Lorber

‘Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop’ explores the varied career of the children’s entertainer

If you go on YouTube, you can watch an act of creation that rivals Genesis 2:7.

By PJ Grisar – July 17, 2025

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Mallory Lewis Laughs at Fan's ‘Horrified’ Outrage to Drunk Lamb Chop Bit: ‘My Mother Wrote That Routine’ (Exclusive)

Shari Lewis with Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse in her early career (left) and Shari with Lamb Chop at the 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in 1998. Credit : NBCU Photo Bank/NBC Universal
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The cheeky jokes from the ventriloquist aren’t what TV audiences expected

By Angela Andaloro – July 16, 2025

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'Lamb Chop' doc highlights Shari Lewis feminism, glass ceiling

“Shari & Lamb Chop,” in theaters Friday, tells the story of the Emmy-winning Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop. Photo courtesy of Kino Lorber

LOS ANGELES, July 16 (UPI) — The documentary Shari & Lamb Chop, in theaters Friday, tells the story of ventriloquist Shari Lewis and her most famous character, the puppet Lamb Chop.

By Fred Topel – July 16, 2025
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‘Shari & Lamb Chop’ Review: Shari Lewis and Her Most Famous Puppet Get the Star Treatment They Deserve

In less than 90 minutes, Lisa D’Apolito’s documentary covers the many highs and lows of the iconic ventriloquist and puppeteer’s life and work, finding plenty of truth (and giggles) in the process.

By Kate Erbland –

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SHARI AND LAMB CHOP provides a comprehensive picture of one of the showbiz's greatest treasures

Before there was Jim Henson and the Muppets or Mister Rogers and his Neighborhood, there was Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop.

By Shayna Davis, Staff Writer – July 17, 2025
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‘She dies with me': Shari Lewis's daughter talks Lamb Chop's final act - including a new TV show and that song that will never end

There’s only one Shari Lewis – but there are two Lamb Chops. her daughter Mallory Lewis stepped in to take over her signature sheepish sock puppet character

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MOVIE OF THE WEEK

July 18, 2025: SHARI AND LAMB CHOP

With her perfect ponytail, sweet smile, and cuddly sock puppets, Shari Lewis might have looked like an innocent girl next door, but behind that carefully curated persona was a performer with a relentless work ethic, a hunger for the spotlight, and a fierce belief in women’s ability and equality

By   Jennifer Merin – July 13, 2025
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Lisa D’Apolito on Shari & Lamb Chop and the Enduring Legacy of Shari Lewis

Filmmaker Lisa D’Apolito talks Shari & Lamb Chop, exploring Shari Lewis’s legacy, creative resilience, and the magic behind her iconic puppet characters.

By Danielle Solzman Interviews – July 18, 2025

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Why Do Puppets Matter? ‘

Shari & Lamb Chop’ looks back at the television of a different era

She was a television pioneer, a gifted ventriloquist (back when ventriloquism was still a viable showbiz path), and a relentless performer who could juggle comedy, song, choreography, and character work — often all at once.

By  William Schwartz – July 17, 2025
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Lamb Chop Ventriloquist Shari Lewis' Signature Technique Resulted from a Very Common Struggle

Lewis’ talent and where it took her is explored in the new documentary ‘Shari & Lamb Chop’

 

Shari Lewis had a certain style that was markedly different from others in ventriloquism. The children’s TV star shared a special bond with her puppet Lamb Chop. The closeness you can feel and often see between the two is, in part, because of necessity.

By Angela Andaloro – July 18, 2025

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‘Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop’ Is a Profound Documentary About a Jewish Legend

“There’s literally nothing bad to say about my mom,” Lewis’ daughter says of her iconic ventriloquist mother.

Image via Getty

As a longtime fan of Shari Lewis, I’ve been jonesing for a film about the Jewish ventriloquist and entertainer behind “Lamb Chop’s Play Along” for quite a while.

By Lior Zaltzman  
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Shari & Lamb Chop Documentary Trailer Premieres – Heartfelt Tribute to an Icon

Kino Lorber and director Lisa D’Apolito have unveiled the official teaser trailer for Shari & Lamb Chop, a nostalgic documentary exploring the enduring legacy of Shari Lewis, the beloved ventriloquist behind the iconic sock puppet Lamb Chop. The film hits select theaters on July 18, 2025.

Lewis recalls tearful moments shared with Lamb Chop during her darkest hour: “When my show was canceled, that’s the only time I ever went to Lamb Chop and cried with her.”

By Living Life Fearless Editorial Team​ – July 18, 2025

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Loving Tribute…
to Shari Lewis from her Fans

Infinite Respect

She touched so many lives and hearts. She was an entertainer but she was so very different than other entertainers. She interacted with the kids in a way, she was more of a friend than anything else to me when I was growing up. She made me laugh and taught me vital lessons that are still relevant to this day, all these years later. I admired her greatly then and I respect her deeply now. My life wouldn’t be the same without her beautiful work over the years.  I’ll never forget you. You have my infinite respect.

~Bailey Crawly~

Lamb Chop & Friends

It is hard to not cry whenever I see Sheri now. Her death stunned me. Her work with Lamb Chop & friends was wonderful!! RIP & thank you for making us smile..

-Alex Townsend-

"The Magic of Television"

I remember when she died, I was five years old,  I remember seeing it on TV with my mom and she said “Shari Lewis went to live in heaven because she got sick, but we can still see her on TV” and I asked her “how?” and she said
“The Magic of Television”

 
~Misskayseeluvsu~
 

Still Missed

Shari Lewis is still missed after so long. I do admit that I was one of those young viewers that watched “Lamb Chop’s Play-Along” every morning on PBS. That was a fun show, as was the “Charlie Horse Music Pizza.” Too bad that show didn’t last long (it only ran like 23 episodes).
As for this song, I think it’s a perfect way to wrap up her career before her passing. There couldn’t have been any other way possible.
R.I.P. Shari Lewis… 😔

~Chris Neufeld~

Role Model and Inspiration

I sure do miss her. And now I’m on my way to becoming a ventriloquist just like her, she has become a role model and inspiration to all the people that is and are becoming a ventriloquist.

~Celeste Christianson~

Younger Years

Thank you Miss Lewis, for the short years you had in my childhood. I wasn’t as lucky as my mom and grandparents, but you left an undeniable impact on my younger years.

~damonika09~

I Wish

This song makes me wish I could jump into the video and give Shari a hug.
~Joshua Cunningham~

 

 

Thank You Shari

Thank you, Shari, for my (and so many others’) little time with you. There will never be another like you. I’ve always loved you and always will.

~Lauren Smith~

Lamb Chop's Play Along

I loved lamb chop’s play along as a little girl and still have some VHS tapes of it. She died when I was ten years old, and my grandmother clipped every single article from magazines and the paper for me. This song is so beautiful.

~Ashley E. Kauffman~

Mom and Daughter

I loved her Mom and Lamb Chop and Charlie Horse and Hush Puppy…God bless Mallory, she’s a chip off the old block! I thank her for keeping her Mom’s memory and Lamb Chop going!

~Ellie R from the Bronx~

 

I will NEVER forget

I will NEVER forget when I was 5/6 and saw Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop live in Baltimore. That was a huge highlight of my childhood next to watching Lamb Chop every weekday at 11:30 am on PBS! 😁 I am so glad this woman was a part of my life as a child. I am not afraid to admit I 29 and still have my Lamb Chop doll and my Lamb Chop pajama set! 

~bubblinbrownsugar616~

Still Remember

I just couldn’t let this video passed unnoticed. Still remember the show, just got my daughter and was looking for a children’s video and was shocked with the biography.. In my life the song is alive even in my age. This is the song that doesn’t end, the tick goes on and on my friend…..

~For always your fan Cesar Avila~ 

I was 13

It might sound silly but I watched Lambchop’s Play along when I was 13. I had morning band practice and then went home and turned the TV on PBS. A lot of the songs were catchy! I’m 38 and still think of “The Song That Doesn’t End.” Thank you, Shari, for your service to children’s education.

~Heather Snodgrass~

Deepest Love

I would love more than anything else to have had a chance to sit with Shari and thank her for all she’s given to me throughout my childhood. She means so much to me and she’ll forever have my deepest love and respect.

~Analogue Archives~