Alison Darcy and Joseph Shragge, co-artistic directors of Scapegoat Carnivale in Montreal, premiered their puppet show Vertip in March 2023, featuring a puppeteer using stereotypical puppets including a Jewish loan shark named Zyhd from old Eastern European traditions.

Mexican artist Pedro Reyes debuts a puppet show titled Manufacturing Mischief at MIT, featuring mini versions of Noam Chomsky, Karl Marx, Ayn Rand, and Elon Musk engaging in discussions about technology and ideology.