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Responses to our December issue.
February 15, 2019
Jack Wyman Dallas, TX. Comedy Was My Religion. Over the last several months I have been constantly reminded of how revolutionary a testimony can be in the kingdom of God.
I Was a Comedian First and an Atheist SecondUntil God showed me that there’s more to life than making people laugh.
Michael Ray Kingsbury | November 27, 2018
For the longest time, comedy was my religion. After leaving the program, I started performing and soon discovered how difficult it is to break through in the comedy world.
There’s Nothing Sketchy About Cross-Gender Friendships in the ChurchWhy we shouldn’t let the Billy Graham Rule—or the “Billy Crystal Rule”—define how men and women relate.
Gina Dalfonzo | December 10, 2018
can't be friends because the sex part always gets in the way.” Harry Burns, played by Billy Crystal, famously (or infamously) spoke those words in the 1989 romantic comedy When Harry
‘The Big Sick’ Is a Rom-Com about a Broader Kind of LoveKumail Nanjiani and Emily V. Gordon’s fresh take on the genre is a love poem, a laugh fest—and a refreshing ode to the beauty of family.
D. L. Mayfield | July 19, 2017
Between Aziz Ansari's Master of None season 2, Hasan Minhaj's Netflix comedy special Homecoming King, and the new romantic comedy The Big Sick (starring and co-written by
Pete Holmes: Believing in God Gave Me Hope as ComicIn his new HBO show 'Crashing,' the former evangelical winks to Christian fans.
Interview by Kate Shellnutt | April 07, 2017
Interview by Kate Shellnutt| April 7, 2017. Image: Macall B. Polay / HBO. If Pete Holmes's HBO series Crashing is his love letter to comedy, the church at least gets a tender PS.
The Best Books Are Companions, Teachers, and Hope-GiversA conversation on reading with an avid reader, “Book Girl” Sarah Clarkson.
Interview by Lorilee Craker | December 17, 2018
to do it alone. For example, while reading Dante's Divine Comedy, I read it with a companion guide that includes footnotes—so helpful! What does it
A New Guild Aims to Equip Women and Amplify OrthodoxyAn interview with Pelican Project members Karen Swallow Prior, Kristie Anyabwile, and Tish Harrison Warren.
November 08, 2018
In The Divine Comedy, Dante refers to Christ as “our Pelican.” You'll find images of the pelican on the stained glass and woodwork of churches across the world.
‘Kim’s Convenience’ Isn’t Just Another Family SitcomThe Netflix show offers a fresh way of looking at both Christians and immigrants.
D. L. Mayfield | November 05, 2018
From the first moment of the pilot episode of Kim's Convenience— a Canadian network comedy created by Ins Choi, now available on Netflix—I was squirming in my seat.
‘Get Out’ Locks Our Gaze on Racism’s HorrorJordan Peele's groundbreaking directorial debut challenges us to see racial sin with clear eyes.
Cameron McAllister | March 31, 2017
Consider, however, that though the close kinship between the two is frequently overlooked, Christians should be the first to recognize that both horror and comedy are uniquely adept at
‘The Good Place’ Imagines an Eternity of Ethics LessonsThe NBC comedy serves up an unusual take on the afterlife with a side of fro-yo, hold the religion.
Laura Kenna | October 27, 2016
The NBC comedy serves up an unusual take on the afterlife with a side of fro-yo, hold the religion. 'The Good Place' Imagines an Eternity of Ethics Lessons.
#StuffChurchpeopleSay: The Funniest Sermon ResponsesLet's get a laugh or two, or even a raised eyebrow, from our fellow well-intentioned congregants.
Ed Stetzer | July 02, 2018
EAP @eadampeek: “You told too many circumcision jokes, so we are leaving the church. If we wanted to hear a comedy routine, we would have just watched a Will Ferrell movie.”.
Tribeca Film Festival 2016 Round-Up
Movies about humor and disappointment, inequality and autism, celebrity and Scientology.
Alissa Wilkinson | April 25, 2016
It quickly turns into a caper story in the New Zealand bush, and it is incredibly funny. Some salty language, but otherwise a terrific comedy with a big, big heart. 'Dont Think Twice'.
Moms, Go on with Your ‘Bad’ SelfIn a culture that expects perfection, sometimes failed moms are just doing their best.
Jennifer Grant | August 26, 2016
The recently released comedy Bad Moms hurls the “Pinterest-perfect mommy myth” against the wall, shattering it like a doe-eyed Precious Moments figurine.
Report: So-Called Christians Have Sense of HumorThe Babylon Bee lampoons evangelical culture and teaches us to lighten up, already.
Susan E. Isaacs | May 07, 2018
holiness. It's not easy to adapt short-form comedy into a longer form. Just watch the Saturday Night Live movie The Ladies Man. (Actually, don't do that.
Pride, Prejudice, Zombies, and Straw Men
It's not a satire. It's not a comedy. It's not anything, really.
Kenneth R. Morefield | February 05, 2016
Pride, Prejudice, Zombies, and Straw Men. It's not a satire. It's not a comedy. It's not anything, really. A satire, maybe. A comedy. A riff or sideways examination of its subject matter.
Sectarian Cinema: Oscars Highlight Muslim Defense of Persecuted Christians
“Watu Wote” shows the power and limits of African and Arab films to probe interfaith relations.
Jayson Casper in Cairo | April 20, 2018
he spent a decade as an Anglican rector in Cairo, he esteemed how the film Hassan and Marcos engaged the Arab world's biggest stars to confront sectarian tension through comedy.
How to Make a Comedy and Assassinate Your Political Enemies
Here's how it's done.
Kenneth R. Morefield | December 22, 2014
How to Make a Comedy and Assassinate Your Political Enemies. Here's how it's done. When Ernst Lubitsch's comedy began filming, America was still on the sidelines of World War II.
Unlike the Bible, ‘Living Biblically’ Plays It SafeDespite the provocative concept, the CBS sitcom avoids offense as well as true humor.
Alicia Cohn | February 26, 2018
Sheldon continues to contrast the budding scientist's skepticism with his mother's Christianity, Disney Channel's Andi Mack just ran a bar mitzvah episode, and the Fox comedy The Mick