Christian comedy is a subgenre of comedy that is aimed toward a Christian audience. The performances are typically held on church grounds or at off-site, church-sponsored venues.
The material often contains Christian references, although this is not a requirement. From 2006 notable performers like Victoria Jackson, Tim Conway, Sinbad and Patricia Heaton appeared on a DVD series for the Christian market entitled, Thou Shalt Laugh.Thou Shalt Laugh
Christian comedy is increasingly being used as an outreach with the idea that a comedy show is an effective method to bring people into church who may have never thought about coming.Christian Comedians Christian comedy is also used as a method to renew and refresh the spirit of church members, based on the Bible passage that says laughter does a heart good, like medicine.Christian Comedy Acts
Notable Christian comedians
John Branyan Henry Cho Tim Conway John Crist Anthony Griffith Tim Hawkins Victoria Jackson Milton Jones Trey Kennedy Mark Lowry Taylor Mason Jeff Allen [Mishler] Dustin Nickerson Tyler Perry Chonda Pierce Kerri Pomarolli Anita Renfroe Brad Stine Tim Vine Mike Warnke Lester Barrie
Notable Christian comedy troupes Blimey Cow
See also
Clean comedy
References