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Chonda Pierce (born March 4, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, television hostess, author and actor. Pierce has an ongoing concert calendar and her comedy segments frequently appear on XM Radio's Laugh USA and Sirius Satellite Radio's Blue Collar Comedy 103. She is the RIAA's number one selling female comedian of all time. [1]
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. [2] 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 ...
John Crist was born on March 20, 1984, in a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia. [8] [9] He has seven siblings. [10]His father was a pastor and, as a child, Crist was deeply entrenched in all aspects of Christian culture.
He was a featured comedian in a Comedy Central's animated stand-up series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. [13] In April 2007, Regan signed a deal with Comedy Central to star in two one-hour stand-up specials, release the specials on DVD, develop a show for the network, and headline a theater tour, Brian Regan in Concert: A Comedy Central Live Event ...
In September 2008, he was featured in the multi-comedian DVD The Apostles of Comedy, which also features comedian/actors Ron Pearson, Jeff Allen and Anthony Griffith. The four comedians have been touring the country as The Apostles of Comedy since 2008 and are scheduled through May 2009.
Samuel Burl Kinison (/ ˈ k ɪ n ɪ s ən / KIN-iss-ən; December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. A former Pentecostal preacher, he performed stand-up routines that were characterized by intense sudden tirades, punctuated with his distinctive scream, similar to charismatic preachers.
Christopher Paul Anthony Distefano (born August 26, 1984) [1] is an American comedian. Primarily a stand-up comedian, he began his career in entertainment on MTV and MTV2's shows Guy Code and Girl Code. His first hour-long standup special, Chris Distefano: Size 38 Waist, was released in 2019 by Comedy Central.
The Christian Comedy Association started in the 90s, in an attempt to use comedy as a "spiritual vehicle." [54] Comedian Doug Stanhope has criticized Christian comedy. [54] Heckling is almost nonexistent in the church circuit. [54] Christian comedy is clean comedy that claims to help one's soul. [55]