Christian comedy


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.
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 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.

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
  • Dustin Nickerson
  • Tyler Perry
  • Chonda Pierce
  • Kerri Pomarolli
  • Anita Renfroe
  • Marty Simpson
  • Brad Stine
  • Tim Vine
  • Mike Warnke
  • Lester Barrie

    Notable Christian comedy troupes

  • Blimey Cow