Atheists & Agnostics

Cartoonist

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19. More specific

Thu Apr 30, 2015, 02:25 PM

Apr 2015

I think it's more the case of the material rather than the individual. Stephen Colbert doesn't do bits that are pro-religion and funny. Comedy is subversive.

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Humor and God [View all] Cartoonist Apr 2015 OP

I can name quite a few funny conservative/pious people. Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #1

I know what you mean Cartoonist Apr 2015 #2

"Job" is slapstick, right? n/t Binkie The Clown Apr 2015 #3

Woody Allen wrote a piece bvf Apr 2015 #4

Did Jesus ever tell a joke? AlbertCat May 2015 #25

Interesting. bvf Apr 2015 #5

What in the world are you talking about? LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #6

LOL! beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #7

Good night LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #9

Argh, got an error trying to play it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #10

Oh, bmus, I'm sorry. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #11

S'okay, I'm trying very hard to forget it. beam me up scottie Apr 2015 #12

That's far better than the video, anyway. LiberalAndProud Apr 2015 #13

Oh, you'll LOVE this site, BMUS... onager Apr 2015 #24

I grew up Presbyterian. The minister always taught applegrove Apr 2015 #8

My very religious niece posted a video of her "favorite" comedian mountain grammy Apr 2015 #14

Theist Comedians... nil desperandum Apr 2015 #15

Stephen Colbert is an interesting case. Arugula Latte Apr 2015 #17

Lots of funny comedians are believers edhopper Apr 2015 #16

It's the same with christian metal OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #22

When I was a wee lad salimbag Apr 2015 #18

same here only I didn't escape OriginalGeek Apr 2015 #23

Openly racist jokes salimbag May 2015 #26

More specific Cartoonist Apr 2015 #19

Bill Hicks was a believer Act_of_Reparation Apr 2015 #20

Remember the Kathy Griffin blow-up? onager Apr 2015 #21

Bible jokes mr blur May 2015 #27