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Review: A Double Dose of Jesuit Humour
Posted on 22/03/2013 | 1 CommentJake Martin, SJ. What’s So Funny about Faith?: A Memoir from the Intersection of Hilarious and Holy. Chicago: Loyola Press, 2012, 161 pp., £11.50/$13.95 paper. James Martin, SJ. Between Heaven and Mirth: Why Joy, Humor, and Laughter Are at the Heart of the... -
The Laughter that the World Cannot Give
Posted on 21/03/2013 | No CommentsThe Good Book tells us that when the Lord comes, “The lame shall be humorous again!” Actually, it’s “leap like the deer” (Is. 35:6), but that’s only useful if you’re trying out for the Olympics or escaping from prison. A... -
Uncloaking the Proud: The Power of Comedy
Posted on 20/03/2013 | 1 Comment‘I do not like seriousness. I think it is irreligious. The man who takes everything seriously is the man who makes an idol of everything: he bows down to wood and stone until his limbs are as rooted as the... -
Two Humours Too Many
Posted on 19/03/2013 | No CommentsIt was Saturday evening. I was set to perform a sketch at the Cambridge Inter-Collegiate Christian Union (CICCU) meeting straight after the visiting preacher had finished his talk—a talk which turned out to be the most intensely serious sermon ever... -
…yes I said yes I will Yes
Posted on 18/03/2013 | No CommentsIn improvisational comedy there are a set of unwritten rules which serve as guidelines for creating successful scene work. Some of these rules include: don’t ask questions, give yourself something to do on stage (a mimed activity of some sort),... -
Introducing the Theology & Comedy Symposium
Posted on 15/03/2013 | No CommentsToday is Red Nose Day in the UK—a 25-year-long tradition of using comedy to raise funds for a variety of charities both in the UK and throughout Africa. At first blush it may seem inappropriate for some to be laughing... -
Artists: Don’t Just Work; Be at Leisure!
Posted on 13/03/2013 | 3 CommentsAs a current 11th English teacher, I often have situations arise that give me new ways to consider the relationship between art, imagination, and the deeper meaning of life. For instance, recently I gave my students a creative assignment which...
