Podcasts about pirate church

We are exploring the intersection of comedy and faith, so we'll be speaking Father Chris Bedding. Father Chris is an Anglican priest, artist, and activist. He serves in a parish in the Perth hills, and has also served as an age care chaplain. However, he is also one half of a comedy duo known as Pirate Church. It's a comedy show about religion...And pirates.  needless to say, I thought you would be the perfect candidate to talk to about faith and comedy.   To find out more about Father Chris, follow him on social media @chrisbedding (IG and Facebook) and @FrChrisBeddinf (Twitter).  

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Peter Catt and Dom Fay are joined by The Rev’d Chris Bedding to talk about the place of humour and the absurd in religion. Where does humour turn up in our understanding of faith and the Christian life? What do comedy and worship share in common and is there anything we can’t laugh at? Chris Bedding is a real live Anglican Priest who serves the Parish of Darlington-Bellevue. He is also a stand-up comedian, actor, director and musician, and one half of the duo responsible for Pirate Church; a loving satire about the wacky world of religion, and Christianity in particular.

Once again Ryan makes a pilgrimage to south of the river, where he is greeted by the "King of Perth Comedy" Paul "Werzel" Montague. These two talked about: The mobility of being a Stand-up, the story behind the name "Werzel", Big cartoon Shakespeare, Lumpy verse, Rum and bad intentions, Mental Health, a warning to satisfaction, Product vs. Art and the love letter that is Pirate Church. Ah-Har!

Land-Ho! After a long voyage at the State Theatre Centre, Ryan docks at Darlington with fearless Pirate, Fr. Chris Bedding. This reunion covered: the serious business of comedy, the great Werzel, "Pirate Church", bedfellows Art and Religion, Fr. Bob and activism. So strap on your buckles me mateys, this is one heroic chapter.

The word is "repartee". Anglican priest Father Chris Bedding has it by the truckload, yet he's extremely careful to make sure that his significant comedic and improvisational talents are kept out of the Church context. Called to the priesthood while still at school, there's no doubt Chris takes the complex and demanding role as parish priest very seriously. But in the eight years since he arrived in Perth from NSW he has also found a supportive artistic community in which he's been able to develop his other passion - improvisation, comedy and acting. In response to Chris voicing his guilt about making time for this passion, one of his parishioners said " Honestly if we were getting one hundred percent of your creative energy we wouldn't be able to cope! It's good that you have another outlet." With fellow comedian and trainee Uniting Church minister Paul "Werzel" Montague, Chris has developed a comedy act called Pirate Church, which has toured nationally, melding the "inherently hysterical" comedic potential of religion and piracy where nothing is sacred and "progressive leftie hipsters like us" are the first to be pilloried. In this interview Father Chris also reflects on the responsibilities of his role, his commitment to issues of social justice and the current challenges of being a member of the clergy. Three Gates Media thanks him for making time to record this interview in his genuinely hectic schedule.