Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible
Two pastors and two comedians sit down together to consider the weekly Bible reading. Chaos, hilarity and occasional insight ensue! Hosted by Pastor Eric Damon and Pastor Bob Schaefer, and featuring resident comic theologians Abby Evans and Erick Williams. New episodes every Monday.
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible
Latest Episodes
Trickle Down Empathy - Proper 19A (September 13, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with Lutheran pastors to read the week's lectionary gospel cold — no prep, no scripts — and see what happens when comedic instinct meets biblical text.Episode hoo...
Pebbles, Not Stones - Proper 18A (September 6, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible — Pittsburgh standup comics read the week's gospel text cold and talk it out with a couple of Lutheran pastors. It should go badly. It somehow keeps not going badly.This week Abby Evans and Erick Will...
Not Mad, Just Disappointed - Proper 17A (August 30, 2026)
Bob and Eric welcome back comedian Lydia Henninger and drag performer Envy Sinn to talk about the moment Jesus tells Peter to get behind him — and figure out he's not mad, just disappointed.This week's gospel (Matthew 16:21...
A High Stakes Question - Proper 16A (August 23, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with actual pastors to argue about the lectionary gospel — and the comedians usually turn out to be the serious ones.It's a Short Take this week: Resident C...
Heart over Hands - Proper 15A (August 16, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with pastors to read the week's lectionary gospel cold — and somehow the comedians end up being the theologians.This week: drag performer and stand-up Envy...
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