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.
Episodes
87 episodes
An Enemy Has Done This! - Proper 11A (July 19, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh-area standup comedians with ELCA pastors to dig into the week's Revised Common Lectionary gospel text — the format is right there in the name.This week, we sit down with comedi...
Good Soil. Unexpected Places - Proper 10A (July 12, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with two ELCA pastors to talk about the week's gospel text — badly, then well.Bob and Eric get back to weekly rhythm with resident comic theologians Abby...
DM Jesus - Proper 9A (July 5, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible pairs Pittsburgh standup comedians with pastors to dig into the week's gospel text — no prep, no script, just an undefended first read of scripture and whatever happens when a comedian's in the room f...
CPTB Special: Library After Dark Comedy Showcase (Part 2)
A note to our audience: We're taking a week off from our normal mix of comedy and Bible study. We'll jump back into the readings next week. In the meanwhile, we're pleased to present...CPTB Special: Library After Dark Comedy ...
Roll for Theology - Proper 7A (June 21, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible is the podcast where Pittsburgh-area standup comedians join ELCA Lutheran pastors to explore the week's gospel text from the Revised Common Lectionary — because the people least likely to read the Bib...
The Worst Barre Class - Proper 6A (June 14, 2026)
What does it take to be sent out in Jesus' name? Apparently: no money, no bag, no second tunic, and a working knowledge of exactly how bad crucifixion is on your core. Resident Comic Theologians Abby Evans (@itsabbye) and Erick Willia...
Still Searching - Proper 5A (June 7, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible is a Pittsburgh podcast where Lutheran pastors Bob Schaefer and Eric Damon sit down with stand-up comedians from the local scene to dig into the weekly lectionary gospel — no prep, no filter, and apparen...
Jesus Landed the Plane - Holy Trinity A (May 31, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
In Case of Rapture, Break Glass - Day of Pentecost A (May 24, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore...
The Cross Ties the Whole Place Together - Easter 7A (May 14, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible is the show where Pittsburgh stand-up comedians and ELCA pastors sit down with the week's gospel text — and see what happens when nobody's too precious about it.This week Abby Evans (@it...
CPTB Special: Library After Dark Comedy Showcase (Part 1)
A note to our audience: We're taking a week off from our normal mix of comedy and Bible study. We'll jump back into the readings next week. In the meanwhile, we're pleased to present...CPTB Special: Library After Dark Comedy ...
Oatmeal Raisin Theology - Easter 5A (May 3, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
Everything Outside Isn't Thieves - Easter 4A (April 26, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
God-Splaining the Road to Emmaus - Easter 3A (April 19, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
Doubt, Ditto, and a Floating Bloody Head - Easter 2A (April 12, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
JESUS: Destroyer of Death - Easter Sunday A (April 5, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
EUCATASTROPHE! The Best Kind of Disaster Story - Palm/Passion Sunday A (March 29, 2026)
Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible is where standup comedians and ELCA pastors sit down to discuss the week's lectionary readings—the same passages that preachers around the world will proclaim the following Sunday. It's theology, comedy,...
Wake Up Dead Man: A Stink's Out Story - Lent 5A (March 22, 2026)
Every week, CPTB brings together Pittsburgh stand-up comedians and Lutheran pastors to read scripture from the Revised Common Lectionary — no prep, no filter, no guarantees.Lazarus is dead. Four days dead. Stinky dead. Jesus kne...
Looking Through Your Eyelashes - Lent 4A (March 15, 2026)
This week, returning guests Cassi Bruno (@cassi_dicci) and Lou Pastorius (@notorious_pastorius) join Bob and Eric for John 9 — the man born blind — and nobody in the room sees it coming. Jesus makes mud in a way that polite people...
Wave Like Holy Hell and Duck - Lent 3A (March 8, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week's Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they're not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
"It's Crazy-Eyed Jesus!" - Lent 2A (March 1, 2026)
In this episode of Comedians with Pastors Talking Bible, Pastors Bob Schaefer and Eric Damon are joined by returning comics Harriet Riley (@harrietrileycomedy) and Lizzie Martin (@lizziemartin) to take on John 3:1–17 — the most fa...
"The Devil & Rick Sanchez" - Lent 1A (February 22, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week’s Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they’re not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
"Jazz Hands on the Mountain" - Transfiguration of Our Lord (Year A | February 15, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week’s Bible readings — for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they’re not sure what to do with it. We explore the te...
"A Very Special Episode: Salt, Light, and a World on Fire" - Epiphany 5 (Year A | February 8, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week’s Bible readings - for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they’re not sure what to do with it. We explore th...
“Blessed, Not Hashtag Blessed” - Epiphany 4 (Year A | February 1, 2026)
CPTB is a conversational, funny, and thoughtful take on this week’s Bible readings - for preachers, church leaders, deconstructors, and curious listeners who still love scripture, even when they’re not sure what to do with it. We explore th...