The Comical Heathen Episode Three: Ken Evans

Welcome to The Comical Heathen. The Comical Heathen documents my investigations into the art and craft of religious satire.  Today’s episode features my conversation with Ken Evans.  Ken and I were performing at the Historic Holly Hotel in Holly, Michigan. The Holly Hotel is a great comedy venue known throughout the region.  When you work the Holly Hotel, between shows they provide the comics with a meal (the food there is delicious, by the way!). During this meal break in the green room, I set up some mics and Ken and I talked about religious satire. There is some crowd noise in the background, as the crowd for the second show began showing up.   It gives this conversation a little more of that green room feel, and I want to warn my listeners that there is some adult language in this episode.

A delightful raconteur with 30+ years experience in comedy, Ken had a lot to say on the topic of religious satire. Ken has appeared on Comedy Central and performs often in Las Vegas.  Our conversation included many anecdotes about humorous encounters with religion in real life, and some of the difficulties of using them as material on stage. He ranks Sam Kinnison as one of the best comedians who do religious satire. Ken tells a really good Doubting Thomas joke and also tells the story of when someone actually said to him “Thou art Satan.” He also brings up the irony of religious satire being a god-given talent. And now, my conversation with Ken Evans.

Intersting Links:

Ken Evans website:  http://kenevanscomedy.com/

Ken's haunted house:  http://www.slaughterhouseadventure.com/

The US Constitution on Wikipedia:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Constitution

Stress bonding bunnies:  http://wabbitwiki.com/wiki/Bonding_rabbits_together#Stress_bonding

The Holly Hotel:  http://www.hollyhotel.com/comedyclub.html

Contact the Comical Heathen:  comicalheathen@gmail.com