It seems to me.... there are no protestant comedians.
Must not be a comedic religion.

Haha that is what it seems like. Maybe, like...just a larger portion are.

Maybe that's why I'm so funny. I'm Catholic. ;)

However, Cashodeen's Catholic and not funny. Oh well.

I'm Catholic, and I think I'm funny.

Just seems like more Jews and Catholics are comfortable using their religion as a source of comedy.

I'm Catholic, too...well...raised that way...and I'm really into comedy and being funny. Maybe it's in our blood? :confused:

Originally posted by MaryElizabeth
Maybe that's why I'm so funny. I'm Catholic. ;)

However, Cashodeen's Catholic and not funny. Oh well. That's just Mary's attempt at trying to be funny. Failure. ;)

I, Katie, am one of the most comical and witty Catholics around. http://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards/attachment.php?s=&postid=2226562

Seems that way! But they sure are funny, huh?:lol:

I am protestant(Lutheran) and it seems that a lot of them(protestants) are way too uptight! If they would loosen up a bit life would be so much more enjoyable! :happyface

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I am protestant(Lutheran) and it seems that a lot of them(protestants) are way too uptight! If they would loosen up a bit life would be so much more enjoyable! :happyface It's funny, though. Isn't Catholicism supposed to be the more uptight religion (correct me, I might be full of it) and all of the kids raised strictly Catholic turn out to be totally opposite from how they were raised.

Barwars,

You titled this thread "Are all comedians Jewish and/or Catholic??."
And so I ask you, how can someone be both Jewish AND Catholic?

Around here the Protestants are mostly fundamentalists and very strict, so the Catholics are more liberal. Also a lot of Catholics are Irish, which helps their sense of humor.

Originally posted by Petrie Malone
Barwars,

You titled this thread "Are all comedians Jewish and/or Catholic??."
And so I ask you, how can someone be both Jewish AND Catholic? I think he meant it like...Are all comedians Jewish, are all comedians Catholic or are all comedians Jewish or Catholic?

Originally posted by Tonyd
Around here the Protestants are mostly fundamentalists and very strict, so the Catholics are more liberal. Also a lot of Catholics are Irish, which helps their sense of humor. Mmhmm, majority of the people here are Irish or Italian...which counts for the majority of the people here being Catholic.

Originally posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*
I think he meant it like...Are all comedians Jewish, are all comedians Catholic or are all comedians Jewish or Catholic?

I know... I was just joking!

Originally posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*
Mmhmm, majority of the people here are Irish or Italian...which counts for the majority of the people here being Catholic.

All Italians and Irish people I know are Catholic.

Originally posted by *Pleasant Tomorrow*
Mmhmm, majority of the people here are Irish or Italian...which counts for the majority of the people here being Catholic. I'm neither. Well, very very little Irish, but that comes from the Protestant side of my ancestry.

My background is Italian-Portuguese. And I'm from Brazil. So no wonder I was raised Catholic.

Originally posted by Petrie Malone
I know... I was just joking! K :happyface

Protestants dont talk about being Protestants so you dont notice.


Alot of the catholics are actually atheists, raised catholics...growing up protestant doesnt make for good jokes.


At any rate, as far as I know Mitch Hedberg and Dave Attel are both Protestant...I dont know that Leno is Catholic or Jewish either, at least he doesnt make alot of jokes about it if he is.

I'm guessing Conan is catholic since he is Irish and from Boston.

Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
Protestants dont talk about being Protestants so you dont notice.


Alot of the catholics are actually atheists, raised catholics...growing up protestant doesnt make for good jokes.


At any rate, as far as I know Mitch Hedberg and Dave Attel are both Protestant...I dont know that Leno is Catholic or Jewish either, at least he doesnt make alot of jokes about it if he is.

I'm guessing Conan is catholic since he is Irish and from Boston. Yep, Conan is Catholic.

I feel bound to point out that most British comedians are Protestant (Anglican - my denomination) including all of Monty Python :D

Originally posted by Liza
I feel bound to point out that most British comedians are Protestant (Anglican - my denomination) including all of Monty Python :D

Anglican is closer to Catholicism than other Protestant denominations, though.

Comics come from all religious denominations, but there's no denying that most of the classic comedians are Jewish. Pulled this off a Jewish website.

The Marx Brothers, Henny Youngman, Sid Caesar, Milton Berle, Jackie Gleason, Ernie Kovacs, Morey Amsterdam, George Burns, Jack Benny, Lenny Bruce, Carl Reiner, Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller, David Brenner, Joan Rivers, Rita Rudner, Larry David, Gary Shandling, Joey Bishop, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Gilbert Godfried, Rodney Dangerfield, Buddy Hackett, Jerry Lewis, Richard Lewis, Andy Kaufman, Jackie Mason, Howie Mandel, Mort Sahl, Woody Allen, Don Rickles, Gene Wilder, Bob Hope, Alan King, Robert Klein, Danny Kaye, Red Skelton, The Three Stooges, Mel Brooks, Jon Stewart, Roseanne, Elaine Boosler, Larry Miller, Carol Leifer, Sandra Bernhart, Billy Crystal, Bill Maher, Al Franken, Alan King, Rob Schneider, Jon Lovitz, Gilda Radner, Red Buttons, Red Skelton.

Richard Pryor isn't Jewish or Catholic. Neither is Chris Rock, or Bill Cosby, or Eddie Murphy, or Bill Murray or Lucille Ball, Or Desie Arnez or Jonathan Winters, or The Smothers Brothers, or Johnny Carson, or Robin Williams, or... George Bush. He is a... comedian...isn't he? Surley, he must be joking. I mean, he can't possibly be serious.

Originally posted by Kitt
Richard Pryor isn't Jewish or Catholic. Neither is Chris Rock, or Bill Cosby, or Eddie Murphy, or Bill Murray or Lucille Ball, Or Desie Arnez or Jonathan Winters, or The Smothers Brothers, or Johnny Carson, or Robin Williams, or... George Bush. He is a... comedian...isn't he? Surley, he must be joking. I mean, he can't possibly be serious.

Hahaha..:rofl:

L.M.A.O.

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I am protestant(Lutheran) and it seems that a lot of them(protestants) are way too uptight! If they would loosen up a bit life would be so much more enjoyable! :happyface

LMAO! Well I'm Catholic and on my dad's side of the family they are the funniest people I know. I've also been known to make people laugh.

Originally posted by Petrie Malone
Barwars,

You titled this thread "Are all comedians Jewish and/or Catholic??."
And so I ask you, how can someone be both Jewish AND Catholic?

Because, if I did word it that way, it would sound as if I was asking "Are all comedians Jewish or Catholic??" -- which is a completely different question.

Originally posted by Petrie Malone
Barwars,

You titled this thread "Are all comedians Jewish and/or Catholic??."
And so I ask you, how can someone be both Jewish AND Catholic?


I'm Jewish and Catholic!!!! no wonder I am so funny....but the rest of my family isnt

Originally posted by Chambers
Anglican is closer to Catholicism than other Protestant denominations, though.

It's closer, but certainly not the same thing. Protestant is Protestant, and no Anglican considers themselves Catholic.

Originally posted by Kitt
Richard Pryor isn't Jewish or Catholic. Neither is Chris Rock, or Bill Cosby, or Eddie Murphy, or Bill Murray or Lucille Ball, Or Desie Arnez or Jonathan Winters, or The Smothers Brothers, or Johnny Carson, or Robin Williams, or... George Bush. He is a... comedian...isn't he? Surley, he must be joking. I mean, he can't possibly be serious. :rotflmao:

Originally posted by Liza
It's closer, but certainly not the same thing. Protestant is Protestant, and no Anglican considers themselves Catholic.

I know...I was just pointing out the superficial (basically political) differences between the religions.

Originally posted by Chambers
I know...I was just pointing out the superficial (basically political) differences between the religions.

Superficial? Look do we really want to go into this? There are very many differences between Anglicans and Catholics, and there have been several martyrs who died so we could preserve the distinction.

I wouldn't consider the kings wives "martyrs"



at any point, it was formed for political reasons, and was originally essentially just Catholicism without the pope, however, it has changed since then I believe.

Originally posted by Liza
Superficial? Look do we really want to go into this? There are very many differences between Anglicans and Catholics, and there have been several martyrs who died so we could preserve the distinction.

In no way did I ever mean to get offensive. I'm sorry if you're offended by the comparison to Catholicism. I've been to both types of services growing up, and the differences on that level weren't very big (minus the obvious hail the queen part and a clergy that can marry). As 13 said, they have evolved differently, as have Catholic churches in different countries. All I meant to say is that the whole Protestant vs. Catholic thing isn't as clear cut as some people make it out to be. Anglicanism and Catholicism just happen to be the most similar ones among them. I'm sorry I ever made the comparison.

Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
I wouldn't consider the kings wives "martyrs"

Neither would I. If you'd bother to do the research you can see quite clearly that there were many, many people who died as protestant martyrs. Start by researching Henry VIII, do a little bit of digging into Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey speaks for herself, as does Bloody Mary.

But I'm not going to get into this debate with you. It's getting political and that's not what this thread is supposed to be about.

Originally posted by Chambers
In no way did I ever mean to get offensive. I'm sorry if you're offended by the comparison to Catholicism. I've been to both types of services growing up, and the differences on that level weren't very big (minus the obvious hail the queen part and a clergy that can marry). As 13 said, they have evolved differently, as have Catholic churches in different countries. All I meant to say is that the whole Protestant vs. Catholic thing isn't as clear cut as some people make it out to be. Anglicanism and Catholicism just happen to be the most similar ones among them. I'm sorry I ever made the comparison.
I'm sorry too. Don't mind me, I've been pretty touchy recently trying to get all my papers and finals done. Sorry, I shouldn't have gotten so deffensive. :)

Well, having just taken European History, I can tell you that a whole bunch of people died during the Reformation, and though there was much instability in England regarding the change in religion, as it changed back and forth, there really weren't martrys , considering the fact that it was originally a state sponsered movement, not an open rebellion, the English army was strong enough to prevent death by the Papal armies.



In all fairness, the Anglican Church is the only Protestant faction that wasnt formed because of a theological difference from the Catholics, the King simply wanted to be allowed to get a divorce.




That said, monotheism as a whole is pretty bogus.

Originally posted by ThirteenInchEscape
In all fairness, the Anglican Church is the only Protestant faction that wasnt formed because of a theological difference from the Catholics, the King simply wanted to be allowed to get a divorce.

I really don't want to discuss this, but this has been a major pet peeve of mine for years. This is a huge misconception that has been spread around Catholic denominations for years. The Anglican church was not formed until Elizabeth I. Henry VIII wanted a divorce, and since the Pope wouldn't grant him an anullment, he made himself head of the church in England (which is not the same thing as the Church OF England). Henry lived and died a devout Roman Catholic. While he was not considered one by the Pope, he considered himself one. He died with the country bitterly divided between Protestant and Catholic. Edward took the throne but died before anything could be done. Lady Jane then had it for all of nine days before Mary came in. Lady Jane Grey and her husband Lord Guilford Dudley could have been pardoned if they converted to Catholicism, but they refused and were beheaded. If that's not a martyr I don't know what is. Anyways, Mary was such a sweet, sympathetic girl, another devout Roman Catholic who had a fondness for killing Protestants. It wasn't until Elizabeth took the throne that she united the country into one true Church of England.

Okay, I said what I had to say. I'm done arguing about this now.

Ok, but don't blame Catholics for spreading this "myth." I was taught history by Protestants.

wats this about the prosthetics?

Isn't it sad when you think of all the people who have died throughout history in the name of "religion?"

Comics come from all religious denominations, but there's no denying that most of the classic comedians are Jewish. Pulled this off a Jewish website.

Jackie Gleason

No way. Jackie Gleason is Irish through and through. He is no jew.

And Bill Maher is not Jewish, his mother is Jewish but he is Catholic.

Desie Arnez .


Who? I hope that's a typo ;)

No way. Jackie Gleason is Irish through and through. He is no jew.

And Bill Maher is not Jewish, his mother is Jewish but he is Catholic.
Bill Maher is listed on many Jewish sites. As for Jackie Gleason, that was an error on a website if he was Irish. I got every single name I listed off a few sites. I didn't guess on any of them.

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Sam Kinison was initially a Pentecostal minister until he felt like giving up. He then became one of the loudest comics in show business. Which makes sense given his background.

Bill Maher's mother is Jewish. Bill Maher is 50% Jewish ancestry, but religiously he is Catholic and was raised that way.