What comedians and Catholics have in common: They need to tell the truth. Ep 162

Jesuitical

America Media

News, News Commentary, Spirituality, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.7 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

We all need a laugh. 2020 has been an absolutely awful year (no citation needed). But is it O.K. for us to take a step back and laugh at it all? We bring on professional funny man and former professional Catholic, Greg Iwinksi, to discuss. Greg is an Emmy-nominated comedy writer and performer, and he currently writes for “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.” He’s previously written for “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and worked with The Second City and iO theaters. We talk to Greg about the pandemic, the difference between “church” funny and “actual” funny and Trump Jokes. Greg also reminds us that comedy is serious business, and above all about telling the truth. In Signs of the Times, we discuss the Vatican’s controversial Nativity and deliver a Jesuitical SOT-P.S.A. about the newly F.D.A.-approved Covid-19 vaccines. This is our last regular episode of 2020, but there is still time for you to help with our special Christmas edition of Jesuitical. Email a 60-second-or-less voice memo to jesuitical@americamedia.org describing a consolation from 2020. Get your consolation in by Monday, Dec. 21! What’s on tap? Hot Toddy Links from the show: Greg’s Twitter Feed Greg’s new Star Wars podcast Why is Darth Vader in the Vatican’s Nativity scene? U.S. Catholic bishops: Getting a COVID-19 vaccine is an ‘act of charity’ Waiting for a Covid test is more than just standing in line. It’s an act of mercy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Kever, have you got my new speaker in the bathroom?
0:04.4	No, Connie, haven't seen it.
0:07.0	Oh no, the speaker floats!
0:12.0	I knew you had it.
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0:22.0	There's more...
0:22.8	Jill.
0:23.8	To Argos.
0:24.8	Subject to availability delivery fee may apply.
0:27.0	Mm-hmm. Hello and welcome to Judge Whiticle, a podcast by the Young Hip and Lay editors of American media
0:45.4	That lay part means we aren't Jesuits, but we work with them
0:48.4	Join us each week for a smart Catholic take on faith culture in the news often over over drinks. I'm Ashley McKinnless and I'm joined
0:55.3	by Zach Davis. And it's great to be with you Ashley because it is snowing.
1:01.3	I know it's the first big snow day or snow in Brooklyn at least. I know in Ohio
1:06.8	you got snow a little bit earlier but it is coming down right now and we're expected to get
1:11.4	like 12 inches I think. I am really sad because
1:14.6	first snow in New York is like the best and I'm sad to be missing it so that has me
1:18.4	little homesick but we do have some pretty snow here in Ohio it hasn't turned into the gross kind yet so
1:24.6	delightful and very fitting because our drink today was inspired by the snow.
1:31.6	Yes we are having hot totties which are warm and
1:35.5	delicious and perfect for snow days even if we have to work on our snow days now.
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