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Divine comedy: how sacred is standup? by Brian Logan

Catholic comedian Frank Skinner wants standups to take on the so-called 'atheist establishment'. But does this even exist?Rejoice, rejoice! Rationalism is cool, credulousness is socially unacceptable " and comedy is dominated by critical thinking on religion. In a remarkable piece in the Telegraph last week, Cristina Odone reflected on Frank Skinner's recent interview with the Archbishop of Canterbury. In that encou…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AM on September 26, 2011

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