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Book SynopsisIn The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer, James Cary explores how the gospel looks if you're open to the idea that the Bible is a lot funnier than it first appears.
Trade ReviewThe Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer is an unmitigated delight, blending sketches with Scripture, theology with laugh out loud jokes. Funny and moving in equal measure, it dances with Paschal joy. -- The Revd Fergus Butler-Gallie, author of A Field Guide to the English Clergy
Cary is an accomplished comic writer. His sketches here are hilarious, clever, knowing, and beautifully crafted. * Church Times on The Gospel According to a Sitcom Writer *
An elegant treatise on how [the Church] could lighten up its image. * The Times on The Sacred Art of Joking *
Having worked for many years at the coalface of comedy, sorting the dross from the combustible, James Cary is uniquely qualified to write this book. -- Milton Jones, comedian and panellist on BBC2’s Mock the Week on The Sacred Art of Joking
Marvellous potential . . . for opening up conversations and avenues of thoughtful debate. * Church Times on The Sacred Art of Joking *
A truly brilliant debut book. -- Iain Dale, LBC Drivetime presenter on Death by Civilisation
A wonderful cascade of sage snippets . . . fit to grace bedside tables and smallest rooms in the greatest houses. * Church Times on Death by Civilisation *
