Stand Up Guys, These Baptists.

Seven Baptist ministers, a youth worker and a journalist walk into a room – and learn how to be funny.
That’s what happened in Liverpool recently, when the North Western Baptist Association ministers and an Echo reporter took part in a six-week comedy course, culminating in a night of live stand-up as part of the Liverpool Comedy Festival.
Working with the Comedy Trust, the group learnt about the art of being a comedian, such as techniques on using a microphone and how to deliver the punchline. Their progress was charted in a regular column by Echo reporter Ben Turner, who was also participating on the course.
And despite understandable nerves, all coped admirably with the pressure of the live show at Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre earlier this month. They are now looking at how to transfer what they have learnt to their ministerial roles.
Baptist Times.