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Bob Newhart, celebrated comedian and lifelong Catholic, dies at 94

July 19, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Bob Newhart arrives at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on Sept. 10, 2016, in Los Angeles. / Credit: Emma McIntyre/Getty Images

CNA Staff, Jul 19, 2024 / 09:15 am (CNA).
Bob Newhart, a cultural giant who is credited with pione… […]

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Pope Francis gets laughs at meeting with big-name comedians

June 14, 2024 Catholic News Agency 2

A group of comedians and humorists, including Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon (center), share a lighthearted exchange with Pope Francis during a gathering with the pope in the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican on June 14, 2024. / Credit: Vatican Media… […]

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Pope Francis to meet Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon, other top comedians at Vatican

June 8, 2024 Catholic News Agency 22

Stephen Colbert and Pope Francis. / Credit: Montclair Film, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Vatican Media

Rome Newsroom, Jun 8, 2024 / 08:11 am (CNA).
It’s no joke: Pope Francis will take the mic in front of over 100 comics, stand-up comedian… […]

The Dispatch

Three Catholic comedians worth a listen and several laughs

May 10, 2021 Rachel Hoover Canto 11

It’s been a rough year—over a year now—of dealing with the stress of the pandemic, economic disruption, divisive politics, and difficulties within the Church. While these serious topics are important to discuss and pray about, […]

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Wokeness kills comedy, and Aziz Ansari can’t save it

July 21, 2019 Titus Techera 16

Last year, Aziz Ansari was caught up in #metoo when a young woman published a story on a now-shuttered website about a bad date with the comedian. It became a scandal, and production halted on […]

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“The Office” and…Flannery O’Connor?

July 6, 2019 Lauren Enk Mann 6

This week The Office, the Steve-Carrell-led TV satire, made headlines to the tune of fan outrage when it was announced that Netflix lost its long-held rights to the show when the streaming service was outbid […]

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