Holy Ghost Players
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The Holy Ghost Players were a Christian comedy
group from Chicago
, Illinois
. They were mostly active in the late 1970s through the late 1980s.
Members included Barbara Pement, Mike Hertenstein, Jeanne Denton, Neil Taylor, Bob Ertel and Roy Montroy.
They released one album
, Hello, Cruel World!
in 1987 on Refuge Records
.
Christian comedy
Christian comedy is a sub-genre of comedy where the material presented is aimed towards a Christian audience. The performances are typically held on church grounds or at off-site, Church-sponsored venues....
group from Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. They were mostly active in the late 1970s through the late 1980s.
Members included Barbara Pement, Mike Hertenstein, Jeanne Denton, Neil Taylor, Bob Ertel and Roy Montroy.
They released one album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, Hello, Cruel World!
Hello, Cruel World!
Hello, Cruel World! is a studio album, by American Christian comedy group Holy Ghost Players, released in 1987.-Track listing:#Off Center 5:15#Crud 1:27 #Steve and Barbara 5:20#Testimony 3:56#National Conspirator 0:47...
in 1987 on Refuge Records
Refuge Records
Refuge Records was a Christian record label founded in 1980 by Greg Nelson and Ray Nenow.Refuge Records became an important label in the development of the West Coast Christian alternative music scene...
.
See also
- Comedy genresComedy genresComedy may be divided into multiple genres based on the source of humour, the method of delivery, and the context in which it is delivered.These classifications overlap, and most comedians can fit into multiple genres...
- List of comedians
- HumorHumourHumour or humor is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement...
- ComedyComedyComedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
- Stand-up comedyStand-up comedyStand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
- Humorist
- List of musical comedians