Anyone who has been up at 5am watching TV will be familiar with American evangelists. And unless you’re an (il)legitimate crusader, you might consider seeing the Bongo Bus production Pastor Michael’s Second Coming (& His Wife Comes Too).
Upon taking my seat, I realised the first problem with the show’leg room. Standing five-foot nothing, I’m rarely troubled by leg room, but at Trades Hall I was. So if you’re tall, your knees will be massaging your Adam’s apple throughout the show. The next and major problem with the show became apparent soon after.
How do you string together an hour long show that is based on a single premise’ÔøΩÔøΩevangelists want your money’? One would suggest subtlety is best; however, the producers elected to use the sledgehammer approach. With Pastor Michael requesting tidings at every opportunity and messages from sponsors occurring every five minutes, the joke starts wearing thin.
Other material brought laughs: hypocrisy and homosexuality in the church; the political influence of these groups and body image. Jokes dealing with the role of women in the church were received the best and Becky Mae steals the limelight as Pastor Michael’s wife. Unfortunately, she was not enough to save the show.
The PowerPoint presentation was mildly humorous; although, at times, it was illegible to those of us not sitting in the front row.
I think the Pastor is headed for hell for this one, and anyone who sees it will experience at least an hour of hell.

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