Continuing our series of 10 interviews in honor of Lutheran Satire’s 10th anniversary, here is my conversation with stand-up comedian John Branyan.

We discuss a number of interesting topics: the similarities between being a pastor and a comic, the effects of wokeness on comedy, and the fatality rates of first time ski jumpers.

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