Media Praise!
Read our "Best Sketch Show in Chicago" award
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Read our feature article in Time Out |
Read our feature articles in the Chicago Tribune's Religion Section
Can Religion Be a Laughing Matter? Read our feature article in the Chicago Sun-Times  Best Church Preaches Satire By Mike Thomas. May 25th, 2008. |
What the Press has to Say:
"Best Sketch Show in Chicago!"
~The Chicago Reader
"Freaking hysterical!"
~Metromix/the RedEye
"The Best Church of God is on a holy roll!"
~Mike Thomas, The Chicago Sun-Times
"CRITIC'S CHOICE!"
~The Chicago Reader
"Best of 2008!"
~Time Out Chicago
"A hilarious caricature of religious conservatism!"
~The Chicago Red Eye
"Is religion ever a laughing matter? At the Best Church of God...that's all it ever is"
~Manya Brachear, The Chicago Tribune
"BCOG is one of the most exciting, ambitious endeavors in Chicago comedy today!"
~Steve Heisler, Time Out (Chicago)
"Smartly staged sacrilege"
~The Chicago Sun-Times
"Best Bet!"
~The Red Eye
"Smart writing and deadpan social commentary"
~NBC
~Metromix Chicago.
"Rip roaring, flawless, dismantling humor. Laugh out loud until you're in tears funny!"
~Salon.com
"Get thee to the Lakeshore Theater!...Spot-on parody of religious fundamentalism."
~Jason Heidemann, Editor of Time Out Theater and LGBT
"Vicious, delicious satire of Christianity...their lampooning of the Lord still tickles even as it tugs at the mind"
~Ryan Hubbard, The Chicago Reader
"An impressive knowledge of all things Biblical"
~Stan Golovchuk, The Loyola Phoenix
"And after only a month of original weekly shows, it’s looking like the best thing to happen in town since the Late Night Late Show...[The Best Church of God] is on the fast track to amassing a huge cult following (no irony intended)...This is the real deal."
~Steve Heisler, Time Out (Chicago)
"The Best Church of God succeeds in providing a counterpoint to religion and allowing people to ask questions about some of the more ridiculous aspects of a real church, like mixing religion and politics and exploring animal sacrifice as a way of repenting for sins."
~Derek Kucynda, The Columbia Chronicle
"The gags are as well-informed as the staging is inspired."
~Stephen Gosset, FlavorPill
- Read The Reader's "Best of 2010" award here
- Read the Metromix 2010 Pastor Dave interview here
- Read Chicago-Comedy.com's 2010 spotlight here
- Read the OpenSalon.com by Robin Sneed here
- Read Madeline Nusser's 2010 "Perfect Weekend" recommendation here
- Read Manya Brachear's 2009 article from the Chicago Tribune here
- Read Steve Heisler's Time Out Arts & Entertainment feature here
- Read The Reader's "Critic's Choice" for our Christmas Spectacular here
- Read Stephen Gosset's FlavorPill feature here
- Read Jason Heidemann's Gay/Lesbian Time Out feature here
- Read Time Out's 2009 Fall Preview here
- Read Time Out's "Best of 2008" list here
- Read the article from The Red Eye here
- Read the "Best Bet!" from Metromix here
- Read the full Time Out feature/review here
- Read the full "Critic's Choice!" review in the Chicago Reader here
- Read the full Loyola Phoenix article on the BCOG going into hiding here
- Read the full feature Columbia Chronicle article here
- Read and watch footage from "Medill Reports'" coverage here
What Our Parishioners Have to Say:
“Wow. My son and I went to the BCOG last Sunday and were really blown away. We’ll see you there every week from now on!”
~God (ruler of the universe)
“I would never sacrifice your child on a mountain unless God asked me to.”
~Cindy Sunday (BCOG VBS teacher)
“The chapel is warm. The organ music is nice. The coffee isn’t great, but it’s free. God sure knows how to provide for His children.”
~Homeless Joe (of the North and Wells intersection)
"It made me laugh! It made me cry! 100% pure adrenaline! A must see!!"
~Hal in Howell, MI (not far from Hell, MI)
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