I was listening to the radio program, “Chanukah: A Time for Schtick,” this evening and I heard a great story about a comedy trio of, well, a Muslim, a Mormon, and a Jew. They intentionally address religious stereotypes and misunderstandings. Some of the bits they played were great. The Mormon guy talks about the “rules” of the LDS church:

There are a lot of rules: you know, no drinking, no smoking, no premarital sex, no coffee… which does seem actually kinda weird. I mean, for God to say, “no coffee.” Kinda just tack it on like some sort of pork barrel legislation. It seems illogical, but “no coffee” is logical. Think about it: You can’t drink, you can’t smoke, you can’t have sex… why stay awake?

The Iranian-American Muslim woman talked about having troubles with her passport:

He takes out this big magnifying glass, he’s runnin’ it through these giant x-ray machines. I turn to him. I’m like, “What are you doing?” He goes, “I’m checking to see if your passport is fake.” If my passport were fake, do you really think I would write my birthplace as Iran?

You can listen to the whole “Chanukah: A Time for Schtick” program here. The bit about the comedy show, “A Muslim, a Morman, and a Jew Walk Into a Bar: The Comedy of Religion,” comes on about a quarter of the way through. You can check out their official webpage here. I feel like I should take a trip up to the bay area to check it out.