Description: This book investigates the religious identity and authority of Stephen Colbert and his character Stephen Colbert. By exploring Colbert's position as a lay catechist and televised comedian, this book examines how Catholicism shapes Colbert's experiences, and how Colbert and his persona nuance American Catholicism and the polarized American religious landscape.
Brief description: Stephanie N. Brehm holds a Ph.D. in religious studies and is an administrator-scholar at Northwestern University.
Review Quotes: Anyone interested in religious comedy's recent history in America will enjoy Stephanie Brehm's book... If you want to study how humor, social media and entertainment inform and mold our church and public opinion today, this book will be a good choice for you.-- "Catholic Philly"