On Saturday, March 28, 2020, Church Night did their first ever coast-to-coast livestream show on YouTube, and it was perfection. The stars of Church Night were scattered across the country (in LA, NYC, and DC), but by the power of YouTube, they came together, at the same time, to put on the perfect show for a global quarantined audience.
If you missed it, I highly recommend that you watch the full show here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSiDtW6jrdk.
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| The March 28, 2020, live stream of Church Night. |
See the photo above? That's the cast of Church Night (for those who are new to the cult comedy show). From left to right, that's Linsay Deming (playing Youth Minister Kathy Piechota), Jeremy Frank (playing Altered Boy Randy Saint Oats), and Landon Letzkus (playing the Reverend Stevedore Maybelline Bidet). In reality, they are living quarantined lives in LA, DC, and NYC, respectively.
But in the Church Night Livestream, they are masterfully brought together by a technological stroke of genius (by the name of Ted Jones, also in LA).
Guess what? You, too, can join Kathy, Rev. Bidet, Randy, and the entire Church Night flock, this Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 8:00 PM (Eastern Time), for the next Church Night Livestream.
RSVP for the event on Facebook here -- https://www.facebook.com/events/273639080309982/.
And watch the Livestream here -- https://www.youtube.com/churchnightdc.
Oh, and if you can, make yourself a plate a tater tots before the show. Just trust me.
Wishing you all blessings and light!
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| Cast and crew preparing for the Church Night Livestream. |
But the technology wasn't even the most memorable part of the show (as impressive as it was). The writing and performances perfectly resonated with our current climate of Coronavirus and social-distancing. Let face it, living through a global pandemic is scary as sh*t! But the humor and social commentary of Church Night is the perfect antidote to fear.
Kathy Piechota, the Youth Minister of Some Souls Church, started the service with her general announcements. She kindly asked the audience to stop praying to the Lord non-stop, all day and all night, because, "The Lord is overloaded. He is so backlogged with prayers that he's having to decide which prayers live and which prayers die."
The church announcements ended with Kathy and Rev. Bidet taking over a Coronavirus cell and flying it into a volcano. Another technological wonder! A miracle, if you will.
Personally, I was delighted by the newest segment to premiere on Church Night Livestream, "Faith Facts, with Mayonaise McManus," a hilarious and lovely homage to the 90's SNL sketch "Deep Thoughts, with Jack Handy."
Rev. Bidet, the Minister of Some Souls Church, spoke about finding hope in these scary times. He reminded us that the Lord will never give us more than we can handle, "But, boy, he'll take you right up to the very edge."
He spoke about our innate human need to gather, especially in times of fear and uncertainty. "What do we usually do when things are crazy in our world," Rev. Bidet asked. "We go to a dark room, filled to the brim with sweaty strangers and deep house music thumping. Bodies moving against each other, with designer club drugs coursing through our veins. Obviously, I'm talking about church, okay? But we can't do that now!"
And that's the worst part of social-distancing. We're scared. We want to feel comforted by being around our friends, families, and communities. But we can't be together right now!
BUT WE CAN!
Because that's EXACTLY what the Church Night Livestream show did for me! It literally brought me together with my community, who were all watching Church Night -- together, at the same time. And I was genuinely comforted!
Not only did I love the show, but I also loved the "Live Chat" feature on the Church Night YouTube page. When the Reverend told us to shout, "Hallelujah," we could all type, "Hallelujah!" I truly felt like I was in the same room as everyone else in the chat box. It felt like a real community.
Not only did I love the show, but I also loved the "Live Chat" feature on the Church Night YouTube page. When the Reverend told us to shout, "Hallelujah," we could all type, "Hallelujah!" I truly felt like I was in the same room as everyone else in the chat box. It felt like a real community.
And that's the paradox of Church Night. It's not a real church. But somehow, it creates a real community and real sense of belonging.
Church Night is at its best when it reflects our very real pain, our very real insecurities, and our very real fears -- and then makes fun of it! Those are the moments when I feel the most connected with all of the Church Night flock.
Guess what? You, too, can join Kathy, Rev. Bidet, Randy, and the entire Church Night flock, this Saturday, April 25, 2020, at 8:00 PM (Eastern Time), for the next Church Night Livestream.
RSVP for the event on Facebook here -- https://www.facebook.com/events/273639080309982/.
And watch the Livestream here -- https://www.youtube.com/churchnightdc.
Oh, and if you can, make yourself a plate a tater tots before the show. Just trust me.
Wishing you all blessings and light!
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