RED CARPET READY

A Call To Comedy

BY DEANN ALAINE

I love comedy. It accomplishes so much: it helps change moods, heals, unifies, distracts, teaches, and brings awareness. Plus, there’s a ton of diversity found in the delivery of comedy. There is traditional stand-up, musical comedy, improvisational comedy, solo acts, troupe acts, variety show comedy—the list goes on!

When the Lord called me into comedy 3 1/2 years ago, I had no idea my path would include a lot of questions and learning. “Lord, who do you want me to bring comedy to? The church, world, young people, multigenerational?”

He would reply with two repeating phrases, “I want you to bring joy to the world” and “You are going to be abnormal even within the world of comedy.” What He said led me to dig deeper into the Word! I would read my Bible and find comedy! I wasn’t trying to; it just started happening!

I treat God’s Word with the utmost respect and honor. The Bible says in Psalm 138:2, I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks unto thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: For thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name (ASV).

I want to make it abundantly clear that the Bible is no joke. That being said, there is a lot of comedy in the Bible! When I’m a guest on a podcast, the regular question I’m asked is, “What is your inspiration for your comedy”? Most of the time, my inspiration is His Word.

Mainstream comedians know that I am a Christian because of my material. Often, a show host will say something about experiencing Sunday school again. Hmmm. Once, a brilliant comedian asked me if I would help him write clean comedy. Another popular comedian asked me if I ever cuss (I did say no). And another comedian started talking to me about how he was once a pastor, but because of church hurt, he left and became a dirty comic. He’s not living a saved lifestyle at all, but the Lord has him around me. The Bible says in Isaiah 55:11, It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it (NLT).

After a while, it finally clicked! I was sharing God’s Word out in the world through comedy. And when I’m not joking about Mary Magdelene, I am giving a positive message. For example, I have a comedic song called Keep Your Clothes On. This is a pro-abstinence song that I sing in clubs to adults who are often under the influence. Or I can sing it to teenagers! I can’t tell you the number of times I have had people say, “That song is gonna be stuck in my head all night.” Good!

There are two missions that I have in comedy. When I perform comedy out in the world, my mission is to get people curious about the Bible. I want them to scratch their heads and wonder, “Is that really in there?” My second mission in comedy is to edify the Bride of Christ with the joy of the Lord. After all, y’all are my people!

It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it. (Isaiah 55:11 NLT)

When I was a little girl, I knew I was going to sing for Jesus—I just didn’t know that I would be singing comedy to bring the joy of the Lord to people. After all, you don’t see “comedienne” in the list of the five-fold ministry. You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore (Psalm 16:11 ESV).

I don’t know who you are, but I do know that the Lord is calling people to serve Him in the kind of ministry that traditional schools and colleges don’t have a degree for. Please understand that I am not minimizing the importance of knowledge and understanding. I have a few college degrees myself, and it’s because of what I have learned in school that I can do comedy about dead people, Bible stories, abstinence, and a whole lot more. But if God is talking to you about something less traditional, do it (if you are an adult). If you are younger, talk to someone you trust, like a relative or a teacher…hopefully, that person knows Jesus!

Being ‘red carpet ready’ means taking ownership of your call and being a student to that call. I want to add this: How can you know when it’s God calling you for His purpose? First, He will draw you to Himself! And second, your prayer life will be better than it was before, because His call is BIGGER than you can handle on your own.

It takes the entire variety of each of us to be like Jesus to the world. There is no way we can all be inspirational speakers with a podcast, a hit tv show, or multi #1 best-seller books! We are one body with many parts, so BE YOUR PART. Since Jesus has called me to be a musical comedienne in the same way He calls an apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor, or teacher, I fully expect the Lord to do miracles and open minds and hearts while I’m obeying Him in my call. People will come for a good laugh and will leave healed in Jesus’ name.

Now, are you ready to walk the red carpet to what He is calling you to?

Love y’all,

DeAnn Alaine

DeAnn Alaine is an award-winning comedienne from Orlando, Florida. She is happily odd with an absurd perspective on music. Her music can be heard on Spotify, iTunes, Apple music, and the like. Go to your favorite streaming platform to hear some of her comedic songs: Mama Trauma, Keep Your Clothes On, They’re All Dead, and more! Go to www.deannalaine.com to book her for your upcoming lady’s event! Visit www.deannalaine.com today!