The Comedian Next Door

Welcome to the Kitchen Table of the Comedian Next Door! The Peaches has been feeling more like her old self--which means plenty of things to complain about from the hellish world of social media... First, one of the Sister Wives divorced her husband.  Word on the street is, this particular Sister Wife thinks it's "ridiculous" that her husband's attraction to her is affected by the way she tre...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode, "Curvy Juan" joins us for sound check.  We're always ready, but never prepared. There is so conversation about Godzilla and foot...

We open this episode celebrating John's birthday!  (Sometimes we celebrate his birthday when he's not actually present...)  Tabby is here for a little bit, and the cherry delight is truly delightful.   If you've ever wondered why restaurants often sing a special happy birthday song rather than the traditional version, allow Tabby to make up a nonsense explanation!   Later:...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode, it's all about Branson, MO! Have you ever wondered what it would be like to perform comedy in front of 4 people? Some of our hosts ca...

Welcome to the table of the Comedian Next Door!  Sometimes our kids are afraid of strange/funny things and we spend 10-15 minutes telling the stories.  (Hot Tip for potty training: let your toddler run around pantless!)  What scared you when you were young?  Was it a creepy clown painting or non-existent bugs in your bed?  Also: have you noticed the Texas Roadhouse logo ki...

Welcome to the kitchen table of The Comedian Next Door. Please don't mind the heavy machinery tearing down perfectly healthy trees in our backyard. We're not happy about it--but we don't have much say when the government decides to be destructive.  There was some drama in the network this week on the topic of baptism, so we need to take our turn beating the horse.  Does "baptist" theolog...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode, the Producer is having some tech issues and our special guest is late. But that's okay! Brian Apprille reviews the reviews of an Amaz...

Hi, Neighbor! You should make your grilled cheese with American AND cheddar. It's tasty.  And, if you have some salt handy, you can toss it merrily into the air while you twirl!  The McKinney kids are back to the homeschool grind. But this year, we are going to try really hard to spend less time HATING our work.  There have been several field trips and adventures already--including...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode, Pat Oaks (Jt's Mama) plays affirm or deny. And Daren Streblow receives much virtual applause from our live audience. John shames Dare...

Welcome to the kitchen table--where we're eating soup/salad and thanking God for banana bread.  The 6-year-old, Emmi, has some concerns about life after death that will make your heart melt.  THEN, we share a Sea Chanty that was written by our good friend, John thomas Oaks, to promote Vacay with Comics! If you've wondered what it would be like to go on vacation with a bunch of Christian...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode: Bald is more manly! Later, help us figure out the words to our theme song. (We really don't know them!) Finally, Jim Hope launches in...

Welcome to the table of the Comedian Next Door, John Branyan. Although, technically, this particular table belongs to his daughter, Amanda. Let us introduce you to our good friend, Pete Heck.  Pete writes for Not-the-Bee and is a public school history/government teacher.  Make sure you Google "Trump Globe Hands," for some reason... Anyway, eventually we get around to chatting about the d...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On this episode: technical difficulties, Gilbert Gottfried as a hypnotist, and finally, the hosts treat you to some high-quality ASMR!  If you li...

After several weeks of postponements, we finally got ahold of Kenn Kington.  He preaches sometimes, but he's not a pastor. And he tells jokes sometimes, but he may not be a comedian, either. We spend some time swapping adorable kid stories before we get down to business... Bill Burr performed an amazing rant about abortion recently. Why are the PAGAN Comedians being more unabashedly truthful...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern Time, John Branyan LIVE streams a comedy show with three of his most talented friends:  Brian Apprille--Fellow Comedian,  John thomas Oaks--Song Composer, Juan DeVevo--Founding Member of Casting Crowns.  On Today's episode: Hans Fiene (of Lutheran Satire fame) joins the crew to put on a puppet show. Yes, really! If you like listening to this show, you'...

We're not at the kitchen table today...we're in front of our computer screens, video-chatting with our friend, Juan DeVevo.  It takes us forever to introduce him and the topic--so please bear with us while we shoot the breeze.  Juan is a founding member and "Stage Left Guitar Player" for Casting Crowns. So, let's talk about worship music.  (And don't forget to give us two things you...

Every week, four Christian entertainers host a LIVE show on YouTube called the Starving Comics Quarantine Show.  Tune in Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern and interact with John Branyan, Juan DeVevo, Brian Apprille, and John thomas Oaks!  Here's a sample of the mayhem you're missing...  On this episode--Anita Renfroe joins our merry band to play one of our favorite games and help us understa...

Welcome to the table at the Comedian's house...and welcome to "Kokomo Beach" as well.  We've been doing some hard work managing our emotions lately...   John used a passage in 1 Timothy when he was teaching at youth Bible Study this week. What does "rebuke" mean? And what does "exhort" mean? Ask your kids to define words for you, Neighbor! It helps them learn to think! Later: we giv...

Jump in the car with Comedian John Branyan and his son-in-law, Luke McKinney.  This week, they're on the way BACK to Indiana from Georgia, and they're discussing how the comedy show went.   Ignore the road noise, and pass the coffee.  Topics include: -Great hotel experiences -Good shows and bad comedy shows -Arguing with libs on social media (and telling a pastor to step down)...

John and The Peaches are joined at the table by Tabby--the other sister.  Tabby's baby is a grabby baby. (Say that three times fast.)  The conversation ambles around family and food... and then we get down to business! The camping trip last week did NOT go according to plan.  Spoilers: there was car trouble and much, much, much vomit.  What can we do when the family trip just k...

This week, jump in the car with the Comedian, John Branyan, and his son-in-law, Luke McKinney. We're traveling down to Atlanta from Indianapolis, which means there's plenty of time for thinking and chatting. Ignore the road noise, and make sure you're buckled properly.  Topics include:  -Progressive Christianity -Refusing to associate with apostates -Planks and Logs (and when should we j...

Hey, Neighbor! Pull up a chair because we've got a cute story about kids at the Bubble Show.  The Kingdom of Heaven is made up of such as these... Then:  A survey of parks in our hometown. Maybe this isn't interesting to anyone else--but you can Google "Jackson Morrow Park Kokomo" and confirm we're TELLING THE TRUTH about this! Later:  John got into some trouble suggesting that wome...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern, four Christian entertainers host the best LIVE YouTube event of the whole week! It's called the Starving Comics Quarantine Show.  If you haven't been tuning in for the live broadcasts, here's a little sample of what you've been missing... On this episode, Juan DeVevo is out on the road and Jt's keyboard crashed. (This is why we have a sound check!)  Also,...

John and the Peaches are sitting at the table with mugs of tea. But no sugar for John, Please! He is deeply invested in a fad diet--and it's taking over his dreams.  Since you're at the Comedian's house today, you can help us get ready for Family Camp next week.  John is scheduled to deliver four talks, plus games and activities, so we need to figure out which topics to cover with the ca...

Every Sunday at 7:00pm Eastern, four Christian entertainers host the best LIVE YouTube event of the whole week! It's called the Starving Comics Quarantine Show.  If you haven't been tuning in for the live broadcasts, here's a little sample of what you've been missing... In this episode, John Branyan and Brian Apprille and Juan DeVevo and John thomas Oaks are telling STORIES based on word prom...