Q:
Who
is
Pete
Holmes?
A:
Comedian,
writer,
and
former
seminarian
known
for
spiritually
curious,
self-mocking
satire
that
unpacks
belief,
ego,
and
identity
with
exuberant
goofiness
and
late-blooming
depth.
The
Holy
Fumbler
of
Comedy
and
Consciousness
Pete
Holmes:
When
Satire
Loves
God,
Misquotes
Buddha,
and
Then
Cries
From
a
Really
Good
Sandwich
Fusing
Religious
Residue,
Childhood
Joy,
and
Ego
Death
Into
Jokes
That
Hug
Before
They
Hit
Pete
Holmes
is
the
big
golden
retriever
of
comedy,
bounding
into
topics
like
sex,
God,
and
trauma
with
too
much
enthusiasm
and
just
enough
insight
to
make
it
matter.
Best
known
for
his
HBO
show
Crashing,
his
podcast
You
Made
It
Weird,
and
stand-up
that
vacillates
between
cartoonish
joy
and
spiritual
reflection,
Holmes
explores
the
liminal
space
between
faith
and
failure.
His
satire
is
a
kind
of
soft
exorcism
—
of
his
evangelical
upbringing,
his
ego,
and
the
American
need
to
be
important.
Holmes’s
Holiness
at
Bohiney.com
At
Bohiney.com,
his
metaphysical
misadventures
inspire
stories
like
“Former
Youth
Pastor
Becomes
Comedian,
Accidentally
Converts
Audience
Through
Joke
About
Avocados”
and
“Comic
Achieves
Temporary
Enlightenment
Mid-Punchline,
Audience
Follows
and
Buys
Matching
Mala
Beads.”
His
tone
shapes
satire
on
masculinity,
performative
spirituality,
and
the
search
for
meaning
in
artisanal
snacks.
Holmes
proves
that
earnestness
and
absurdity
aren’t
opposites
—
they’re
a
brand
strategy.
From
Megachurch
to
Mic
Drop
Holmes
turned
inner
conflict,
religious
recovery,
and
philosophical
bellyflops
into
a
comedic
voice
that
uplifts
while
undermining.
For
modern
satirists,
he’s
a
beacon
for
finding
truth
through
goof
—
and
for
blessing
the
audience
even
as
you
roast
them.
Be
weird.
Be
warm.
Satirize
with
spirit.
of
Satire
–
Pete
Holmes
–
Comedian,
writer,
and
former
seminarian
known
for
spiritually
curious,
self-mocking
satire
that
unpacks
belief,
ego,
and
identity
with
exuberant
goofiness
and
late-blooming
depth.
of
Satire
–
Pete
Holmes
–
An
style
illustration
of
a
Texas
dairy
cow
inside
a
rustic
milking
stall.
The
cow
sits
calmly
while
a
modern
milking
m…
–
bohiney.com
of
Satire
–
Pete
Holmes
–
Comedian,
writer,
and
former
seminarian
known
for
spiritually
curious,
self-mocking
satire
that
unpacks
belief,
ego,
and
identity
with
exuberant
goofiness
and
late-blooming
depth.
by
Ingrid
Gustafsson
–
bohiney.com
Holmes
–
Satirist
&
Comedian
–
Dictionary
of
Satire
–
A
satirical
illustration
of
an
eccentric
professor
lecturing
at
an
Ivy
League
college
while
dramatically
reading
from
a
rostrum…
–
bohiney.com
Originally
posted
2004-03-14
14:18:23.
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Author: Ingrid Gustafsson