How to Explore the Funny Parts of Christmas w/ Anthony Russo

HAPPY CHRISTMAS! Welcome to the Collide Kids Podcast! In this episode, host Christen Clark is joined by Anthony Russo, the creator of The Bible is Funny instagram account, podcast, and card game. We'll explore the humorous side of the Bible, including what's funny about the Christmas story, funny Christmas songs, and hear about Anthony's unique approach to blending his love for comedy and faith. Join us for a lighthearted and fun discussion with Anthony Russo! Plus Kids Only Segment featuring Evie! Amazon Link:  THE BIBLE IS FUNNY GAMESpecial thanks to our very talented editor, Jay Lee, from Provision Podcasts.Clip Finder:Quote: "I had kind of a moment in my faith where I was like, I talk a lot about the Bible. I tell other people to read the Bible, and there are whole chunks of the Bible I am incredibly unfamiliar with. I'm like, I don't know what's going on. And it really struck me that I was like, this is funny because this would be so ridiculous about any other book, right? You'd be like, if you're like, no, I'm a diehard The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe fan. I love it."— Anthony Russo [00:04:30 → 00:05:03]Viral Topic: Early Influences in ComedyQuote: "I was struck very early on by a show on tv called Whose Line is it Anyway? Where they would do improv comedy."— Anthony Russo [00:07:58 → 00:08:05]Viral Topic: The Power of ImprovQuote: "A lot of my best friendships were formed from my early years of doing improv because you really are, like, in this trust with the person you're doing a thing with that you are each other's only hope. There's nothing written."— Anthony Russo [00:09:49 → 00:10:00]Viral Topic: Exploring the Bible through Fun StoriesQuote: "I had jotted down all these verses and these passages and these little stories that would be sandwiched into a book that don't get talked about a lot or won't come up in a Sunday sermon because there's not a whole lot there. And they're kind of, like, just funny."— Anthony Russo [00:12:00 → 00:12:15]Viral Topic: Benefits of Being BaldQuote: "I'm a bald man, so it's one of our benefits. One of the few benefits of being bald is you can throw on a wig and it's like, and it works great. It works better than most."— Anthony Russo [00:13:07 → 00:13:16]"Creating a Bible-Themed Party Card Game": "And we put them into these fun little cards. And so you try to match this wildly out of context Bible verse with the prompt and see who can make the funniest match."— Anthony Russo [00:15:11 → 00:15:21]Viral Game Design: "I had a passion for. I wanted to make a game like this in this kind of style that was fun, funny."— Anthony Russo [00:15:33 → 00:15:39]The Bible and Joyful Experiences: "I want people to have these positive, joy filled experiences with the Bible."— Anthony Russo [00:17:08 → 00:17:13] Bark proactively works to monitor, detect, and alert you to potential issues on your kids' devices. Visit bark.us to learn more about how you can keep your kids safe online. Use the code COLLIDEKIDS to get 15% off Your Bark Technologies Plan !Support the show