Rev. Steve Durkac
One day while working with Hurricane Katrina victims, as a hospital chaplain, I was struck by the quick turn-around one patient took, when he suddenly found something to laugh about. On a follow-up visit, he began to tell me about how he was thinking about something a comedian once talked about.
As I was listening to him tell the story, I wanted to jump in and finish for him – because was reciting an old George Carlin comedy bit, called “Stuff.” The bit was one of my favorites!
He shared how he realized that all he lost, was just stuff. He said he got to thinking that he really is thankful that none of loved-ones were lost. I was simple nodding my head, trying not to interrupt. Then he started to recite the comedy bit again, and this time he stopped and said, “Rev, you’re smiling…You don’t know who George Carlin is do you?”
I said, “George Carlin? Of course I do. Before I was ‘Rev’ is was ‘Irev’ – I grew-up in the 70′s near Toledo, Ohio – I know George Carlin.”
He then said, “Well, then you would remember the bit he did on ‘Stuff.’ We both rushed to recount that comedy bit and laughed in his hospital room as we took turns reciting the lines to that comedy bit!
I was amazed by the emotional and physical healing that took place for him after that unscheduled session of comedy, humor, and laughter.
That encounter set me off on a serious two year study of the dynamics of humor and laughter and its place in our emotional, physical, and spiritual well being.
I became a Certified Laughter Leader and discovered medical research and programs of therapeutic laughter for audiences that goes beyond entertainment. I’ve taken my message of laughter and humor to national media outlets and am always happy to speak to any audience that wants to laugh more, stress less!
CLEAN COMEDY ENTERTAINMENT…
Are you planning a banquet event for your organization, ministry, or corporate group and you’re looking for a comedian you can trust to be clean, funny, and bring your audience to their feet in applause?
“Steve came and spoke at our Valentine’s Banquet and he was an absolute riot! …nice mix of one-liners and personal stories… I hope to get him back here one day soon! I give him a 10 out of 10!!” -Josh Tanner, Pastor, Farmville Baptist Church, Auburn, Alabama
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