Being a Christian in the entertainment world

Written by Linda Digby 09 Oct 2015
Being a Christian in the entertainment world

Frank Skinner is a British comedian whose career has spanned three decades and endured despite changing tastes; he's reinvented himself several times - as a sitcom star, national lead football fan and latterly talk show host. Perhaps most surprisingly of all, however, Skinner is a committed and practicing Catholic, profoundly interested in developing his faith and always ready to talk about it. He manages to squeeze a reference to his faith into almost every edition of his now-established comedy panel show 'Room 101', and this openness is consistent with his approach to interviews. Unlike other well-known believers, the comic doesn't simply resort to a well-rehearsed line about how his private, personal faith is a great source of comfort – he positively engages with the subject as a fundamental part of his life. In conversation he is uncompromising, evangelistic and even controversial.

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