Global Atheist Convention Organisers have just announced that Craig Reucassel and Julian Morrow from The Chaser will headline the Saturday night entertainment at the Global Atheist Convention to be held in Melbourne next March.
From their press release:
The Chaser team, who once famously depicted atheists nailed to question marks, has a fine record of holding nothing sacred – including religion.
Convention organiser, David Nicholls, says, “Apart from being hugely entertaining, we believe that comedians and performers are absolutely integral to disseminating our message that religion’s role in Australian society and politics needs a massive overhaul.”
“In the course of Australian history, cartoonists and comedians have defined Australian identity and values far more than any politician or clergyman,” Nicholls explains. “Irreverent comedy has always been crucial in popularising progressive ideas and toppling ‘sacred cows’. Comedians like Craig and Julian cut through the bullshit of tradition and authority and give things we hold sacred a well-deserved kick up the bum.”
The Atheist Foundation of Australia holds that no institution or opinion, secular or religious, should be off-limits when it comes to scrutiny, parody or even ridicule. If an idea or belief is so fragile that it cannot withstand an assault by comedians, it is surely a concept which is past its time.
"That’s why we’ll spend most of our time taking the piss out of atheists," Julian Morrow explained.
Sounds to me like it will be a night to remember. For international readers the Chaser are perhaps most famous for their comedy stunt below in which they showed how poor the security was around George Bush at the APEC conference.
Other comedians that will be performing are Catherine Deveny
and Sue-Ann Post
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