God's Pottery
God's Pottery is a New York City faux-Christian[1] acoustic music and comedy duo. Its members are Wilson Hall (as "Jeremiah Smallchild") and Krister Johnson (as "Gideon Lamb"). They are both from New York City.[2]
| God's Pottery | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Stand-up television |
| Years active | 2005-Present |
| Subject(s) | Religion |
| Members | Wilson Hall Krister Johnson |
| Website | http://godspottery.com/ |
Background
The duo often would just mess around and make up fake bands.[3] While Hall was on vacation he came up with a Christian band idea and wrote some funny song titles.[3] Before they knew it they were writing lyrics and began performing in rooms in downtown NYC.[3]
Career
Initially the idea was to goof around, but quickly comedians like Eugene Mirman and the Upright Citizens Brigade invited the duo to perform on their shows.[3]
They made the act into an hour long show and traveled to Edinburgh Festival Fringe and signed with Mirman's manager.[3]
The angle comedically was it was ludicrous, but there was no winking. We were always deeply in character. And we always took it seriously. — Krister Johnson[3]
God's Pottery appeared on the sixth season of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing. They were selected as semi-finalists in the New York City audition, then selected as finalists after a performance in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were eliminated along with Esther Ku in the first head-to-head elimination round on Episode 7, finishing in 12th place.[3]
The duo released an EP from Comedy Central Records entitled Live at Comix in December 2007.
They also wrote the book What Would God's Pottery Do.
References
- "BA #238: Krister Johnson". the Box Angeles podcast. August 5, 2018.