There are few things quite so funny as a lugubrious preacher talking about joy. Rikki Fulton made a highly successful second career out of it. The more his famous character, the Reverend I M Jolly, talked about Christian joy, the sadder, and funnier, he became. It was said of one real-life hangdog preacher that he often spoke about joy, "but he forgot to tell his face".
There are few things quite so funny as a lugubrious preacher talking about joy. Rikki Fulton made a highly successful second career out of it. The more his famous character, the Reverend I M Jolly, talked about Christian joy, the sadder, and funnier, he became.
