Comedian Bone Hampton is gearing up for the October 23rd release of Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce, a DVD hosted by comedy legend and five-time Emmy® Award winner Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, SpongeBob SquarePants). Featuring some of the brightest talent in Christian comedy, including Bone, Taylor Mason (Taylor’s Attic), Thor Ramsey (Bananas), Victoria Jackson (Saturday Night Live) and Daniel Nainan, “Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce” comes from the producers of the popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

Bone Hampton is one of redemptive comedy’s most well travelled and in-demand funnymen. From comedy clubs to churches to sitcoms, his comedic smarts know no bounds. He got his start by entering and winning a Wanda impersonation contest hosted by Oscar® winner Jamie Foxx, the comedian who popularized the Wanda character on the sketch comedy show “In Living Color.” The exposure from the Wanda contest led to other opportunities for Bone, including an appearance in the movie “Necessary Roughness” and a chance to hone his skills at The Steve Harvey Comedy House, where he performed regularly.

After studying the comic circuit in Los Angeles and finding an industry abounding with foul-mouthed comedy, Bone found his own niche. “I saw a level of hardcore comedy that I’d never been around,” he says. “I realized that was not for me, and I did not want to go in that direction. But I could make people laugh by focusing on an area of life that I knew well; the Bible and how Christians think. And I found that audiences loved it; most everyone has had some kind of experience relating to God, the Bible or the church. And many people don’t realize that there is so much humour in being a Christian!”

[L-R]: Bone Hampton and Tim Conway

Sharpening his comedic skills opened many doors for Bone to expand his career. In addition to doing stand-up and recording his own CDs, Bone has scored opening slots on tours with the likes of Jonathan Slocumb, Chonda Pierce and Carman. In addition, he has logged television appearances on ABC/CTV’s “Less Than Perfect”, NBC/Global’s “My Name Is Earl” and NBC/CTV’s “Medium”, BET’s “Comic View” and the syndicated “Comics Unleashed” with Byron Allen, among others.

For more information on Thou Shalt Laugh 2: The Deuce, visit YMZ’s DVDs section. Hampton will be appearing in Ottawa on November 17th at Woodvale Pentecostal Church together with Steve Geyer and Nazareth on the Bananas Comedy Tour. Visit the YMZ Concert listings from more details.