'Vicars (and Christians) on the telly are viewed by the wider population with a varying mixture of disdain, amusement and downright bewilderment. Bryony's book not only explores the good, the bad and the quirky of TV "vicars" but also asks what we can learn from how the media paints a picture of the clergy and how we might challenge the stereotypes. It also makes us laugh at ourselves and recognise that sometimes the media portrayals of clergy (and Christians as a whole) are painfully accurate, sometimes we are frankly ridiculous and sometimes we deserve to be satirised. The hope has to be that by taking a good hard look at ourselves we might be changed to be more like the real "star of the show" (that's Jesus by the way).' -- Rev Kate Bottley 'A fascinating read on whether television and religion can be bedfellows, should they be, and whether we should be ranting about it if they are. A cracking, timely book that will get you laughing, thinking, and thinking about what you're laughing at.' -- Paul Kerensa 'Bryony Taylor has put the thousands of hours spent as self-confessed 'telly addict' to good use by writing a thoughtful book that analyses comic depictions of vicars on television.' -- The Times