When Mike Delamont first donned the floral power suit and bobbed wig, he knew it was going to be funny, but he never expected it to snowball into a trilogy.

Delamont toured the original installment, which covered topics such as evolution and the existence of heaven, through Vernon last year, and is ready to suit up again for God Is A Scottish Drag Queen II: The Second Coming at the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre April 13.

91裸聊视频淲hen we wrote the first one, it was what questions would people want God to answer? I thought that91裸聊视频檚 all people wanted to know,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淚t wasn91裸聊视频檛 at all.91裸聊视频�

Complete with a fake Scottish brogue, the critically acclaimed B.C. comedian toured the first instalment through the international fringe festival circuits and claimed Critics Choice Best Comedy at the Orlando Fringe Festival, Pick of the Fringe in Victoria, Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Orlando, and was nominated for Best English Production at the Centaur Theatre and Best Comedy at Just For Laughs in Montreal.

91裸聊视频淭he show is more about society and life. There91裸聊视频檚 a lot of fodder for the show,91裸聊视频� laughed Delamont. 91裸聊视频淚t (The Second Coming) just expands on the theme. It91裸聊视频檚 a bigger and better version. You don91裸聊视频檛 have to have seen the first show to see the second. It91裸聊视频檚 an entirely different show.91裸聊视频�

And it91裸聊视频檚 an series that has worked, with God Is A Scottish Drag Queen ranking among the highest grossing shows on the international fringe circuit and Delamont claiming 15 Best of Fest awards for his various works.

Expanding on the character Delamont developed alongside playwright Jacob Richmond for the cult cabaret Atomic Vaudeville, The Second Coming delves into comedic-based discussions around gun control, the LGBTQ+ community, evangelicals and everything in between.

91裸聊视频淭he goal for me is to be able to talk about sizable, important things, but my goal is they have to be funny,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淭he show is certainly not heavy, but I could talk about big, important things. It91裸聊视频檚 nice to put things through a lens like that.91裸聊视频�

Delamont91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淕od91裸聊视频� feels the bible needs an update or second episode, not unlike the series itself.

91裸聊视频淎 big part of it is what I call the gritty reboot of the bible,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淭here could never be a preachy moment in it.91裸聊视频�

Delamont does admit, however, that the title of the show can cause controversy.

91裸聊视频淲e were in Washington and had a protest (outside the show), because the title scares people sometimes,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淚 think the title makes people nervous, but then they see the show and are like, 91裸聊视频極h.91裸聊视频�

However, Delamont said, things aren91裸聊视频檛 always as they appear.

God Is A Scottish Drag Queen was written, in part, by Delamont91裸聊视频檚 wife who had a religious upbringing.

91裸聊视频淎 Lutheran minister said she just loved it and came back the next day with people from her church,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淚f you know the bible, the show is even funnier.91裸聊视频�

But, like Delamont himself, previous knowledge of the bible isn91裸聊视频檛 a requirement to enjoy the act.

91裸聊视频淭here has been an overwhelming response in the positive,91裸聊视频� Delamont said.

Unlike the first God Is A Scottish Drag Queen, The Second Coming has acted as a conduit for sparking dialogue. And Delamont knew that the underlying message in his show was getting through to the audience when an audience member and father whose child identified as transgender approached him. The father, Delamont said, was supportive of his child but didn91裸聊视频檛 fully understand.

91裸聊视频淎fter the show, he came up to me and said he had had an a-ha moment,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淚 thought that was really cool.91裸聊视频�

While he doesn91裸聊视频檛 preach, Delamont91裸聊视频檚 God shares humorous tales with, at times, insightful messages.

91裸聊视频淚 started playing this character in a cabaret series about 12-years-ago, and I never thought I would still be doing it,91裸聊视频� Delamont said. 91裸聊视频淭he character has never gotten stale for me. I always like to think of him in simple ways.91裸聊视频�

The character has also sparked internal dialogue for Delamont, and a sort of spin-off show entitled Hell Ya! An Evening with the Devil was born.

91裸聊视频淚f God is a Scottish drag queen, what is the Devil?91裸聊视频� Delamont laughed.

But God will come back for Delamont, who said that a third instalment is in the works, because, well, he simply loves the character.

91裸聊视频淎nd the suit is very comfy.91裸聊视频�

God Is A Scottish Drag Queen II: The Second Coming is the final performance in the Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre . Showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are available for $25 adult, $22 senior and $20 student and are available through the Ticket Seller, 250-549-7469, .

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