He Was Named Comedian of the Year and Still Gives Tickets Away Free

Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian Interviews · Sep 17, 2026 · 18m · transcript

Nazareth grew up in Kuwait as a Coptic Christian, moved to America with dreams of becoming rich and famous, and was on track to get there. NBC had a sitcom in development for him. His manager told him he was going to be the biggest star in the country. Then he went to church with a friend, walked forward, gave his life to Christ, and called his manager Monday morning to quit. After 250 F-words from his manager, he was released — and never signed with one again.

God created humor, clean comedy is having its moment, and the only ticket price is showing up: Nazareth shares how he went from…