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.

害羞草研究所淲hen we wrote the first one, it was what questions would people want God to answer? I thought that害羞草研究所檚 all people wanted to know,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淚t wasn害羞草研究所檛 at all.害羞草研究所�

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.

害羞草研究所淭he show is more about society and life. There害羞草研究所檚 a lot of fodder for the show,害羞草研究所� laughed Delamont. 害羞草研究所淚t (The Second Coming) just expands on the theme. It害羞草研究所檚 a bigger and better version. You don害羞草研究所檛 have to have seen the first show to see the second. It害羞草研究所檚 an entirely different show.害羞草研究所�

And it害羞草研究所檚 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.

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Delamont害羞草研究所檚 害羞草研究所淕od害羞草研究所� feels the bible needs an update or second episode, not unlike the series itself.

害羞草研究所淎 big part of it is what I call the gritty reboot of the bible,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淭here could never be a preachy moment in it.害羞草研究所�

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

害羞草研究所淲e were in Washington and had a protest (outside the show), because the title scares people sometimes,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淚 think the title makes people nervous, but then they see the show and are like, 害羞草研究所極h.害羞草研究所�

However, Delamont said, things aren害羞草研究所檛 always as they appear.

God Is A Scottish Drag Queen was written, in part, by Delamont害羞草研究所檚 wife who had a religious upbringing.

害羞草研究所淎 Lutheran minister said she just loved it and came back the next day with people from her church,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淚f you know the bible, the show is even funnier.害羞草研究所�

But, like Delamont himself, previous knowledge of the bible isn害羞草研究所檛 a requirement to enjoy the act.

害羞草研究所淭here has been an overwhelming response in the positive,害羞草研究所� 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 didn害羞草研究所檛 fully understand.

害羞草研究所淎fter the show, he came up to me and said he had had an a-ha moment,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淚 thought that was really cool.害羞草研究所�

While he doesn害羞草研究所檛 preach, Delamont害羞草研究所檚 God shares humorous tales with, at times, insightful messages.

害羞草研究所淚 started playing this character in a cabaret series about 12-years-ago, and I never thought I would still be doing it,害羞草研究所� Delamont said. 害羞草研究所淭he character has never gotten stale for me. I always like to think of him in simple ways.害羞草研究所�

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.

害羞草研究所淚f God is a Scottish drag queen, what is the Devil?害羞草研究所� 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.

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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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