Mirth & A Message provides clean, wholesome comedy followed by encouraging messages from God’s heart to His children – from ages 6 to 106!

We ask the host church to provide a musician, quartet or band to play two songs inbetween each “character” personified by Philip T. Hicks.

Following an introduction by a church leader, Philip T. Hicks performs ten minutes of his standup comedy shtick, “It’s hard to be a hick in a hi-tech world!”

Two songs are played or sung (while Philip makes a costume change)

Grandpa Dudley Hicks then comes out to perform for ten minutes

Two songs are played (while Philip changes costume)

Elvis Hicks then appears and following a couple of minutes of humor.  A service station owner from Tupelo, MS (birthplace of Elvis Presley), Elvis Hicks claims “he taught young Elvis everything he knows before he run off to Memphis and become uh star!  Elvis Hicks emphatically announces that he “is still making people stars” then selects three couples from the audience….teaches the men how to wiggle like Elvis Presley before asking their wives to assist him to making their hubbies “look” like Elvis!  After the three men don Elvis wigs, glasses and scarves the real fun begins…..as they all demonstrate the moves of Elvis Presley!  Each new “Elvis” then sings to his wife (actually, they just lip sync as Philip sings!)  The crowd goes wild!

Two more songs are sung (while Philip changes) to Cuz’n Philburt & Wilburt tha Pig. 

(This character combo is ONLY done if the pig is flown to the venue;  If pig is not flown in then this combo is skipped and programs ends with the next “character” that is, the Evangelist!

Audience members are invited on-stage to “assist” with pig tricks.  Cuz’n Philburt then orchestrates a “kiss the pig” fundraiser and the monies are donated to the chosen recipient)

Two more songs are sung (while Philip changes into his preaching suit) followed by a powerful :40 second DVD clip that shows Philip’s transition from the pig sty to the pulpit!

The house lights come back up to reveal Philip T. Hicks – the EVANGELIST – who then ministers from a JOYFUL & THANKFUL heart at having been miraculously delivered from a Life + 15-Year Prison Sentence, as well as other far worse prisons (bondages).   His message encourages FREEDOM to captives “on both sides of the prison walls” and for us “never to give up on the prodigals in our families” as constant intercession by his parents did NOT return void!

Philip’s first book and life story, entitled “The Cross & the .357 Magnum” is made available following each program.  Proceeds help to send Philip back into area prisons to minister freedom to the incarcerated church!