Drew Desbordes — better known as Druski — has made a career out of pressing America’s cultural buttons. Since emerging around 2017 with character-driven comedy skits on Instagram and TikTok, he has built a massive following by leaning into discomfort. His work frequently touches race, class, masculinity, and faith, often provoking strong reactions precisely because he traffics in what many consider sacred cows.
Now Druski has once again stirred the pot with his most recent shenanigans that have managed to offend people across the lines.
His latest sketch, mocking prosperity-style megachurch culture has gone viral, drawing tens of millions of views and sparking intense debate online. What one sees is an over-the-top pastor of “Collect & Praise Ministries” wearing flashy clothes and swinging from a trapeze-like harness. As he looms high above the congregation, he says, “Someone asked why I’m wearing Christian Dior and Christian Louboutins. Because I’m a Christian first and I walk in the blood of Jesus. Give him some praise!”
Then there’s an offering to raise $4 million for members in Zimbabwe, and one of the parishioners is praised for having given his life savings. And a homeless man who’s asking for help from the pastor — who’s now in his Bentley — is unceremoniously dismissed because he hadn’t given tithes and offerings. “Man, get off my car,” the pastor says. The elements of truth are undeniable.
Unsurprisingly, the responses run the gamut from approval to dismissal.
“The foolishness of Druski is beyond ridiculous and utterly shameful. Why in the Hell would a comedian be allowed to act a fool in church” wrote X user Firedup44christ. “A lot of pastors that do things like this are just false prophets, wolves in sheep’s clothing and aren’t pastors but rather just a celebrity in a church.”
Another person added, “Druski is not making fun of God or Jesus here. He is making fun of the commercialization, entertainment-ization, and greed of mega churches. Most mega churches deserve this because their actions are abhorrent. Jesus flipped the money changers’ tables.”
Others who didn’t care for the skit really took offense. “I just had to unfollow Druski,” wrote one person. Another added, “Poking fun at mega churches is common, but this didn’t sit right with my spirit. I know for sure he wouldn’t create the same content toward any other religion.”
No we’re upset because it’s serious times and we always joking. God already warned us…witchcraft in the church ain’t new. Align accordingly,” wrote X user thegirlpowerhour.
“The church has the most hypocrisy in its pulpits…we should be grateful this is the only thing he brought to the surface. The womanizers, and manipulation by coercion and power is unmatched. I know first hand,” said @melanininfusedglow, who identified herself as a pastor’s daughter.
And what would Jesus do? @jacobrrcuz said Christ would go through all mega churches flipping tables.
“And this is exactly why I’ll just stick to my small little church where pastor know the whole congregation’s name and there’s a old auntie in the back with a tambourine who call everyone baby,” said user @_l_a_n_a_i.
Grammy winner artist Lecrae described the sketch as reflective of real issues in some church culture, including performance-driven services and leaders prioritizing status or wealth.
“My first reaction was not offense, it was recognition. It’s an easy target.
So when a comedian is shining light on it, he’s not inventing something. He’s reflecting what people have already seen. I think the reason we should not be allowing wolves and sheep’s clothing to be up here making a mockery because it is sacred ground so the work needs to be done internally,” Lecrae said in a BlackChurchTok.
“I think there needs to be more leaders and teachers and pastors warning people about these false leaders and false teachers, but I also think there’s a measure of mercy and patience that God has with people in the pulpit.
Lecrae also said he didn’t see this as an opportunity for people to not say, “this is why I don’t go to church,” but instead say, “I don’t wanna go to a church like that.”
“If I see a restaurant that’s filthy and dirty and the restaurant is soul food. I want soul food. I’ll never eat it at that particular restaurant in Atlanta. There’s plenty of churches that are churches that are not like this, 2819, Eagles Nest, just the name a couple.”
Lecrae’s summary statement is that “sometimes we look like a circus because we’ve forgotten the simplicity of the gospel. And sometimes people laugh not because they hate God but because we made it easy.”