Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

    Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
    2005

    Synopsis

    Sarah Silverman appears before an audience in Los Angeles with several sketches, taped outside the theater, intercut into the stand-up performance. Themes include race, sex, and religion. Her comic persona is a self-centered hipster, brash and clueless about her political incorrectness. A handful of musical numbers punctuate the performance.

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    Cast

    • Sarah SilvermanSelf
    • Steve AgeeGuy in Wings
    • Brian PosehnFriend
    • Jim BodmaGrandma's Friend
    • Jon CelliniFuneral Attendee
    • Bob OdenkirkManager
    • David DerbyBass Guitar Player
    • Suzannah FaganSoccer Mom
    • Robin GoldwasserHarmonies
    • Dee KayeSoccer Mom

    Recommendations

    • 80

      L.A. Weekly

      For all its shock-driven, laugh-out-loud moments, what makes Jesus so entertaining is that it puts you in the presence of a dementedly sharp mind -- one that understands that leftist subversion doesn't have to coddle or breast-feed the choir.
    • 75

      Rolling Stone

      Sarah Silverman is the most outrageously funny woman alive.
    • 75

      Chicago Tribune

      Pairing monumental insensitivity with a bright-eyed delivery, Silverman is the current valedictorian of the nothing-is-sacred school of comedy, a modern-day Lenny Bruce spared her forefather's legal woes by time, breasts and porcelain skin.
    • 70

      The A.V. Club

      Though Silverman's edginess never quite crosses into social consequence, she's a brilliant craftswoman on stage, blessed with crack timing and an ability to massage each line to maximum effect.
    • 70

      Village Voice

      Sarah Silverman's cartoon bunny rabbit smile could make her the poster child for orthodontia, but it's her timing that's the real thing of beauty.
    • 67

      Entertainment Weekly

      If you're going to say the unsayable and stay charming while doing so, it helps to look more like Sarah Silverman than Andrew Dice Clay.
    • 60

      Film Threat

      Once you become accustomed to her material and begin to anticipate it, some of the shine comes off the act.
    • 60

      The New York Times

      Ms. Silverman is a skilled performer, and Jesus Is Magic is occasionally very funny, but don't be fooled: naughty as she may seem, she's playing it safe.