Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic (2005)

Narrative digressions on sex, race, politics, and more from comedienne Sarah Silverman.

Director:

Liam Lynch

Writer:

Sarah Silverman

Stars:

Sarah Silverman, Brian Posehn, Laura Silverman

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Sarah Silverman	...	Sarah
Brian Posehn	...	Friend
Laura Silverman	...	Friend
Bob Odenkirk	...	Manager
Steve Agee	...	Guy in Wings
Jim Bodma	...	Grandma's Friend
Jon Cellini	...	Funeral Attendee
David Derby	...	Bass Guitar Player
Suzannah Fagan	...	Soccer Mom
Robin Goldwasser	...	Harmonies
Dee Kaye	...	Soccer Mom
Jonathan Kimmel	...	Harmonies
Michael Kotch	...	Guitar Player / Keyboards
Kiyano La'vin	...	African American Guy
Ben Matthews	...	Grandma's Friend

Storyline

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. It begins and ends with her in conversation with two friends: at the start, she's the loser compared to their recent artistic successes; by the end, she's the star, in her dressing room, dismissive and cutting.

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Plot Keywords:

sex | audience | dressing room | friend | musical number | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

IDP FIlms

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 August 2008 (UK)

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$124,475 (USA) (11 November 2005)

Gross:

$1,324,244 (USA) (17 March 2006)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Black Gold Films (II)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

72 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Sarah Silverman: I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think I'm thin.

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Connections

References The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears (1983)

User Reviews

Austin Movie Show review - brutal, politically-incorrect and brilliant

I've never seen a stand-up comedy hour get national theatrical distribution before, but I know why this one did. Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is some of the most subversive, brutal, politically-incorrect, and brilliant stand-up comedy out there. Silverman splices up the stand-up routine with silly and obnoxious musical numbers, and it works. Though it may not make $1 million at the box office, Jesus Is Magic will undoubtedly become a comedy classic along the lines of Eddie Murphy: Raw and Bill Cosby: Himself.

What makes Silverman so ballsy is fearless take on race ("The best time to conceive, of course, is when you're a black teenager"), religion ("The only time religion matters is when you have kids and you're deciding what to teach them. If my boyfriend and I ever have a kid, we'll just be honest with it. We'll say that mommy is one of God's chosen people, and daddy believes that Jesus is magic!"), rape ("I was raped by a doctor… which is kind of bittersweet for a Jew"), the Holocaust ("The Holocaust would never had happened if black people lived in Germany in the 1930s and 40s… well, it wouldn't have happened to Jews"), and 9/11 ("I think American Airlines' new slogan should be: We were the first to hit the twin towers") – every topic you're NOT supposed to joke about. Obviously these jokes are better on screen than read in print.

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is comic genius. Your cheeks will hurt from laughing so hard. It's the perfect cure for the holiday blues.