Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
Sarah Silverman turns a Los Angeles stand-up set into a sharply staged collision of taboo jokes, musical interludes, and provocative comic persona.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- irreverent
- sardonic
- provocative
- comedy night
- adult movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the performance intelligent and skillful but divided over whether its taboo humor felt liberating or overly dependent on shock value.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Silverman's stage material repeatedly addresses rape, anal sex, the Holocaust, AIDS, religion, and 9/11 through calculated shock.
The comedy draws on Silverman's Jewish American Princess image and the contrast between her demeanor and her deliberately offensive jokes.
The theater performance is intercut with sketches taped outside the venue, expanding the film beyond a conventional concert recording.
Several musical numbers punctuate Silverman's stand-up routine and shape the film's presentation.
Films like Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic, and why
Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust
shared transgressive stand-up, taboo humor, and performer-centered comedy film structure
Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1
shared provocative observational comedy, confrontational stage persona, and filmed stand-up format
Religulous
shared irreverent religious humor, boundary-pushing jokes, and musical comedy interludes
The Original Kings of Comedy
shared absurdist sketches, live-performance energy, and darkly comic treatment of taboo subjects
Movie Details
- Director
- Liam Lynch
- Release Date
- 2005-02-11
- Runtime
- 70 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (83)
Cast
- Sarah Silverman
- Steve Agee
- Brian Posehn
- Jim Bodma
- Jon Cellini
- Bob Odenkirk
- David Derby
- Suzannah Fagan
- Robin Goldwasser
- Dee Kaye
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video
- Buy
- Amazon Video
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic about?
- Sarah Silverman turns a Los Angeles stand-up set into a sharply staged collision of taboo jokes, musical interludes, and provocative comic persona.
- What is Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic as mild.
- What did critics think of Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic?
- Critics broadly found the performance intelligent and skillful but divided over whether its taboo humor felt liberating or overly dependent on shock value.
- Which films are like Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic?
- Films with a similar feel include Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust, Katt Williams: The Pimp Chronicles Pt. 1, Religulous, and The Original Kings of Comedy.
- How long is Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic?
- Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic runs 70 minutes.
- Where can I watch Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic?
- In United States, Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.
