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| starring = [[Sarah Silverman]]<br>[[Laura Silverman]]<br>[[Brian Posehn]]<br>[[Bob Odenkirk]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Terry|title=Sarah Silverman: 'Jesus Is Magic'|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4994761|newspaper=NPR|date=November 9, 2005}}</ref>
| starring = [[Sarah Silverman]]<br>[[Laura Silverman]]<br>[[Brian Posehn]]<br>[[Bob Odenkirk]]<ref>{{cite news|last=Gross|first=Terry|title=Sarah Silverman: 'Jesus Is Magic'|url=http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4994761|work=[[NPR]]|date=November 9, 2005}}</ref>
| music = Liam Lynch<br>Sarah Silverman
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'''''Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic''''' is a 2005 [[comedy film|comedy]] written by and starring [[Sarah Silverman]], directed by [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]] and distributed by Roadside Attractions.
'''''Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic''''' is a 2005 [[comedy film|comedy]] written by and starring [[Sarah Silverman]], directed by [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]] and distributed by Roadside Attractions.


The movie is a [[concert film]] consisting of 72 minutes of clips taken from Silverman's previous [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] show of the same name, interspersed with [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]]s and comedic sketches. Silverman addresses a number of topics, including [[religion]], [[AIDS]], [[the Holocaust]], [[racism|race]], [[sexism]], [[political parties]], people with [[disability|disabilities]], [[homeless]] people, and [[dwarfism|dwarves]]. Silverman also performs several original songs in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benedictus|first=Leo|title=Comedy gold: Sarah Silverman's Jesus is Magic|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/mar/21/sarah-silverman-jesus-is-magic|newspaper=The Guardian|date=March 21, 2012}}</ref>
The movie is a [[concert film]] consisting of 72 minutes of clips taken from Silverman's previous [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] show of the same name, interspersed with [[Flashback (narrative)|flashback]]s and comedic sketches. Silverman addresses a number of topics, including [[religion]], [[AIDS]], [[the Holocaust]], [[racism|race]], [[sexism]], [[political parties]], people with [[disability|disabilities]], [[homeless]] people, and [[dwarfism|dwarves]]. Silverman also performs several original songs in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Benedictus|first=Leo|title=Comedy gold: Sarah Silverman's Jesus is Magic|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/stage/2012/mar/21/sarah-silverman-jesus-is-magic|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|date=March 21, 2012}}</ref>


The film was released November 11, 2005 in eight theatres. Receiving positive reviews, it made just under $125,000 during opening weekend. Its performance led to an expanded release in as many as 57 theatres, resulting in a [[box office]] take of more than $1.2 million. The movie was released on DVD on June 6, 2006 in the United States, June 13 in Canada, and October 13, 2008 in the [[United Kingdom]]. A soundtrack CD was also released featuring most of the musical numbers, excerpts from Silverman's stand-up comedy, and several additional songs which did not appear in the movie.
The film was released November 11, 2005 in eight theatres. Receiving positive reviews, it made just under $125,000 during opening weekend. Its performance led to an expanded release in as many as 57 theatres, resulting in a [[box office]] take of more than $1.2 million. The movie was released on DVD on June 6, 2006 in the United States, June 13 in Canada, and October 13, 2008 in the [[United Kingdom]]. A soundtrack CD was also released featuring most of the musical numbers, excerpts from Silverman's stand-up comedy, and several additional songs which did not appear in the film.{{citation needed}}

==Critical reception==
[[A. O. Scott]] of ''[[The New York Times]]'' wrote, "Most of the humor in "Jesus Is Magic" depends on the scandal of hearing a nice, middle-class Jewish girl make jokes about rape, anal sex, the Holocaust and AIDS. She makes fun of religion. She riffs on 9/11. But Ms. Silverman is not smashing taboos so much as she is desperately searching for them."<ref>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=A Comic in Search of the Discomfort Zone|first=A. O.|last=Scott|authorlink=A. O. Scott|date=November 11, 2005|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/11/movies/11magi.html?_r=0}}</ref>

[[PopMatters]] journalist J.C. Maçek III<ref>{{cite web|work=[[PopMatters]]|title=J.C. Maçek III|url=http://www.popmatters.com/archive/contributor/896/}}</ref> wrote, "I would certainly recommend this film for at the very least, an attempt, especially if you like, or can handle jokes about Jesus, Aids, Hitler, 9/11 and more insults to African Americans than a skinhead pool party."<ref>{{cite web|work=WorldsGreatestCritic.com|title=Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic|first=J.C.|last=Maçek III|url=http://www.worldsgreatestcritic.com/sarahsilvermanjim.html|date=2005}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:2000s comedy films]]
[[Category:2000s comedy films]]
[[Category:Stand-up comedy concert films]]
[[Category:Stand-up comedy concert films]]



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Revision as of 05:48, 5 January 2015

Jesus Is Magic
Sarah Silverman
Directed byLiam Lynch
Written bySarah Silverman
Produced byHeidi Herzon
Grant Jue
Randy Sosin
Mark Williams
StarringSarah Silverman
Laura Silverman
Brian Posehn
Bob Odenkirk[1]
CinematographyRhet W. Bear
Edited byLiam Lynch
Music byLiam Lynch
Sarah Silverman
Production
companies
Showtime
Visual Entertainment
Distributed byRoadside Attractions
Release date
  • November 11, 2005 (2005-11-11)
Running time
72 min.
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic is a 2005 comedy written by and starring Sarah Silverman, directed by Liam Lynch and distributed by Roadside Attractions.

The movie is a concert film consisting of 72 minutes of clips taken from Silverman's previous stand-up show of the same name, interspersed with flashbacks and comedic sketches. Silverman addresses a number of topics, including religion, AIDS, the Holocaust, race, sexism, political parties, people with disabilities, homeless people, and dwarves. Silverman also performs several original songs in the film.[2]

The film was released November 11, 2005 in eight theatres. Receiving positive reviews, it made just under $125,000 during opening weekend. Its performance led to an expanded release in as many as 57 theatres, resulting in a box office take of more than $1.2 million. The movie was released on DVD on June 6, 2006 in the United States, June 13 in Canada, and October 13, 2008 in the United Kingdom. A soundtrack CD was also released featuring most of the musical numbers, excerpts from Silverman's stand-up comedy, and several additional songs which did not appear in the film.[citation needed]

Critical reception

A. O. Scott of The New York Times wrote, "Most of the humor in "Jesus Is Magic" depends on the scandal of hearing a nice, middle-class Jewish girl make jokes about rape, anal sex, the Holocaust and AIDS. She makes fun of religion. She riffs on 9/11. But Ms. Silverman is not smashing taboos so much as she is desperately searching for them."[3]

PopMatters journalist J.C. Maçek III[4] wrote, "I would certainly recommend this film for at the very least, an attempt, especially if you like, or can handle jokes about Jesus, Aids, Hitler, 9/11 and more insults to African Americans than a skinhead pool party."[5]

References

  1. ^ Gross, Terry (November 9, 2005). "Sarah Silverman: 'Jesus Is Magic'". NPR.
  2. ^ Benedictus, Leo (March 21, 2012). "Comedy gold: Sarah Silverman's Jesus is Magic". The Guardian.
  3. ^ Scott, A. O. (November 11, 2005). "A Comic in Search of the Discomfort Zone". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "J.C. Maçek III". PopMatters.
  5. ^ Maçek III, J.C. (2005). "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic". WorldsGreatestCritic.com.


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