Bob Odenkirk, Brian Posehn, Brody Stevens

The film comprises Sarah Silverman's performance before a live audience interwoven with stylish musical numbers and backstage intrigue. Comedians Bob Odenkirk and Brian Posehn also make appearances al...( read more  read more... )ong with Silverman's band, The Silver Men. Known as one of the funniest and most provocative people in comedy, Silverman has been compared to the legendary Lenny Bruce. Despite the current political climate, she takes on such pitch-black topics as September 11th, unwanted body hair and the Holocaust and spins them into decidedly un-PC comedic gold.

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Unrated, 1 hr. 12 min.

Directed by: Liam Lynch

Release Date: November 11, 2005

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006

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  • November 15, 2009
    Sarah Silverman: Who cares? Different religions. I guess the only time it's an issue I suppose would be if you're having a baby, you have to figure out how you want to raise your baby or whatever, which still would not be an issue for us. Because you know, we'd just be honest, an...( read more)d say "Mommy is one of the chosen people, and Daddy believes that Jesus is magic."

    A strangely edited concert film showcasing Sarah Silverman. One's enjoyment of Silverman as a comedian is certainly going to be the deciding factor here. I am on an OK level with her work as a comedian. I can appreciate her balance between being edgy and borderline racist and I do like how very deliberate she is with her choice of words, pauses on stage, and throwaway one-liners.

    This film is kind of messy. There is a very unfunny framing device, musical numbers that are OK, and the majority of the film is one particular stand-up session. I never found anything really laugh out loud hilarious, but it was often humorous and a good look at what Silverman has to offer as a comedian.

    Ok film if you like her style.

    Sarah Silverman: When God gives you AIDS - and God does give you AIDS, by the way - make lemonAIDS.
  • December 28, 2008
    If you took away all the musical numbers than this could have been a lot better.
  • November 15, 2008
    I'm not sure if Silverman is an edgy genius or an intensely irritating attention seeking egotist. A bit like Robin Williams. She undoubtedly has no fear and pricks your conceptions on all the taboos. Her relentless desire to shock does get a little wearing though.
  • October 24, 2007
    i laughed, sarah you have no shame and are cute like a baby toddler spewing filth
  • August 3, 2007
    I had never watched Sarah Silverman before, so I didn't know what to expect, but I didnt really find her funny at all. And her songs were really dumb.
  • November 10, 2009
    I hate Sarra Silverman she is just so stupid!
  • November 6, 2009
    i actually would see this, but i would be disappointed, likely
  • September 6, 2009
    I'm not one for stand-up comedy, but I found this show downright hilarious. Fantastic delivery, and refreshing to see a woman on stage.
  • September 3, 2009
    what a load of crap , a disgrace to human life this bitch needs a bullet in her fuckin ass
  • August 23, 2009
    I'm not "politically correct" by any means, but Sarah Silverman is either a total racist, or a total idiot when she tries to push her "edginess" (racism) as comedy. "I'm gonna keep saying 'N****R' again and again, and since I'm a woman and a Jew, I should be able to get away with...( read more) it". Her brand of bigotry wasn't funny, original, and were mostly offensive because she seemed to think she was such a bad ass for being blatant and unapologetic about it, even wearing a Harley Davidson t-shirt. The only thing she said that was even close to being funny was when she said that she DID kill Jesus, and she'd do it again.

Critic Reviews


February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV

Silverman is clearly in the line of such fearless comedy forebears as
Lenny Bruce and Richard Pryor. As she says at the end of this mostly
hilarious movie, 'I don't care if you think I'm racist. I jus... full review

December 2, 2005
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Jesus Is Magic may be a bit too much for anyone but the most hardcore Silverman fan. full review

December 2, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

If you can stand the profanity, the crudeness, and the merciless strafing of all things noble and sacrosanct, then you'll find yourself huddled over in a painful ball of nonstop guffaws. full review

November 15, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The movie lures us into that forbidden garden where the funniest things are precisely the things we're not supposed to laugh at, only to yank us out of that paradise and draw our attention to the thin... full review

November 11, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate

Silverman's onstage persona might be limited, but it's endlessly resonant. full review

November 10, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

A movie that filled me with an urgent desire to see Sarah Silverman in a different movie. full review

November 10, 2005
A.O. Scott, The New York Times

Sarah 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.

November 3, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sarah Silverman is the most outrageously funny woman alive. full review

October 5, 2005
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Not quite as raunchy, but twice as offensive, as The Aristocrats. full review

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  • ppmmjjs
    June 12, 2006
    Great stand-up comedy movie , with some skits and songs that are freakin funny.The musical numbers help punctuate the jokes for sure.
    SS loves to use racial stereotypes, both to snap her audience to attention . Silverman uses “Magic” to ridiculule taboos in her own observantly hilarious ways.

    A word of warning: “Magic” is not for everyone. There's complete vulgarity in her act, her jokes might offend some. A sample joke: A desired post-9/11 advertisement for a major airline? “American Airlines: First Through the Towers.”

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