I missed the pre-release viewing of Sarah Silverman’s movie Jesus is Magic at the Coolidge Corner Theater last night (part of the Boston Jewish Film Festival), because it was sold out. But I saw her on Comedy Central in the Hugh Hefner roast, and in the Pam Anderson roast, and of course I saw her in the movie The Aristocrats. She was brilliant in all of them. Steve Almond gives “Jesus Is Magic” a very positive review and although I did not like his most recent book (The Evil B. B. Chow) as much as I liked his first (My Life in Heavy Metal) I trust that review. And not just because it agrees with my preconceptions. Because it agrees with my preconceptions, and Steve Almond is funny. So I plan to see “Jesus is Magic” when it comes out in general release, or on DVD.
Anyone who is intrigued should definitely read the revealing and funny New Yorker profile of her, now available online. I highly recommend her work to anyone who doesn’t mind filthy, filthy humor coming from such a pretty, pretty mouth.
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