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Key Features:
Stand-up comedy, Musical numbers, Satire, Political incorrectness, Race, Sex, Religion, Sketch comedy, Topical humor, Cynical
Tone:
humorous, satirical, witty
Target Audience:
Comedy fans, Fans of stand-up comedy, Viewers interested in satire, Audience open to controversial humor
Emotional Arc:
Amusement → Outrage → Catharsis

Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic

2005-02-11
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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.

Genres
Comedy
Cast
Sarah Silverman, Steve Agee, Brian Posehn, Jim Bodma, Jon Cellini, Bob Odenkirk, David Derby, Suzannah Fagan, Robin Goldwasser, Dee Kaye
Crew
Liam Lynch, Sarah Silverman
Rating
6.385(78 votes)
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Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles

In her first-ever HBO solo special, Sarah Silverman takes the stage for an evening of adults-only stand-up comedy. Taped live in front of an intimate audience of 39 fans at Largo, a music and comedy club in Los Angeles, Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles features Silverman taking aim at such subjects as cell-phone porn, crazy religions, specialty deodorants, terrible roommates, eyebrow waxing, her 19-year-old dog, Obama and Republicans, having babies, Pixar movies, the miracle of existence, and more.



Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust

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Wanda Sykes: Not Normal

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Ricky Gervais: SuperNature

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Dave Chappelle: The Closer

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Ricky Gervais: Armageddon

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Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers

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Dave Chappelle: Killin' Them Softly

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Jim Carrey: Unnatural Act

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Louis C.K. 2017
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The First Temptation of Christ

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Dave Chappelle: The Bird Revelation

Comedy juggernaut Dave Chappelle's fourth Netflix Special, taped on November 20th, 2017 at Los Angeles' Comedy Store.



Michael Che Matters
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"SNL" star Michael Che takes on hot-button topics like inequality, homophobia and gentrification in this stand-up set filmed live in Brooklyn.



Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special

The multi-platinum selling comedian performs his first holiday-themed stand-up special with his friends.



Chris Rock: Tamborine
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Chris Rock takes the stage for his first comedy special in 10 years, filled with searing observations on fatherhood, infidelity and American politics.



Donald Glover: Weirdo
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Jim Jefferies: This Is Me Now

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Mike Birbiglia: Thank God for Jokes

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Bill Hicks: Revelations

Bill Hicks in the height of his genius. Recorded at the Dominion Theatre in London, Hicks opens our eyes and minds to the hypocrisy and ludicrousness of the world around us.



Bo Burnham: Make Happy

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Jim Jefferies: Intolerant

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Dave Chappelle: Equanimity

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Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

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Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material

Jimmy Carr finds humor in the darkest of places in this stand-up special that features his dry, sardonic wit — and some jokes he calls "career enders."



Amy Schumer: The Leather Special

Comic sensation Amy Schumer riffs on sex, dating and the absurdities of fame in a bold and uncensored stand-up set at Denver's Bellco Theater.



Bo Burnham: What.
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Left brain and right brain duke it out and then belt out a tune in comedian Bo Burnham's quick and clever one-man show. As intelligent as he is lanky, Burnham cynically pokes at pop entertainment while offering unadulterated showmanship of his own.



Ricky Gervais Live 2: Politics

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George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

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Amy Schumer: Growing
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Blanche Gardin - Bonne nuit Blanche

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Bill Hicks: Relentless

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Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish

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Extreme Movie
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A sketch comedy movie about the joys and embarrassments of teen sex. But mostly the embarrassments.



Gabriel Iglesias: Hot and Fluffy

Gabriel Iglesias is one of the fastest-rising comics today! With his unique brand of humor, lovable stage presence and wide range of voices and impressions, it's no wonder that he already has a huge fan following. Now you can see Comedy Central's "Comic of the Year" in his sold-out performance at the historic Fox Theatre in Bakersfield, California!



Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill

Eddie Izzard takes her show to San Francisco to give a brief history of pagan and Christian religions, the building of Stonehenge, the birth of the Church of England and of Western empires, and the need for a European dream.



Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life

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Jimmy Carr: Funny Business

British comedian Jimmy Carr unleashes his deadpan delivery and wickedly funny one-liners to a sold-out audience at the UK's Hammersmith Apollo.



Walter
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A ticket-taker at the local cinema believes he is the son of God. He has agreed to decide the eternal fate of everyone he comes in to contact with.



George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances

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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

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Ricky Gervais Live 3: Fame

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Chris D'Elia: Incorrigible

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Marc Maron: Too Real
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Battle-scarred stand-up comedian Marc Maron unleashes a storm of ideas about meditation, mortality, documentary films and our weird modern world.



Louis C.K.: Shameless

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Ricky Gervais: Out of England 2

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Ricky Gervais: Humanity

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Brent Weinbach: Appealing to the Mainstream

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Ricky Gervais Live: Animals

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Jim Jefferies: I Swear to God

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Demetri Martin: Live (At The Time)

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Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

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Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

A true equal-opportunity offender, Chris Rock's brand of humor will make you think after you're done laughing.



Jim Jefferies: Freedumb

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Ricky Gervais: Out of England

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John Mulaney: New in Town

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Dave Chappelle: For What It's Worth

Comedian Dave Chappelle does what he does best in this outrageous and hilarious standup performance, which allows him to push the envelope far beyond what he does on his TV show. Taped in San Francisco at the famed Fillmore, Chappelle lets loose on such topics as black celebrities, what it's like to have raunchy fans of his TV show approach him while he's trying to enjoy Disneyland with his kids, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant... and crackheads, of course. It's comedy Chappelle-style and, for what it's worth, no one is safe from his barbs. But you already knew that!



Louis C.K.: Live at The Comedy Store

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Jim Gaffigan: King Baby

The greatly anticipated follow up to the platinum selling Beyond the Pale. In this Austin performance that capped off the 2008 sold-out stand up tour, Gaffigan does not let the audience catch their breath. This all-new show proves no other comedian working today can romanticize laziness and over-indulgence like Jim Gaffigan.



Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh

Adam Sandler takes his comical musical musings back out on the road, from comedy clubs to concert halls to one very unsuspecting subway station.



Dogma
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An abortion clinic worker with a special heritage is called upon to save the existence of humanity from being negated by two renegade angels trying to exploit a loophole and reenter Heaven.



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Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.



David Blaine: Real or Magic

David Blaine's signature brand of street magic mystifies the most recognisable celebrities in the world, such as Jamie Foxx, Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Ricky Gervais, Katy Perry, Woody Allen, and Robert DeNiro, to name a few. He goes to the homes of Kanye West and Harrison Ford, Will Smith and Olivia Wilde. He pays a visit to Stephen Hawking at his office in Cambridge University. Blaine also travels the world, astonishing people from all walks of life with never-before seen, inconceivable magic.



Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity

Combining his amazing talent and his unorthodox sense of humor, Jeff Dunham returns, yet again, with a hilarious stand-up comedy and ventriloquist performance. Starting off with the infamously known Walter, scrutinizing every bit of today's American society. Followed by two new characters, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, who continuously threatens the crowd with Silence and Death, and Melvin the Superhero.



Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Monty Python perform many of their greatest sketches at the Hollywood Bowl, including several from pre-Python days.



Hannibal Buress: Comedy Camisado

He's a kamikaze gambler. A one-arm cuddler. And if his fly is down, so be it. A night of sly riffs and slow burns.



Jim Jefferies: Alcoholocaust

Share this *Alcoholocaust: (Meaning: The aftermath of a drinking party, usually resulting in every available horizontal surface being covered in empty booze containers, spilled beverages and a general sticky alcoholic residue.) Jim Jefferies, the globally renowned Australian stand-up, returns to Just For Laughs with his brand new solo show. Alcoholocaust includes some of Jim’s favourite wild antics over the past year. As always, his material is set in reality, which is what provides him with his trademark brutally frank style. Among other things, you will hear about a hilarious yet touching true story involving his friend’s severely disabled brother, plus Jim’s traditional pet peeves – religion & idiots.



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Joe Rogan: Triggered
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Unleashing his inquisitive, intense comedic style, Rogan explores everything from raising kids and Santa Claus to pot gummies and talking to dolphins.



Aziz Ansari: Right Now

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Santocielo
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In paradise, a group gathers to discuss why people still act selfishly, even though Jesus sacrificed himself for them 2,000 years ago. As a result, a new Messiah is sent to Earth to address the issue.



Jim Jefferies: Bare

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Good on Paper
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After years of putting her career ahead of love, stand-up comic Andrea Singer has stumbled upon the perfect guy. On paper, he checks all the boxes, but is he everything he appears to be?



Chris Rock: Never Scared

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Katherine Ryan: In Trouble

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Funny People
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Jimmy Carr: The Best of Ultimate Gold Greatest Hits

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It’s always been a dream of mine to do a show at the Fillmore. The name itself is synonymous with legendary performances. Countless iconic musicians and comedians have been on that stage. To be a part of that history was something I’ll never forget. As much as I was trying to keep my head together before the show, I couldn’t help but feel like a tourist or just some random dude who won a contest. LET IT GO represents the culmination of material I developed on the road from 2008-2009. As always thanks to everyone who came out to my shows, laughed at the funny stuff and stared during the bombing. I hope you enjoy it. – Bill Burr



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Punchline
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Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success. When the two meet, they form an unlikely friendship, and Steven tries to help the untried Lilah develop her stage act. Despite the objections of her family and some very wobbly beginnings, Lilah improves, and soon she finds herself competing with Steven for a coveted television spot.



Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery

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Tig Notaro: Happy to Be Here

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When recently single Steven moves into his new apartment, cable guy Chip comes to hook him up—and doesn't let go. Initially, Chip is just overzealous in his desire to be Steven's pal, but when Steven tries to end the 'friendship', Chip shows his dark side. He begins stalking Steven, who's left to fend for himself because no one else can believe Chip's capable of such behaviour.

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