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# Taunting taboos, comedian goes with her gut
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/taunting-taboos-comedian-goes-with-her-gut/
- Published: 2005-11-11T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T08:08:41.000Z
- Author: Dan Dunn
- Tags: Entertainment, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Comedian Sarah Silverman’s one-woman show “Jesus is Magic” arrives in theaters Friday. The film, comprised of irreverent music videos and sketches interwoven with stand-up material, showcases the rapier-like wit that has helped make Silverman one of the hottest names in comedy and drawn comparisons to the likes of Lenny Bruce. She sat down recently in Hollywood for a one on one chat about her new movie and burgeoning career.

QUESTION: In the press notes for “Jesus is Magic,” you’re described as being a “comedic dynamo.”

SARAH SILVERMAN: Yeah, I wrote that (laughs). It’s so embarrassing; I can’t even look at it. It’s so queer.

Q: There’s an old saying that the quickest way to kill a joke is to talk about it. The author of a recent profile in “The New Yorker” offered a very detailed analysis of your humor. Does it suck having your jokes dissected in print?

A: It is interesting to read, but there’s a danger in seeing it broken down so much. It could cause some sort of identity crisis. It’s like when someone says, “It’s so cute when you do that thing with your mouth,” and you’re, like, “What thing with my mouth?” They point it out, and then you can never do that again without feeling self-conscious about it.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 11, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/111105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)