The holy grail of comedy origin stories — literally.
A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution.
Acting
Legends at 25, raw and ridiculous.
Direction
Davis lets the archive breathe without hagiography.
Editing
Seamless then-and-now magic.
Director
Nick Davis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gilda Radner was in the original cast but had to drop out for SNL — her replacement? Andrea Martin.
This production essentially created the Canadian comedy pipeline that would dominate 1980s American television.
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