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The scripted live-action comedy features Jesus Christ living in modern-day Compton, on a mission to spread love and kindness throughout the neighborhood with his small group of followers.
February 7, 1981 in San Diego, California, USA
28 April 1973, San Diego, California, USA
15 April 1964, New York, New York, USA
1 August 1963, Compton, California, USA
12 March 1959, Tollette, Arkansas, USA
11 August 1982, Houston, Texas, USA
July 10, 1983 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
4 June 1956, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA
17 August 1961, New York City, New York, USA
August 07, 2014
I'm not saying it's particularly deep, and it is filled with language that cannot be reproduced in this newspaper, but it's good-natured and, compared with a lot of what's on television, the comedy is gentle and hopeful.August 06, 2014
It's pretty funny if you give it some time.August 08, 2014
Aaron McGruder's new live-action comedy for Adult Swim, Black Jesus, is a modern-day religious farce bathed in the best kind of sin.August 07, 2014
There's a sweetness underneath its scabrous, sacrilegious exterior, as Johnson's Jesus puts his own spin on all the greatest hits while endeavoring to establish a community garden.August 19, 2014
Irreverent, edgy comedy puts the Savior in the inner city.August 07, 2014
It's often funny, but it's not infallible.