EPISODE
SEASON
Black Jesus - Season 1
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.
1 June 1961, Oakland, California, USA
14 April 1975, Chicago, Illinois, USA
12 March 1959, Tollette, Arkansas, USA
1980, Chicago, Illinois, USA
19 June 1954, USA
24 January 1953, Maywood, California, USA
28 April 1973, San Diego, California, USA
16 February 1935, Morley, Yorkshire, England, UK
12 July 1959, New York City, New York, USA
18 September 1939, Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
1 August 1963, Compton, California, USA
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.
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
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 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 06, 2014
It's pretty funny if you give it some time.
