Jews for Jesus Christ Superstar

Last night I re-watched Jesus Christ Superstar, one of my favorite films and the source of everything I know about the New Testament. Here is the very Xanadunian "Simon Zealotes" number, headed up by an Aborigine gentleman who knows how to shaketh.



This is an important movie--I notice something new whenever I watch it. This time around, I realized some JCS cast members bore pretty uncanny resemblances to some of my favorite comedians. For example, Caiaphas and the rest of his bubble-hatted crew all look like Russell Brand to me.



Is that King Herod or Eric Wareheim?



And I didn't know Jamie Farr played Pontius Pilate.



Thanks to rock star Ted Leo for pointing out that the actor who played Peter went on to work in the adult entertainment industry, and spent a year in prison after getting caught smuggling cocaine into the U.S. from South America. So now who's denying they don't know whom, eh, actor who played Peter??

And thanks to my own eyes for pointing out that Ted Neeley is gorgeous.



I can has Easter now?