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John Safran vs God is an eight-part television documentary series by John Safran which was broadcast on SBS TV of Australia in 2004. It has been described in a media release as "John Safran's most audacious project yet". It had a much more serious tone than Safran's previous work Music Jamboree. The show was released by Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions and SBS Independent, was co-written with Mark O'Toole, directed by Craig Melville, and produced by Richard Lowenstein, Selin Yaman and Ghost Pictures. The production team was known as Ghost of Your Ex-Boyfriend Productions, an amalgamation of John Safran's Ex-Boyfriend Productions, and Richard Lowenstein's Ghost Productions. The series won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Comedy Series.
Original Release
08/30/2004
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Safran | Self / Himself |
| Gavin Wood | Self - Announcer |
| David Serafin | Bad Ass Bob |
| Jonathan auf der Heide | Nerdy Mormon / Scientology Contestant |
| Bob Larson | Self |
| Mark O'Toole | Atheist Door-answerer (2004) |
| Linda Jean Bruno | Sicilian waitress |
| Craig Melville | Self - Atheist Door-knocker |
| Abu Hamza | Self |
| Tim Chmielewski | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fatwa | Monday, 30 August 2004 |
| 2 | Buddha | Monday, 06 September 2004 |
| 3 | A Jew in the KKK | Monday, 13 September 2004 |
| 4 | Mormons | Monday, 13 September 2004 |
| 5 | More Mormons | Monday, 27 September 2004 |
| 6 | Israelis and Palestinians | Monday, 04 October 2004 |
| 7 | The Bible Code | Monday, 11 October 2004 |
| 8 | The Exorcism | Monday, 18 October 2004 |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| John Safran | Self / Himself |
| Gavin Wood | Self - Announcer |
| David Serafin | Bad Ass Bob |
| Jonathan auf der Heide | Nerdy Mormon / Scientology Contestant |
| Bob Larson | Self |
| Mark O'Toole | Atheist Door-answerer (2004) |
| Linda Jean Bruno | Sicilian waitress |
| Craig Melville | Self - Atheist Door-knocker |
| Abu Hamza | Self |
| Tim Chmielewski | Self |
| Elliot Cyngler | Young Rove |
| Sara-Marie Fedele | Self |
| Rand Hazou | Safran impersonator |
| Chris Johnson | Self - KKK |
| Sheikh Omar Bakri | Self |
| Johnny Warren | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rohan Timlock | Executive Producer |
| Richard Lowenstein | Executive Producer |
| Mark O'Toole | Producer |
| John Safran | Producer |
| Roland Kapferer | Producer |
| Selin Yaman | Producer |
| Richard Lowenstein | Producer |
