Filmmaker Kevin Smith — the writer/director who helped indie cinema (or maybe just Miramax) break large with banter-fueled hits like Clerks and Chasing Amy — is coming to Washington’s 6th & I Historic Synagogue this April in his part-time role as a motivational speaker.

OK, maybe motivational is the wrong adjective. The man most known to most as “Silent Bob” most definitely speaks, but, as any previous attendees of “A Night with Kevin Smith,” can attest, subjects run the gamut from riffs on his own films to the glories of Wayne Gretzky and in-depth briefings on his sex life past and present. Hell, on this week’s edition of his Smodcast show, he spent three hours detailing his family history before feeding his mother a pot brownie. (It was quite entertaining.)

As usual, Smith will have plenty to talk about when he hits Chinatown‘s best venue on April 22nd. His first studio-developed project, Cop Out starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, hits next month and his latest book, Shootin’ the Sh*t, a collection of Smodcast transcripts, continues to do brisk business. A master of the uncensored Q&A, Smith will also be taking any and all questions from the audience, so — as 6th & I puts it — “don’t be shy.”

Tickets for “An Evening with Kevin Smith” go up for pre-sale through everybody’s favorite vendor, Ticketmaster, this Thursday, Jan. 28th at 10 am. The password is “SILENTBOB.” For more information, visit the 6th & I Historic Synagogue here.

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