Sarah Silverman has a lot of lofty humanitarian ideas, but this might be her best one yet.
TV Buzz After Comedy Central slashed the budget of The Sarah Silverman Program, the show's future looked bleak until MTV Networks' gay channel, Logo, agreed to co-finance the show. Finally, someone actually funny (although Buzzfeed readers don't necessarily agree) might dethrone Kathy Griffin as the queen of gay comedy. …Maybe. …Okay, doubtful, but a boy can dream.
Sarah Silverman bade a solemn farewell to our ex-president on Tuesday. I'm aware that we're well into a full-fledged Sarah Silverman backlash at the moment, but I still think she's funny as hell.
Sarah Silverman was bamboozled by boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel with video footage of her singing awful musical theater on TV as a child. They also talked about if they hooked up with other people during their “break.” So, you know, the usual banter.
Celebrity Buzz After performing a 40-minute set in the UK, the comedienne was booed offstage by the audience after they paid $85 and left calling Silverman “unprofessional [and] boring” and “un-entertaining and completely unprepared.” For all of Silverman’s stateside fans, there tends to be a slew of haters who consider her shtick cloying and unfunny. What’s your take?
Sarah Silverman beseeches Jewish grandchildren to visit their grandparents in Florida and tell them to vote for Barack Obama. The Great Schelp hopes to prevent Florida from repeating the mistakes of 2000.
Celebrity Buzz A longtime beloved “alternative” comic, Galifianakis might finally earn deserved notoriety with upcoming high-profile projects, including the much-buzzed-about HBO series Bored To Death If Sarah Silverman, Patton Oswalt, and Flight Of The Conchords can find mainstream audiences, it’s about time Zach got his due. And any chance to knock Carlos Mencia off the cultural radar is worth it.
TV Buzz Sarah Silverman won two Emmys last night for her video valentine to Jimmy Kimmel. It’s a little sad/awkward now that they’ve split up, but an Emmy is an Emmy. Last year’s winner in the best music & lyrics category was SNL’s “Dick in a Box,” making the Emmys officially way more fun than the doom-and-gloom Oscars.
Celebrity Buzz The funny couple have decided to call it quits after five years. And we thought true love could live off dirty jokes and foul language. Sad.