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New Sarah Silverman Sitcom Sparks Bidding War

Using “sitcom” and “Sarah Silverman” in the same sentence used to send shudders down studio head’s spines. Her short lived Comedy Central program received critical acclaim and decent viewership during its three season run, but as time passes so did interest in the crude program. Eventually it cost more to produce than it brought in. Now the star has sparked a bidding war between ABC, FOX and NBC.  read more

30 Comedians Worth Following on Twitter

Being a funny stand-up comedian is not the same as being funny on Twitter. Some of our favorite funnymen and funnywomen (Zach Galifianakis, Louis C.K.) save their best jokes for the stage, while others (Tim Siedell, Kelly Oxford) have a bigger presence online than on stage.  read more

Watch Judd Apatow's PSA for American Jewish World Service That's Not Approved by American Jewish World Service

In honor of the American Jewish World Service organization’s 25th anniversary—not to mention the organization’s president’s 70th birthday—director Judd Apatow decided to film a funny skit promoting the AJWS. Although the short is understandably not endorsed by the charity, it still features cameos from lots of great Jewish and non-Jewish celebrities including comedian Sarah Silverman, Star Trek‘s Patrick Stewart, Community’s Donald Glover and Lindsay Lohan’s Lindsay Lohan....  read more

Watch Sarah Silverman Interview Lost Creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse

What with all the wrestling between good and evil, philosophy sound-bites and, more recently, beloved characters going to sleep with the fishes, Lost has never been a particularly light-hearted show. Thank goodness for Sarah Silverman, who, since the recent cancellation of her show on Comedy Central, had some extra time to pop by the Funny or Die headquarters to interview Lost creators Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. In this video, she speaks for all Lost fans, asking probing questions such as “I couldn’t help but notice that you’re both huge fucking nerds. Do you think that that informed the writing...  read more

Sarah Silverman Program Canceled

Paste named Sarah Silverman one of the best comedians of the last decade, but the execs at Comedy Central, where the comedienne’s show aired, aren’t laughing. After three seasons, the show that won Silverman an Emmy last year has been canceled, according to Deadline Hollywood....  read more

Catching Up With... Community Creator Dan Harmon

"I wouldn't have been surprised if they had cancelled us, but that's only because I'm so used to everyone smiling and then shooting you in the head..."  read more

The 10 Best Comedians of the Decade (2000-2009)

Being a funny person on a stage is not easy. It takes a unique determination to stand in front of complete strangers and hope they get it the way you get it...  read more

Salute Your Shorts: Dan Harmon's Channel 101 Shows

Salute Your Shorts is a weekly column that looks at short films, music videos, commercials or any other short form visual media that generally gets ignored.For any longtime fans of Dan Harmon’s work, Community is a surprise. Not the fact that it’s good, no, that’s something that we could all be pretty sure of. It’s that the show, a relatively conventional sitcom, could come from the avant-garde co-founder of Channel 101, whose prior claim to fame involves shows such as Computerman and Laser Fart. He’s long been a superstar for a relatively niche group of Los Angeles filmmakers and comedians,...  read more

David Byrne, Sarah Silverman, Billy Corgan, More Tap into the Unconscious at Carl Jung Red Book Discussion

When psychoanalyst Carl Jung found himself face-to-face with haunting visions and inner voices, he did not bow down. Instead, he proceeded to document and decipher his battles for 16 years. The end result is his Red Book, and now, more than 25 music, film and cultural personalities are set to debate each of its 205 pages....  read more

Jenny Lewis - New York, NY - Apollo Theater - 10/5/08

Photos taken at Apollo Theater by Sean Edgar...  read more