Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman
Just months after deciding to make another go at romance, funny folk Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have called it quits again. Find out who initiated the split and why one party is particulary bummed about the break-up, after the jump.
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Sarah Silverman, The Sarah Silverman Program
Fear not: The Sarah Silverman Program is returning — with some help from Logo.
Following a four-day dispute over budget cuts, Comedy Central has renewed Sarah Silverman's live-action series for a third season, to be co-financed by gay-oriented sister channel Logo, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"We're happy," Silverman said. "All we ever wanted was ...
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Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman and her two executive producers are threatening to quit The Sarah Silverman Program after Comedy Central said it plans to slash the show's budget by 20 percent, The Hollywood Reporter said.
Although the series has yet to receive a third-season renewal, Silverman, along with Dan Sterling and Rob Schrab, informed network brass that they cannot continue the show at the reduced price because ...
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Molly Shannon and Tina Fey
In their oral history of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York, Tom Shales and James Andrew Miller revealed an unfortunate legacy of sexism. Many of the show's female writers and cast members, chief among them Nora Dunn, told of difficulty in getting skits on the air and of generally being taken seriously by their male counterparts. That was then… and now six prominent alumnae will back on the tube this fall in five successful returning shows and one promising newcomer. (Also, a series of six special all-politics Thursday episodes of SNL begin October 9 at 9:30 pm/ET on NBC.) In the meantime, let's check in with these smart, talented women.
After the jump, see who made our list of today's most successful female
Saturday Night Live veterans...
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Jimmey Kimmel and Sarah Silverman
Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman just can't make up their effing minds.
The golden couple of comedy may be back together, sources tell People. The duo called it quits after five years in July, but they have been seen out on the town together in L.A. and most recently in New York, where they attended Howard Stern's wedding together.
So are they back on for good? Details after the jump.
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Sarah Silverman by Rhet Bear/Comedy Central; Kathy Griffin by Mike Ruiz/Bravo
A pair of funny ladies stole the show Saturday at the Creative Arts Emmys Saturday night.Kathy Griffin took home her second Emmy, earning the best reality program trophy for Bravo's My Life on the D-List. According to People, Griffin didn’t tell Jesus or anyone else to "suck it" in her acceptance speech (as she infamously did in 2007), but it was still bleepable: "Here we go again, f----rs."The other bleep-worthy moment of the night was Sarah Silverman's two wins for her viral video smash, "I'm F---ing Matt Damon," a clip that aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live and suggested Silverman was cheating on then-boyfriend Kimmel with the Bourne Identity star. The video took home the award for best original music and lyrics and a picture-editing award.Though Silverman and Kimmel split after five years together in July, Silverman thanked him in her speech. "Let's be honest, Matt Damon had very little to do with this being popular," she said. "Thanks to the person for whom this whole video was m...
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Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel by Mark Sullivan/ WireImage.com
Comedy power-couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, effectively ending not only their five-year relationship, but also, one would guess, their spate of raunchy video spoofs.Reps for the pair confirmed the news to Us. According to the mag, Silverman has since been seen with a male friend at an L.A. restaurant. She was apparently having a heart-to-heart and eating organic quinoa topped with fruit — which sounds far too healthy to nourish a breakup, but maybe not everyone soothes heartache (or heart-breaking) with Ben & Jerry's. — Anna DimondMore on Jimmy & Sarah:• Jimmy's "F**king Ben Affleck" Debut• Sarah Silverman is "Effing Matt Damon"
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Sarah Silverman by Kevin Parry/WireImage.com
You all know how obsessed I am with the Match Game remake, right? Way back in January I was already asking for your suggestions for the inaugural panelists. Well, they've been announced, and in a way, they're as good as — if not better than — the ones I/we came up with. The initial sextet will comprise edgy Saturday Night Live veterans Sarah Silverman and Norm MacDonald, former Kid in the Hall Scott Thompson, Reno 911's Niecy Nash, Super Dave Osborne (aka Bob Einstein) and the lovely Rashida Jones, formerly of NBC's The Office. MadTV alum Andrew Daly will serve as the new show's Gene Rayburn.What do you think? Will this funny fraternity fill your blanks?— Mickey O'Connor
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The Jonas Brothers by Eugene Gologursky/ WireImage.com
Ryan Seacrest is hosting the second edition of the Emmy Award-winning Idol Gives Back special on Wednesday, April 9, at 7:30pm/ET on Fox. Some new faces have been added to the roster of performers and personalities scheduled to appear, including presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John McCain. It will be very interesting to see who will truly be "giving back," and who will be stumping for votes. Rounding out the ever-expanding list of political figures and celebs are British prime minister Gordon Brown, Posh and Becks (Victoria and David Beckham), the Jonas Brothers (can you hear the screaming teenagers now?), Felicity Huffman, Kylie Minogue, Kyra Sedgwick, Minnie Driver, Sarah "Im F--king Matt Damon" Silverman, and many more.Are you planning to watch Idol Gives Back, or maybe even donating to the cause? Who are you most excited to see on the special? — Erin FoxWatch clips of American Idol with our Online Video Guide.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler by Michael Caulfield/WireImage.com
Vanity Fair has released pictures from its upcoming April issue featuring funny ladies Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman and Amy Poehler on the cover. They look more like Greek goddesses in flowing gowns than the "tomboy" garb they're usually photographed in on the job — the point being that women can be funny and hot. Just take a look at the VF site for yourselves. Me-ow!The inside article, "Who Says Women Aren't Funny," discusses why comediennes continue to carry a stigma. The mag tries to shatter that image and demonstrates (through multiple amazing Annie Leibovitz photos) just how many talented ladies we have that make us laugh every day. What does Ms. Fey, the brains behind 30 Rock and many a golden year at SNL, think about the idea that one has to trade looks for humor? Happily, she thinks that the trend on TV is now about "normal"-looking people. "In the '90s, it seemed like every person on a sitcom — think of Friends — was really foxy. I know our show and The Office h...
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