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desal75 · 02-05-2007, 04:21 PM

Watched this show last night on Comedy Central. Thought it was hilarious even at 3 in the morning when I couldn't sleep. This woman will say anything, and though often crude, you can't help but laugh because so much of the stuff is things average people say on a daily basis. At least give it a look.

jorgelito · 02-05-2007, 04:37 PM

Hmmm, the state of comedy is rather sad these days. "Comics" like Sarah Silverman are rather tired and weak compared with better comics. She is highly unoriginal, unfunny, and flat out bad.

But in the end it really comes down to personal choice. *shrug*

What other comics do you like?

Elphaba · 02-05-2007, 06:30 PM

She got a write up in Time magazine recently, and it was reported that she appealed more to men. Guess not, huh?

SecretMethod70 · 02-05-2007, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Elphaba

She got a write up in Time magazine recently, and it was reported that she appealed more to men. Guess not, huh?

Well, she *is* a hottie

I like her. Jorgelito's right...she's not all that original, and she's certainly crude, but it's all in the delivery. And, let's face it, the fact that an attractive person is making such crude remarks adds to the absurdity as well. Not saying it's fair, but it's just reality.

There are more original comics out there, with more intelligent shticks, but we can all benefit from a little crude humor from time to time

Everything in moderation I say.

Which is actually why I'm not so sure about The Sarah Silverman Show. Watching her comedy once a week is probably just on the edge of oversaturation for me.

powerclown · 02-05-2007, 06:43 PM

She's cool...beautiful girl too, in an ethnic way.
As for her humor...not bad, funnier than Garafalo.

ratbastid · 02-05-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by powerclown

She's cool...beautiful girl too, in an ethnic way.
As for her humor...not bad, funnier than Garafalo.

I'm not sure you can compare. Garafalo is, in some ways, an older generation. She does observational stuff, and personal stuff. Silverman is totally post-modern and surrealist. And while she's not the first to do that, she takes it to extremes that few have pushed before. All while being:

a) a woman, and
2) hot.

I think she bring something entirely new to the table.

jorgelito · 02-05-2007, 07:32 PM

Ewwwww....hot?? Wow, I totally missed that as I find her to be totally ug. Ethnic? She is pretty pasty and waspy (yeah, yeah I know she is a Jew but looks). In fact, most comedians tend to be ug.

Roseanne Barr already went down the path of "Ooh look at me I'm so edgy cause I'm crass and crude". So Sarah Silverman = meh *shrug*

Which actually leads to another interesting aspect or subtext of this thread: Comparing and discussing all the female comediennes.

pornclerk · 02-05-2007, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jorgelito

Hmmm, the state of comedy is rather sad these days. "Comics" like Sarah Silverman are rather tired and weak compared with better comics. She is highly unoriginal, unfunny, and flat out bad.

But in the end it really comes down to personal choice. *shrug*

What other comics do you like?

All I can say is her character in Crank Yankers (a show that used to be on Comedy Central) made me bust a guy laughing.

powerclown · 02-05-2007, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by ratbastid

I'm not sure you can compare. Garafalo is, in some ways, an older generation. She does observational stuff, and personal stuff. Silverman is totally post-modern and surrealist. And while she's not the first to do that, she takes it to extremes that few have pushed before. All while being:

a) a woman, and
2) hot.

I think she bring something entirely new to the table.

Yes, agreed.
Garafalo: too dry for my taste.
Very smart, though.
I like Silverman's style.
I like Roseanne....

Willravel · 02-05-2007, 08:05 PM

Silverman was funnier 8 years ago. Check her out on Conan circa 1999:
http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/56596/
That made me laugh outloud. So far nothing from her new program has really got me laughing.

SecretMethod70 · 02-06-2007, 02:10 AM

heh, a fair amount of the jokes in that video were used in Jesus is Magic

desal75 · 02-06-2007, 03:43 AM

I really don't find her that attractive. I just thought it was funny and interesting to see some people cracking the kind of jokes on each other that average people do all of the time. I don't really go to sketch comedy for its intellectual bend, just to laugh.

Xazy · 02-06-2007, 08:36 AM

I can't say I love the show but I have enjoyed her style of comedy. I will continue to watch her show, cause her jokes are well funny. My favorite was watching her at the Pamela Anderson roast.

Crack · 02-06-2007, 12:33 PM

I find her extremely hot... I'd convert... then kick the shit out of Jimmy Kimmel

YaWhateva · 02-06-2007, 01:10 PM

I sort of liked the show, it was ok for a new comedy. I really would like to see this weeks episode though, just because it has Zach Galifianakis in it and he is one of my favorite comedians. Anyone else out there like him?

Nikilidstrom · 02-06-2007, 08:31 PM

While I do find Galifianakis' standup hilarious, and his parts in Out Cold and Bubble Boy, after watching some of the things he does in Comedians of Comedy, he also kinda scares me a little.

Silverman's comedy is just to childish for me (which is saying alot), and her show is just another in a long string of crap (Naked Trucker, Mind of Mencia, Too Late, etc..) Comedy Central is scrambling to produce to replace Chappelle's Show.

Another hilarious comedian, also on the Comedians of Comedy Tour, is Patton Oswalt. Why the hell doesn't he have a show, instead of playing lame characters and bit parts in movies? Ive never laughed so hard in my life then when he described being one of the idiots on COPS as worse then being ass raped by an 8 dicked walrus. Classic.

Willravel · 02-06-2007, 08:33 PM

Galifianakis' "Ben Franklin" bit on Comedians of Comedy was quite simply brilliant. He shows the same kind of genius that used to ooze out of Robin Williams and Pryor.

JumpinJesus · 02-06-2007, 08:54 PM

I caught her show last night. I wasn't all that impressed. There were a few funny moments, but that was about it.

She does have nice teeth, though.

kurty[B] · 02-07-2007, 09:24 AM

I have not caught the show, but I personally like Silverman. And yes, I think she's hot. I think her two lines in The Aristocrats made that entire pile of a movie worth watching.

Since I can't stand TV, I doubt I'll ever see her show, but I also enjoy Patton Oswalt's comedy.

YaWhateva · 02-07-2007, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by willravel

Galifianakis' "Ben Franklin" bit on Comedians of Comedy was quite simply brilliant. He shows the same kind of genius that used to ooze out of Robin Williams and Pryor.

That's one of my favorite bits of his. He is phenomenal in my opinion.

Lasereth · 02-07-2007, 03:39 PM

Definitely not a fan. Just as unfunny as 95% of the comedians on TV.

Esoteric · 02-10-2007, 06:20 AM

I don't find her show funny at all, though I do find her attractive. Comedy Central is just trying to fill the huge void that Chappelle's Show left. The only shows I watch on Comedy Central are Scrubs, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report.

Toaster126 · 02-10-2007, 06:48 AM

I've been a fan of hers since I was 12... I love any humor that has an underlying point to it.

desal75 · 02-10-2007, 06:53 AM

I think Mind of Mencia is almost as good as Chappelle Show. The "Wetback Mountain" skit was frigging bust a gut funny.

rofgilead · 02-11-2007, 04:17 PM

Man, I tried watching the show, but there was a joke about "full-frontal jewdity" that was so fucking dumb that I just changed channels.

The Sarah Silverman show + the Naked Trucker show -> What is going on with comedy central?

Derwood · 02-12-2007, 07:04 AM

i haven't seen her CC show, but her Showtime stand up was very funny

FoolThemAll · 02-12-2007, 09:57 AM

It's an improvement over Naked Trucker, Blue Collar Comedy, and Mind of Mencia. But that's not saying very much at all. It's mediocre.

I'll try one or two more episodes, but I doubt I'll be watching for much longer.

YaWhateva · 02-12-2007, 01:18 PM

At least it's better than Ned Mencia...

desal75 · 02-13-2007, 08:50 AM

What on TV isn't mediocre?

YaWhateva · 02-13-2007, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by desal75

What on TV isn't mediocre?

Heroes, House, The Colbert Report. Only one of those is a comedy, sadly.

FoolThemAll · 02-13-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by YaWhateva

Heroes, House, The Colbert Report. Only one of those is a comedy, sadly.

Colbert Report can be mediocre sometimes.

I'll add Scrubs, the Daily Show (which I'm starting to prefer over Colbert Report again - better consistency), Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Monk, Psych, Conan's late night show, My Name is Earl, and Assy McGee.

(yeah, you heard me right.)

YaWhateva · 02-13-2007, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by FoolThemAll

Colbert Report can be mediocre sometimes.

I'll add Scrubs, the Daily Show (which I'm starting to prefer over Colbert Report again - better consistency), Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Monk, Psych, Conan's late night show, My Name is Earl, and Assy McGee.

(yeah, you heard me right.)

While it can have it's low points, I just cant get enough of him. The Daily Show is kind of losing it for me since he would make that annoying little Bush laugh/impersonation every episode. It's getting better though.

How could I forget Conan. I used to love scrubs too but I haven't seen it in forever. And you have to love the 23 hours a day that USA and TBS play Law & Order. haha.

02-05-2007, 04:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	The Sarah Silverman Show Watched this show last night on Comedy Central. Thought it was hilarious even at 3 in the morning when I couldn't sleep. This woman will say anything, and though often crude, you can't help but laugh because so much of the stuff is things average people say on a daily basis. At least give it a look. __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.

02-06-2007, 02:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	heh, a fair amount of the jokes in that video were used in Jesus is Magic __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling

02-06-2007, 03:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	I really don't find her that attractive. I just thought it was funny and interesting to see some people cracking the kind of jokes on each other that average people do all of the time. I don't really go to sketch comedy for its intellectual bend, just to laugh. __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.

02-06-2007, 12:33 PM	#14 (permalink)
Crack Misanthropic Location: Ohio! yay!	I find her extremely hot... I'd convert... then kick the shit out of Jimmy Kimmel __________________ Crack, you and I are long overdue for a vicious bout of mansex. ~Halx

02-06-2007, 01:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	I sort of liked the show, it was ok for a new comedy. I really would like to see this weeks episode though, just because it has Zach Galifianakis in it and he is one of my favorite comedians. Anyone else out there like him? __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

02-05-2007, 04:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	Hmmm, the state of comedy is rather sad these days. "Comics" like Sarah Silverman are rather tired and weak compared with better comics. She is highly unoriginal, unfunny, and flat out bad. But in the end it really comes down to personal choice. shrug What other comics do you like?

02-05-2007, 06:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
Elphaba Deja Moo Location: Olympic Peninsula, WA	She got a write up in Time magazine recently, and it was reported that she appealed more to men. Guess not, huh?

02-05-2007, 06:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
powerclown Junkie Location: Detroit, MI	She's cool...beautiful girl too, in an ethnic way. As for her humor...not bad, funnier than Garafalo.

02-05-2007, 07:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
jorgelito All important elusive independent swing voter... Location: People's Republic of KKKalifornia	Ewwwww....hot?? Wow, I totally missed that as I find her to be totally ug. Ethnic? She is pretty pasty and waspy (yeah, yeah I know she is a Jew but looks). In fact, most comedians tend to be ug. Roseanne Barr already went down the path of "Ooh look at me I'm so edgy cause I'm crass and crude". So Sarah Silverman = meh shrug Which actually leads to another interesting aspect or subtext of this thread: Comparing and discussing all the female comediennes.

02-05-2007, 08:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Silverman was funnier 8 years ago. Check her out on Conan circa 1999: http://www.pistolwimp.com/media/56596/ That made me laugh outloud. So far nothing from her new program has really got me laughing.

02-06-2007, 08:36 AM	#13 (permalink)
Xazy People in masks cannot be trusted Location: NYC	I can't say I love the show but I have enjoyed her style of comedy. I will continue to watch her show, cause her jokes are well funny. My favorite was watching her at the Pamela Anderson roast.

02-06-2007, 08:31 PM	#16 (permalink)
Nikilidstrom Stick it in your five hole! Location: Michigan, USA	While I do find Galifianakis' standup hilarious, and his parts in Out Cold and Bubble Boy, after watching some of the things he does in Comedians of Comedy, he also kinda scares me a little. Silverman's comedy is just to childish for me (which is saying alot), and her show is just another in a long string of crap (Naked Trucker, Mind of Mencia, Too Late, etc..) Comedy Central is scrambling to produce to replace Chappelle's Show. Another hilarious comedian, also on the Comedians of Comedy Tour, is Patton Oswalt. Why the hell doesn't he have a show, instead of playing lame characters and bit parts in movies? Ive never laughed so hard in my life then when he described being one of the idiots on COPS as worse then being ass raped by an 8 dicked walrus. Classic.

02-06-2007, 08:33 PM	#17 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Galifianakis' "Ben Franklin" bit on Comedians of Comedy was quite simply brilliant. He shows the same kind of genius that used to ooze out of Robin Williams and Pryor.

02-06-2007, 08:54 PM	#18 (permalink)
JumpinJesus Junkie Location: Chicago	I caught her show last night. I wasn't all that impressed. There were a few funny moments, but that was about it. She does have nice teeth, though. __________________ "I can normally tell how intelligent a man is by how stupid he thinks I am" - Cormac McCarthy, All The Pretty Horses

02-07-2007, 09:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
kurty[B] Sauce Puppet	I have not caught the show, but I personally like Silverman. And yes, I think she's hot. I think her two lines in The Aristocrats made that entire pile of a movie worth watching. Since I can't stand TV, I doubt I'll ever see her show, but I also enjoy Patton Oswalt's comedy.

02-07-2007, 03:39 PM	#21 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Definitely not a fan. Just as unfunny as 95% of the comedians on TV. __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

02-10-2007, 06:48 AM	#23 (permalink)
Toaster126 Extreme moderation Location: Kansas City, yo.	I've been a fan of hers since I was 12... I love any humor that has an underlying point to it. __________________ "The question isn't who is going to let me, it's who is going to stop me." (Ayn Rand) "The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers." (M. Scott Peck)

02-10-2007, 06:20 AM	#22 (permalink)
Esoteric Tired Location: Florida	I don't find her show funny at all, though I do find her attractive. Comedy Central is just trying to fill the huge void that Chappelle's Show left. The only shows I watch on Comedy Central are Scrubs, The Daily Show, and The Colbert Report. __________________ From a head full of pressure rests the senses that I clutch Made a date with Divinity, but she wouldn't let me fuck I got touched by a hazy shaded, God help me change Caught a rush on the floor from the life in my veins

02-10-2007, 06:53 AM	#24 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	I think Mind of Mencia is almost as good as Chappelle Show. The "Wetback Mountain" skit was frigging bust a gut funny. __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.

02-11-2007, 04:17 PM	#25 (permalink)
rofgilead Crazy Location: Nowhere	Man, I tried watching the show, but there was a joke about "full-frontal jewdity" that was so fucking dumb that I just changed channels. The Sarah Silverman show + the Naked Trucker show -> What is going on with comedy central?

02-12-2007, 07:04 AM	#26 (permalink)
Derwood Who You Crappin? Location: Everywhere and Nowhere	i haven't seen her CC show, but her Showtime stand up was very funny

02-12-2007, 09:57 AM	#27 (permalink)
FoolThemAll Walking is Still Honest Location: Seattle, WA	It's an improvement over Naked Trucker, Blue Collar Comedy, and Mind of Mencia. But that's not saying very much at all. It's mediocre. I'll try one or two more episodes, but I doubt I'll be watching for much longer. __________________ I wonder if we're stuck in Rome.

02-12-2007, 01:18 PM	#28 (permalink)
YaWhateva Friend Location: New Mexico	At least it's better than Ned Mencia... __________________ “If the Americans go in and overthrow Saddam Hussein and it's clean, he has nothing, I will apologize to the nation, and I will not trust the Bush administration again.” - Bill O'Reilly "This is my United States of Whateva!"

02-13-2007, 08:50 AM	#29 (permalink)
desal75 Psycho Location: Western New York	What on TV isn't mediocre? __________________ The Man in Black fled across the desert and the Gunslinger followed.