Sarah Silverman’s back, subversive as ever
Sarah Silverman has made a name for herself out of getting laughs for jokes on every button-pushing issue imaginable as well as extensive discussion of bodily functions. Nor is she afraid to make a video for everyone to see about how she’s ’schtupping’ movie star Matt Damon (and this during her then-on relationship with talk show host Jimmy Kimmel).
In talking to Silverman on a recent press call to promote the new season of her Comedy Central series The Sarah Silverman Show (which will also airs on Logo this year), the New Hampshire-born comedian is clearly so comfortable being herself even if that means she offends a few people along the way. The plus side is she makes even more people laugh and that makes her very happy.
Her gay fans
What else makes Sarah Silverman very happy are her legions of gay fans, who she attributes to essentially saving her show. "We wouldn’t be on the air if it wasn’t for Logo," she explained. "Not that that’s the only reason why, but I mean-it’s funny because I was talking to some gay friends of mine, and they were just like; it’s not just that Steve and Brian (her neighbors on the show) are gay, it’s just kind of the subversive humor. It’s that kind of absurdist stuff is I guess ’up,’ the cup of tea of a lot of people in the gay community; maybe more in general than the straight community. I don’t know, but yeah. I’m just so grateful."
Sarah even acknowledged another popular comedian who the gays love in talking about the show still breathing life on the air. "I know that gays belong to Kathy [Griffin], but any fall over, I’m going to take. I’m just so grateful to Logo. They didn’t even think twice about helping us, and in terms of the content, never, ever had even a request. They really are amazing over there, and I can’t express how grateful we all are for them, because we wouldn’t have had a third season without them, and they asked for nothing in return. The fact that their end of the bargain is that they get to air the episodes, it’s like, really? It’s amazing to us, too. It’s so win-win and we’re just so grateful. So totally grateful."
While the show does often tackle touchy subjects (such as this week’s season premiere when Sarah is told by her sister that she was born with both male and female genitalia), Silverman explained that it’s not always the intention of hers or the writers. "I don’t think we ever really go, ’What can we tackle this season?’ I think that would kind of be a slutty way to go about it. We just continue to still try to just write stuff that makes us laugh, and when a bunch of comics are in a room it takes more to make us laugh; or less. I mean, aggressively stupid goes a long way in the room and on the show." Story continues on the next page.
Watch Sarah Silverman’s video with Matt Damon
