OK, I admit it. I don't "get" Sarah Silverman.

[mwb970]

She was interviewed on Fresh Air today and various clips from her new TV show were played. They made me cringe with their "look how outrageous I am" unfunniness. (Meanwhile, host Terry Gross was gushing about how hilarious the show is.) A tasteless bit making fun of homeless people was typical, and would fit right into that awful Fox Noise "comedy" show that got canceled.

This is so exciting. Was that incredible? Britney Spears, everyone. Wow, she is amazing. I mean, she is 25 years old, and she has already accomplished everything she’s going to accomplish in her life. It’s mind-blowing.

And she’s so grown up, she’s a mother. It’s crazy. It’s weird to think that just a few years ago on this very show, she was a sweet, innocent girl in slutty clothes writhing around with a python. No, that’s not nice calling Madonna a python.

But have you seen Britney’s kids? Oh, my God, they are the most adorable mistakes you will ever see. They are so cute. They are as cute as the hairless vagina they came out of. What? I’m serious, they’re this cute, you guys. {Imagine for yourself what she's doing.}

Wow, look at all the big stars here tonight. This is amazing. Paris, no Paris jokes tonight. I’m over that, I miss us. It’d be lame. And let me tell you something else. If you had any idea how much I misused all of my orifices in my early twenties, you would realize it was really the pot calling the kettle whorish, or whatever. That was not cool, at all.

(More here.)

Is this funny?

[Saphire]

1. Not to me, but I don't ger her either.

[FARAFIELD]

48. She is the funniest comdienne out there

Hilarious, edgy and everything, Her "Bit" is that she IS politically incorrect and self-centered but doesnt think that should bother anyone. I guess the same people that "didnt get" Archie Bunker wouldnt "get her". Its that type of humor.

[Saphire]

54. I "got" Archie Bunker. I've watched her show a few times, I just

don't like it. Diffrent strokes, ya know. Not sayin' anything bad about her.

[petersjo02]

58. I "got" Archie B, as did everyone in my family

Sarah is a little over the edge, if you ask me. Too explicitly sexually obsessed for my taste, and I misused a few orifices, too, in my 20s, so I'm no fundie.

[slampoet]

69. Archie Bunker wasn't a comedian. He was a foolish charecter and fictional.

One is a real person. The other is imaginary.


Until you can tell the difference, maybe you shouldn't have cable.



Sara's bit is to poop and then try to look cute.

She isn't edgy.

Unless you think licking a dog's ass is edgy.

And if you do then I can tell you that Ren and Stimpy did it a decade ago.

[NashVegas]

79. Word

Wordy wordy word.

[Goblinmonger]

108. Sarah is playing a character, too

As much as Archie Bunker was a character. If you can't see that, you might want to stop the holier-than-thou attitude until you do.

[Deja Q]

110. And it's obvious she doesn't know how TO play it.

I've seen some of her show; she lacks the gravitas and presentation that made Carroll O'Connor succeed at playing a not dissimilar type of personality.

She's wooden, unconvincing, and probably believes the shtick on its own suffices to serve.

No, it doesn't.

[Goblinmonger]

112. I can agree with that assessment

She is no Carroll O'Conner. I still laugh when I watch her show and her stand up. That makes me happy.

[FARAFIELD]

140. LAME

NUFF SAID

[immoderate]

141. Licking a dog's ass is not edgy? (I mean if you're not another dog.)

You see that a lot, do you? What do you think is edgy?

--IMM

[Goblinmonger]

2. Yes, it is.

I admit it is kind of edgy and satirical and not for everyone. I don't understand how people just don't want things out there just because they don't think they are funny.

[Cerridwen]

6. "I don't get it" equals "don't want things out there"?!

Okay, well, that explains why you think it's funny.

[Goblinmonger]

14. That is clearly hyperbole

but why post about it not being funny? Why not just watch it. I mean if she is doing something blatantly bigoted or cruel, I get the discussion. But a thread in GD about SS being not funny just seems ridiculous.

[Cerridwen]

26. Hyperbole. Check.

We don't all have the same sense of humor. One person's funny is another person's cruelty and/or poor taste.

There are two kinds of humor. One kind that makes us chuckle about our foibles and our shared humanity -- like what Garrison Keillor does. The other kind holds people up to public contempt and ridicule -- that's what I do. Satire is traditionally the weapon of the powerless against the powerful. I only aim at the powerful. When satire is aimed at the powerless, it is not only cruel -- it's vulgar. (Molly Ivins, (1944-2007))

[Goblinmonger]

30. Oh, I'm sorry

I didn't aim my comedic choices at the high-brow level of Garrison Keillor. Because he is the standard by which all comedians should be judged. Clearly Silverman is too low brow for you.

What bullshit. I like Keillor. He is intelligent and can spin a tale like very few. That doesn't mean I can't like the down and dirty humor of Silverman. Just like I often sit down and revel in some Dvorak but also can switch the MP3 to The Ramones.

Did you every think that Silverman's satire is not aimed at the powerless but the people that view the powerless like her character sees it? Of course you did, because you are the high-brow comic genius.

[Cerridwen]

44. "At what price..."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bbaRyDLMvA

"because you are the high-brow comic genius." "pretension" More hyperbole. Check.

I don't like her "humor". I explained why.

[Goblinmonger]

46. So. A couple thoughts

1. You are the one that tosses out this Keillor quotation. Many, many, many comedic geniuses fail that Keillor test of Ivans. That smacked of pretension and you know it.

2. Fine, don't like her humor. But at least understand it for what it is.

3. So do you laugh at Comedy Central? Should Stewart stop saying bad things about Bush, because I bet Bush could be a charming guy in person. I bet people that speak badly of him might feel awkward when they met him.

[JackRiddler]

90. Garrison Keillor is funny?

[Goblinmonger]

109. I'll admit that Keillor is funny

in a cerebral, chuckling way. Sometimes I want to laugh so hard I nearly pee my pants. Keillor will NEVER cause me to laugh that hard.

[Cerridwen]

3. 21st century parody of Hedda Hopper?

Though I doubt she knows who Hedda Hopper is or what a parody is, for that matter.

[Goblinmonger]

16. She really strikes you as that dumb.

I mean, I know her character is that dumb, but that's just the stage persona. Silverman strikes me as being quite intelligent and quite aware of what satire is.

[Cerridwen]

19. Ignorant rather than dumb or stupid. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

25. I think her level of satire

is very deep and very biting. She and Tina Fey are clearly very intelligent and know exactly what they are doing.

[Cerridwen]

29. See Ivins quote above. n/t

[Goblinmonger]

31. See my response to your pretension above. n/t

[petersjo02]

60. All that really hit a nerve with you, didn't it?

Nowhere did I see anyone attacking you personally. Take a few minutes and cool off.

[Goblinmonger]

118. I hate people with that level of pretension

always have. Hell, Shakespeare told dick jokes. Garrison Keillor as the benchmark for what is true humor? That doesn't just sound like someone you would hate?

And, yes, I am using hate in a hyperbolic manner. And I hate people who don't see value in hyperbole :P

[spoony]

52. Licking a dog's butt is biting satire?

Odd, I figured it was just a juvenile gross-out stunt to disguise a fundamental lack of wit.

[slampoet]

76. It was funnier when Ren and Stimpy did it.

[Yael]

4. Its not just you

I don't get her either. She is not funny in the least.

[ruggerson]

5. I think she's deeply funny

the episode where she becomes an AIDS crusader is classic.

[Bombtrack]

7. It was funny how she delivered it, even though all her other jokes from that set were better

she doesn't normally make jokes about individual people or celebrities. She was aclamating to the pseudo-thinking MTV audience, in addition to being scheduled immediately after Britney Spears "performance" on it.

If you don't think Sarah Silverman is funny, I'm sorry but you're a comedy retard. She's extremely respected in that world. Whether it's Bill Maher, all the Mr. Show people, Howard Stern, or Rosie O'Donnell, they all agree she's great.

[Mythsaje]

12. That's me...comedy retard.

I can live with that.

[LisaL]

17. How would anyone like to be the subject of these jokes?

I mean, the subject of these jokes was right there on the same show.
Britney might be a celebrity, but she is still human.

[Goblinmonger]

22. Britney and Paris have both made their fame

off of the shit that Silverman mocked them for. If they don't want people to talk about them doing those things, then they should stop relying on those things to generate their fame and income. That's like saying, "How could anyone say that OJ was an asshole when he was right in the audience?"

[LisaL]

35. Right. And what did Britney's two little children do to deserve this?

[Goblinmonger]

38. They were there? Didn't know that.

I assume (read: hope) that their parental figures are sheltering them from the outrageous bullshit that both parents are doing (yes, I realize the inherent tautology in that sentence). They can shelter them from Silverman's comments, too.

[LisaL]

47. I didn't say the children were there. I've said I don't see as to

how the joke about the children is funny, and these children have not done anything to be joked about.

[Elidor]

91. LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE!!!

:cry:

[LisaL]

8. I don't think it's funny. Actually I think it's kind of mean.

[Mythsaje]

9. I've tried to watch her...

I ended up deciding I'd rather bludgeon myself with a hunk of granite.

It's not just you.

[varkam]

10. Wait wait wait - Fox News had a comedy show?

I thought they already had one - Hannity and Colmes.

[Reterr]

11. I don't get her either.eom

[monktonman]

13. Funny sometimes / Hot all the time.

Sometimes I tune in just to look at her.

[sandnsea]

Thought it was just me

And I have no problem with raunchy humor, but this girl just isn't funny. Then again, I don't get The Office or Tina Fey either.

[mwb970]

103. Funny you would mention The Office here.

A friend gave me a DVD set of The Office, raving about how great it is. I watched as much as I could stand (about 15 minutes) of the first two episodes and returned the DVDs. What I saw was an obnoxious jerk who thinks he's cool and a bunch of people intimidated by him. Why is this funny? We have obnoxious jerks in the real world and we don't laugh at them.

I'm a smart, witty guy, I really am. But The Office seemed about as funny to me as SS - namely not at all.

[MorningGlow]

15. Me either

I'm suspecting she's getting a lot of mileage out of cute "All-American-looking girl" with rosy cheeks spouts outrageous things. Whatever. Yawn.

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[DemocratSinceBirth]

104. Jewish Looking

Like her:



Or her:




or her:

[Goblinmonger]

111. Don't be deliberately obtuse

you know what I mean. and I clearly stated I think she is hot so I don't know what the point of your pictures would be otherwise.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

117. "Obtuse"

I don't know what "Jewish looking" means..


You mean like him:








Or him

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

128. Don't forget

Her



her



her



her


her


And two of my most favorite actresses



There are lots and lots more.

[mrcheerful]

20. Whats not to get? She's a self centered spoiled person that thinks the world revolves around them ty

type who never gets it. She is just a typical american moron, its never about others its what she wants end of story. Never once does she connect that freedom to do as she wants also means letting others have the same freedoms. Every show so far has shown just how shallow of a person she is and I see it in the people around me, unless it effects them personally, then it doesn't happen unless you bring it on yourself type attitude. Take SO's mom for example, people shouldn't get government hand outs. Then she cries that she can't get no help from the Government, thats Sarah Silverman.

[Goblinmonger]

27. Did you ever consider that you don't really know the difference

between the character one plays and the real person? Did you ever consider that Silverman's "stupidness" is a satirical comment? I realize she is a comedian, but you don't seriously think that the persona that comedians have on stage is what they are like in their everyday lives.

[eShirl]

32. not everyone finds fake "stupidness" funny, either

just sayin'...

[Goblinmonger]

34. Perfectly reasonable

But to make charges against someone as stupid, when that is the character they are playing to make a point is kind of silly, isn't it. Don't like the stupid act? Fine. But at least know what it is.

[muffin1]

21. I think she's hilarious.

But like some posters have already said, she's not for everyone. The first time I saw her was on Real Time with Bill Maher, and she made me cringe and laugh at the same time. She was also great on the latest Comic Relief. For you Monk fans, she did a couple of turns on that show that were funny.

[Taverner]

23. I think she's funny, but not great

If she wasn't as drop dead gorgeous as she is, she'd be just another comedienne on the circuit.

[muffin1]

45. Great pic

she is incredibly hot!:9

[Skip Intro]

101. She pushes buttons. She pushes boundaries. More power to her.

[xxqqqzme]

24. Count me as one not 'getting it.'

It just seems to me she is trying very, very hard to be funny. But then I don't think howard stern is funny & I never 'got' dice clay. Bill Hicks, though, I thought was very funny.

[eShirl]

28. DH and I call her "The Mean Ellen"

We don't find either one very funny.

[Disturbed]

36. What is Art? What is "funny"?

There is no correct answer.

[eShirl]

39. uh, I never said there was.

[hisownpetard]

33. I've yet to hear her say anything that makes me smile, much less laugh. I think

she confuses 'outrageous' with 'funny.'
Just because the thought you express is outrageous (or even repugnant),
that doesn't necessarily mean there's humor in it.
Sign me up as a non-believer.

[chitty]

49. I dunno........

I think this is pretty funny and a little outrageous, but a lot of comedy is.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1940830967957583611&q=Sarah+Silverman&total=1231&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=7

Language!

[hisownpetard]

64. Ya know, I guess I just don't like her, for some reason. If someone else (e.g. Adam Sandler or

Will Ferrell sang it, I'd probably think it was a lot funnier).

[hyphenate]

37. IMHO

I think she's somewhat mean-spirited. But then, the truth is, I don't like most stand-up comedy anyhow, and find most comedy to be completely subjective, and there are as many subjects to specialize in as there are comedians to talk about them. That said, I don't find much of the comedy currently popular to be my cup of tea, and only find one TV show, Two and a Half Men, to be something I definitely enjoy. On the other hand, one of my all-time favorites was The Odd Couple, which makes me think I care more about characterizations than the actual situations themselves.

It's okay, though; I am still stuck in the 70s with Monty Python, so I'm definitely not an expert on modern comedy!

[Catchawave]

40. Reminds me of a female Tom Green....

Gross out humor, which I enjoy in very small doses.

[CRF450]

50. What?? How can you compare her to Tom Green?

He's done so many crazy stunts, Sarra's not even on the radar.

[daninthemoon]

41. Can't comment on her show, because I've never watched it. In the

past, I've seen her on shows where in attempting to be "edgy", she went way to far in making racial/rascist "observations" that pushed the limit way past anything I could be comfortable watching. The things I saw weren't witty, funny, poignant, or anything worth doing. Reminded me of an even less funny Andrew Dice Clay. I don't think I'll be watching her show anytine soon. Well, maybe if she goes topless.

[EOTE]

72. The difference is...

Andrew Dice Clay is an arrogant ass. Sarah Silverman plays one on TV. I think her show is in the top 3 or so funniest shows on television, and it's precisely because of her constantly pushing the envelope. Yeah, it sometimes makes me uncomfortable, but I think the best comedy does.

[begin_within]

131. Silverman certainly came across as an arrogant ass the other night

on one of those celebrity shows (I think it was TMZ) where she was just arriving or leaving some event, and acted like a pompous primadonna towards the tiny gaggle of fans who called out to her.

[Deja Q]

42. She tries to imitate how Carroll O'Connor could play a bigoted lovable nit-wit.

Except he could play Archie Bunker with credibility.

She's so wooden in her delivery, she couldn't tie her shoe unless somebody sawed her in two and laid the pieces next to each other!

There comes a point when blatant vulgarity is not a substitute for comedy.

I'll admit, however, that the stab at Madonna did exude a brief chuckle...

[alarimer]

43. I have never seen the show but that interview made me want to take a look

The thought of someone auditioning for a pageant doing a tap-dance routine as Anne Frank I just found hilarious. Sort of sick, I guess, but funny. Now it may be that she is better in small doses but I will just have to see.

She sounded like a very intelligent person in that interview.

[Habibi]

51. I don't get her, either.

My husband and I rented Jesus is Magic after seeing her in The Aristocrats, and I had to bail about a third of the way through. Too mean-spirited to be funny, imo.

I never really "got" Andy Kaufman, either.

[Xenotime]

53. She makes me sick.

[Marr]

55. I think she's hilarious.

The commercials for her show frigging kill me. "Why would I sign an autograph for a fish...? Right?"

[Warren Stupidity]

56. It is a style of humor that is intentionally cringe-worthy

either you get it or you fall for it. I happen to like what she does.

[Forkboy]

57. I'm totally hit or miss on her.

She's made me laugh a few times, but overall she strikes me as forced, and trying to hard to be controversial at the expense of just writing good jokes.

I'll take Eddie Izzard over her any day.Of course, I'd take Eddie over any other living comedian. :)

[pink-o]

59. She does nothing for me either

...and I don't see her as a shining example of "Jewish Comedy". Members of my own family could knock over a room better than she can.

There is a certain low-brow Jewish comedy, epitomised by "Mad" magazine in the 60s (loved it) or Mel Brooks shtick in movies like "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein". Totally lacking in sophistication but absolutely hilarious. Sacha Baron Cohen has it in spades, he's struck the perfect balance between piss-your-pants funny and stomach-clenching cringing. But Silverman, like Andy Kaufmann misses the boat. That cultist, smug, I'm-so-funny-and-if-you-don't-get-it-you-must-be-a-moron, mean-spiritedness really puts me off.

But what do I know? I think the funniest Jew out there is my little Bubbeleh Jon Stewart Liebowitz.

[jhrobbins]

137. He is a tateleh, no question.

[tom_paine]

61. She's just not funny. Not in the least.

And stuff like South Park's outrages make me laugh my ass off, so I am pretty sure it isn't that I can't laugh at crazy edge-stuff like that.

But she just sucks, that's all. Just plain sucks.

[aikoaiko]

62. Hillarious. Sometimes I cringe, but her comedy moves me.

[Warren DeMontague]

63. She's a smartass. And sometimes she's VERY funny.

But aesthetic appreciation is not always quantifiable. I like certain kinds of music that some other people will gladly inform me they detest (e.g. The Dead) ... what's the point of endlessly debating whether it's "really" good or not? People like what they like.

I've seen Sarah Silverman deliver some monologues that were riotously funny. But I also got a couple episodes of her show off of itunes and was disappointed. It was pretty uneven.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

65. She's the funniest cute, blank-faced comedienne who's not funny there is.

[liberalmuse]

66. I love her show on Comedy Central...

but I believe MTV keeps hiring her year after year to host their awards show because they truly detest celebrities. She makes the audience squirm, and they really hate her. I mean, if she can make me feel sorry for Paris Hilton...ouch! Her show doesn't make fun of homeless people, just her character's reaction towards them. Her character is like that evil little girl from 'The Bad Seed', only she's funny as hell. It's like a politically incorrect 'Curb Your Enthusiasm', or 'Seinfeld' on meth.

[Skittles]

67. her "humor" is ugly and desperate

if she wasn't considered "hot" by a large segment of the male population we would never have heard of her

[slampoet]

73. Wow, you're right. She is Desperate.

Great comment.

[Colorado Progressive]

85. They really think she's hot? ick! nt

[slampoet]

68. Look at me look at me look at me look at me!!! (fart)

By sara silverman


It's a real shame too. She was actually funny once in the Aristocrats.

[Iris]

70. Oddly, I do. And I generally hate gross-out vulgar type humour.

So, what I'm saying is she seems to be one of those people - either you like her or you don't.

I can't really explain it.

[momster]

71. We Don't 'Get' Her Either

Neither DH nor I. Maybe we're too far past 'cool'. But then I don't find a lot of the gross-out, stupid-people-acting-stupidly movies funny either. Farelly Brothers are on my no-go list no matter how good other people say the flick may be. SS is in the same category. She may be a comedic genius but she's just not to my taste.

I'll make an exception for Mr. Bean but prefer BlackAdder, just as mean but twice as funny.

[GreenPartyVoter]

74. Meh

[riverdeep]

75. I think age may have something to do with getting it.

People who are older probably have no idea of the world young people live in. They listen to rap music filled with explicit, demeaning lyrics, watch movies with 'sick' humour as a standard, their peers talk and act like this, it's reflected back to them in every part of their lives. They couldn't escape if they wanted to. The only alternatives to raunch culture comes from Christian and religious sources, which is a shame. So some of them go there and wind up screwed up in different ways.

I know these words make me sound like some sort of 'culture warrior' ala Bill O'Reilly, and truth be told, I do think there are some fundamentally wrong things with the culture that the left rarely addresses, partly to stand in contrast with the right. But unlike the right, I don't want to go back to the 50's, that magical time when everything was right.

Having said that, I'm ambivalent on SS. Not always my cup of tea, but some of it is funny. She seems self-aware that this will come across as mean and puts it out there in that context, rather that actually being mean, although who knows? She's pretty much about shock than anything. People who rely on this humour have a certain lifespan, because the audience gets acclimated. She is by no means the only one doing this, Margaret Cho, Chelsea Handler, hell too many to name. This is actually the new mold of comedy, so get used to it. Someday soon, she will be tame.

[NashVegas]

80. There's Just So Much That's Not True About Her Shtick

She ragged on Madonna, quoted above and the more I think about it, for me, SS is to stand-up comedy what Madonna is/was to modern music. It's all a put on.

Bill Hicks is mentioned in this thread; Hicks was 4 times as fierce and yet it was easy to see that at heart he was trying to put some genuine outrage across. I don't get the feeling that SS is outraged by her targets, I get the feeling she is trying to one-up them.

The only alternatives to raunch culture comes from Christian and religious sources, which is a shame.

That's just not so, but mainstream media is obsessed with short-cuts. Bravo, once upon a time, was a great TV channel, then NBC bought it. There's plenty of good stuff out there, it's just that people have to seek it out - and/or make their own. But you do bring up a great point; the movie Jesus Camp alludes to the problem of trash culture and religion attempting to fill the void with their own. A shame that point sails over the heads of most.

[riverdeep]

83. I love Bill Hicks!

Yeah, there's an example of someone using outrage in a cool way.

I agree that I overstated that the only alternatives are religious, but they are hard to find and implement for the young. Most people think of the young as being extremely rebellious, but I believe that the main force driving most young people is conformity, conformity to their subgroup. It's very difficult for the typical young person to stand up against their peer group. Most peer group models have bought into raunch culture wholesale. Although something else is out there, most aren't going to seek it out or make it a part of their lives. Hell, most of them don't even understand or believe the dynamics we're talking about even exist.

[NashVegas]

122. May I Ask

How old you are?

I understand what you're saying, but even within peer groups there are subculture groups.

My "sub-group," as young 'uns, were blissed out by movies like "A Room with a View" and "Wings of Desire," fell in love with the Replacements, read our Ginger Man and Kundera. Contrary to what mainstream media would promote, we didn't throw it all overboard when Nirvana hit. But even then, like now, you had to seek the good stuff out. We were lucky to have an alternate weekly (Metroland) with a wonderful editor/publisher team.

A few weeks ago, I was at a Nashville production of Hedwig & the Angry Inch. In 14 years of being here, I've never seen a theatre crowd this excited to be at a production, and this young. Warmed the cockles of me heart :)

[Katherine Brengle]

94. I'm 26 and I think she's an asshole.

I don't think it has anything to do with age, just intelligence and human decency.

[Goblinmonger]

113. Yes, that's it

only indecent idiots like what you don't.

[Katherine Brengle]

124. I don't have a lot of respect for people

who enjoy that kind of crap. Why should I?

Life's too short.

[SarahB]

77. I like her.

Then again, I've been a proud, irreverent bitch myself since I can remember. :D

[NashVegas]

78. I Get It, I Just Don't Like It

She's not funny at all to me. She's just mean.

[mvd]

81. Well, I'm not into dirty jokes

But I don't think that's the only place her talent lies.

[Colorado Progressive]

82. I don't think she's a bit funny, and I hate the "V" word in my face all the time too! nt

[Goblinmonger]

114. V word?

Now it is somehow bad to type a medical term.

[Snarkturian Clone]

84. She's never been funny. Before she dated Jimmy Kimmel

she had bit parts in sitcoms. She owes a lot of exposure to Jimmy Kimmel.

[daninthemoon]

99. Ding Ding Ding..We have a winner.

[tishaLA]

86. I think she's brilliant

But, like all comedy, she's not for all tastes. Hell, some people think the cable guy schtick is funny.

[Skip Intro]

102. me too

[DemocratSinceBirth]

105. I'm Surprised Nobody Has Pointed Out Humor Is Subjective

eom

[jpgray]

87. Bad vagina jokes are no more interesting than bad dick jokes

In this case their relative rarity does not equate to value.

[ShortnFiery]

88. In my youth I was very cold (stupid insensitive) with "frogs in a blender" and "bob" type jokes

but I also must admit that Sarah Silverman crosses a line with me that pushes limits to my tolerance.

Nope, I just don't get it?!?

I don't think she should be censored but DAMN, she's ultra-gross. :(

[NuttyFluffers]

89. the precocious child telling vulgar jokes is an OLD standby

and has been done infinitely better before as well. shit, all you have to do is remember the Dadaists at the very least. she's barely striking 1/3 of her pitches and supposedly this is talent? nah, i just smell desperation from her trying to fabricate a career and desperation from lustful eyes who wish they could have sex with her. she's been over before she was even here and only the aging poseurs who still think themselves edgy haven't got it yet. in a retrospective it's funny to laugh at her popularity with her big fans, though, so there is that going for her.

[AZBlue]

92. Thank you!

She's this generation's Joan Rivers, who I didn't get either. I don't find humor in being nasty, mean, or incredibly bitchy.

[Katherine Brengle]

93. Sarah Silverman is an unintelligent, misogynist, plain old obnoxious human being.

Her "humor" isn't even "outrageous" it's just rude.

Outrageous would be something at least original, which her performances are not.

She's just mean.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

95. she annoys the crap out of me

[Rex]

96. She works too hard at being 'funny'.

I agree, she is predictable and boring.

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[Malikshah]

98. I'm a proud member of the "how the hell is she considered talented"

club.

She's not the female Lenny Bruce. She's not even remotely edgy.

Hell, I can see where some people could find Andrew Dice Clay humorous-- not that I did-- moreso the the lowest common denominator style of humor.

Sarah Silverman? Just not funny.

But--it's all in who you know, I guess.

Of course-- she comes from the crowd of comics that felt that SNL in the late 90s and early 2000s was funny.... an insular little group who work in each other's movies and on each other's shows.

[Skip Intro]

100. She's a comic genius. Hillarious. In an uncomfortable way.

Which I just don't have a problem with, either.


She is a very very funny commedianne.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

106. Humor Is Subjective

eom

[martymar64]

107. I like her

Plus she is one sexy muthafucka!

[seabeyond]

115. i tried watching her a couple times. i dont think she is funny n/t

[distantearlywarning]

116. I don't think she's funny either. n/t

[knitter4democracy]

119. I'm with you. I don't get her at all.

I've seen clips, but it just never hits me as funny or anything other than sad or pathetic.

[book_worm]

120. I don't care for her either, but that's the thing about comedy

you might not like her but the guy next to you might be laughing his ass off at her.

[underpants]

121. She is the new Garafalo

Nice people from what I gather but from a comedy fans perspective I just don't see it either.

I think that basically they were the only passable females around at the time and probably had enough money to buy everyone's pot so they became the darlings of the crowd and thus the media spin was set.

[NashVegas]

125. What a Mean Thing to Say

About Garafalo ...

Though now I think about it, perhaps in her stand-up, she was more incisive than funny. Still, I loved her bit about 90210.

[underpants]

126. Gee sorry

I just never got her act. The ready from a list of her routine on stage was insulting to the audience and viewers in my humble opinion

:shrug:

[NashVegas]

135. Hmmm?

"the ready"?

[underpants]

139. the readING

my bad

[NashVegas]

143. np

peace

[MadHound]

123. I "get" Silverman, I just don't think that she's funny.

At this point I'm hoping her ratings crash and the show makes way for something truly funny.

[blondeatlast]

127. The venom level in this thread is jaw-dropping. I won't judge anyone

about what makes them laugh as long as they are not laughing at true cruelty.

Whether I care for her or not doesn't even matter.

[alfredo]

129. She is Seinfeld with a vagina.

[begin_within]

130. She kissed the right ass, in the right places, at the right times, to get where she is

Sadly, that's all that is required any more to "make it big." Talent, skills, brains, sincerity, knowlege, passion, hard work - all of that is useless if you don't know the right people. In whatever field.

[begin_within]

132. Q. If she's so funny, or gifted, or talented, why can't she come up with better material?

[LostInAnomie]

133. I think she's hilarious.

Humor is subjective. If you don't get it, or don't like it, then don't watch it. That's much preferable to crying about stuff you don't get, and starting a venomous thread confusing a comedienne's character with the comedienne.

[AnotherGreenWorld]

134. I get it. It's just not funny.

[AngryOldDem]

136. In a word, no.

Methinks she is most impressed with herself. I, most definitely, am not.

Maybe I am getting old, but the crude humor schtick doesn't do it for me anymore.

[porphyrian]

138. Maybe these will help...

http://facstaff.uww.edu/shiblesw/humorbook/index.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/J002267F/types_of_humor.htm

[ReadTomPaine]

142. I don't care for Sarah, but her sister Laura was great on "Dr Katz, Professional Therapist"

as the acerbic receptionist. I watched an episode of Sarah's show just to catch some of Laura again.

I just loved "Dr. Katz" - great vehicle for stand up style comedy!