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Silverman Show Gets a Reprieve

Comedy Central to share show with GLBT focused network

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 4, 2009 12:02 PM CST

(Newser) – The nailbiting can end: The fate of the Sarah Silverman Program is settled for another year, after Comedy Central struck a deal to finance the comedy. The producers had refused to work with a slashed budget, and negotiations stalled until an exec thought to ask sister network Logo to share Silverman, writes the Hollywood Reporter.

Sarah Silverman performs during the 'Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education' presented by Comedy Central at the Beacon Theatre on April 13, 2008.
Sarah Silverman performs during the 'Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education' presented by Comedy Central at the Beacon Theatre on April 13, 2008.   (Getty Images)
Actress Sarah Silverman arrives at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 in Santa Monica, Calif.
Actress Sarah Silverman arrives at the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 in Santa Monica, Calif.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Comedian Sarah Silverman arrives for the 2008 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.
Comedian Sarah Silverman arrives for the 2008 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Saturday, Sept. 13, 2008.   (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
Comedian Sarah Silverman poses in New York in this Jan. 29, 2007 file photo. Her The Sarah Silverman Program is set for its third season on Comedy Central.
Comedian Sarah Silverman poses in New York in this Jan. 29, 2007 file photo. Her "The Sarah Silverman Program" is set for its third season on Comedy Central.   (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
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nevets
Mar 4, 2009 2:38 AM CST
Why? It's not funny.

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