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NEWS ABOUT: Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman stories: 17 news summaries

(Newser) - Sarah Silverman last struck viral video gold with her "I'm fucking Matt Damon" musical ditty. On Bill Maher's HBO show last night, she debuted her newest effort: a proposal to end world hunger by selling the Vatican, which she figures is "worth, like, 500 billion dollars." And... More »

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SLIDESHOW

 Emmys' Fashion 
 Winners, Losers 




Drew Barrymore 'luminous,' Tina Fey dowdy on the red carpet

Sep 21, 09 8:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Emmy winners and losers weren’t just singled out onstage—sartorial successes and failures stalked the red carpet as well. Elizabeth Snead offers a wrap-up in the Los Angeles Times. The Winners:
  • Drew Barrymore: “Luminous in Monique Lhuillier’s blush-hued tulle strapless gown.
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entertainment • fashion • Tina Fey • celebrity • Heidi Klum • Emmy Awards • red carpet • Sarah Silverman • Vanessa Williams • Drew Barrymore • Jennifer Love Hewitt • Kristin Chenoweth

(Newser) - Nobody’s No. 1 on O, the Oprah Magazine’s inaugural “Power List.” Indeed, no one’s any other number either.  “Power can be so many things,” the editors reason, so they’re honoring women who are powerful in different ways. A sampling:... More »

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entertainment • theater • Al Gore • tennis • list • Oprah Winfrey • comedy • power • Venus Williams • Sarah Silverman • Donna Brazile • O, the Oprah Magazine • Anna Deavere Smith

 Top Saturday Night Live Alums 

Stars who made it big after the show

Jun 5, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Not all Saturday Night Live alums go on to bigger and better things after leaving the show. Time pronounces the top 10 who did.
  • Will Ferrell has come a long way since those cheerleader sketches. His latest flick, Land of the Lost, opens today (and judging from the
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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Tina Fey • Bill Murray • Al Franken • Chris Rock • Sarah Silverman • Eddie Murphy • Will Ferrell • Sarah Palin • John Belushi • Janeane Garofalo • Chevy Chase

(Newser) - Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have broken up again, and it "seems like it's over for good this time," a source tells Us. Silverman, 38, reportedly pulled the plug after months of on-and-off dating. The comic pair had just reunited last fall. "He's really blue—very... More »

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celebrity • Jimmy Kimmel • gossip • Sarah Silverman




 Silverman 
 Show Gets 
 a Reprieve 

Comedy Central to share show with GLBT focused network

Mar 4, 09 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... More »

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funding • Comedy Central • Sarah Silverman • economic downturn • Logo Network

 Budget Cuts 
 Threaten 
 Silverman 
 Show 

Exec producers, network in talks

Mar 2, 09 9:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Executive producers of Sarah Silverman’s Comedy Central series are threatening to can the third season due to budget cuts, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The network slashed the budget by more than 20%, and producers—including Silverman—aren’t sure the show’s integrity can be maintained at $850,... More »

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television • recession • Comedy Central • Sarah Silverman • budget cuts • economy • TV series

ANALYSIS

Celeb Books Only Safe Bet These Days


Feb 12, 09 4:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Britney Spears is shopping a book to top publishers, and editors are lining up to meet her—a further sign of the strapped book industry's new mantra: "Only the sure-fire, big ticket, lowest-common-denominator bestsellers will survive," writes Sara Nelson in the Wrap. Spears’ book, no doubt with a... More »

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Britney Spears • Tina Fey • recession • Sarah Silverman • Diane Keaton • publishing industry • recession depression • book deal

 Year's Top 10 
 Moments of 
 Celeb Activism 

Oprah, Paris, Will.i.am make a difference

Dec 29, 08 11:50 AM CST
(Newser) - It’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times. Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008:
  • Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden
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Barack Obama • Don Cheadle • Ron Burkle • Paris Hilton • Oprah Winfrey • Matt Damon • political activism • activist • Sarah Silverman • George Clooney • Will.i.am • Proposition 8 • Norman Lear • Best of 2008

(Newser) - Literary agent Dan Strone oversaw two multimillion-dollar celebrity book deals last week, stunning the publishing industry, the New York Observer reports. He scored $2.5 million for a Sarah Silverman book and drew bids topping $7 million for a Jerry Seinfeld title. Both were auctioned without a proposal. “I... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • literature • publishing • Sarah Silverman • book • celebrity tell-alls • Dan Strone

(Newser) - Funny girl Sarah Silverman will be paid $2.5 million by HarperCollins to write a collection of comic essays, the New York Observer reports.The bankable big- and small-screen star set off a spirited bidding war among publishers, though she will fall short of the reported $6 million that fellow... More »

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publishing • Sarah Silverman • book • comedian • Bill Maher Grid

OPINION

Sarah Silverman, You Don't Get Jewish Voters

Bubbie is uneasy
over Obama's
stance on Israel

Oct 8, 08 2:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Silverman may be urging young Jews to persuade their bubbies in Florida to vote for Barack Obama, but older Jews are right to be uneasy with the Democrat, writes Anat Hakim in the Los Angeles Times. Much of Obama’s history has Jews feeling that “something is just... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Sarah Silverman • the Jewish vote • Election 2008 • Bill Maher Grid

 Jimmy, Sarah May Be on Again 

Jimmy Kimmel, Sarah Silverman dating again

Oct 8, 08 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Funny couple Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman are back together, People reports. The pair, who ended their 5-year relationship in July, have been going on touchy-feely dates, leaving an LA restaurant holding hands and getting cozy during pal Howard Stern’s wedding last week.  "They're taking it slow,... More »

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celebrity • Jimmy Kimmel • Emmy Awards • Sarah Silverman • comedian

 Kimmel, Silverman Split Up 

No comment from Damon, Affleck

Jul 14, 08 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - After 5 years together, Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman have broken up, reps for the newly minted ex-couple confirmed to Vanity Fair today. "Jimmy and Sarah have and will have no further comment," said a joint statement. Confessions of involvement with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck apparently didn't... More »

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comedy • Jimmy Kimmel • breakup • Matt Damon • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • actor • comedian

 Kate Hudson 'Most Beautiful' 

She tops People magazine's annual list

Apr 30, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - People Magazine has released its annual list of the 100 most beautiful people, and Kate Hudson leads the way. Here's the top 10:
  1. Kate Hudson
  2. Salma Hayek
  3. Mary J. Blige
  4. Rumer Willis (daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore)
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beauty • celebrity • Kate Hudson • Sarah Silverman • People Magazine

Kimmel's Revenge Scores Big

Video rebuttal to squeeze Silverman is star-studded sensation

Feb 27, 08 4:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Take that, Sarah. A star-studded—and very much tongue-in-cheek—ode to Jimmy Kimmel's lust for Ben Affleck has become an Internet sensation, Billboard reports. The late-night host's video is a rebuttal to girlfriend Sarah Silverman's "I'm F---ing Matt Damon." The latest salvo, with Kimmel and a host of... More »

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Paul McCartney • Brad Pitt • Jimmy Kimmel • Joel Madden • Matt Damon • Faith Hill • Tim McGraw • Sarah Silverman • Ben Affleck • Harrison Ford • Joan Jett • Benji Madden • Good Charlotte • Macy Gray • Pete Wentz • Fall Out Boy • Ashlee Simpson • Josh Groban • Huey Lewis

Oops!...She Flubbed It Again

Britney's 'comeback' MTV performance tanks

Sep 10, 07 7:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears' attempt to return to pop at last night's MTV VMAs may have fizzled, drawing boos from critics, bloggers and even fellow performers. Her fractional lip-synching to “Give Me More” left audiences unconvinced, while lethargic dancing and her added weight got bad reviews—except from gossip columnist Perez... More »

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Britney Spears • MTV • Video Music Awards • Perez Hilton • Sarah Silverman

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