The Sarah Silverman Program
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The Sarah Silverman Program is an American
television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman
, who created the series with Dan Harmon
and Rob Schrab
. The show premiered on February 1, 2007 on Comedy Central
.
, a district in the San Fernando Valley
portion of Los Angeles
, which is portrayed as an autonomous city within the show. Silverman plays a fictionalized version of herself, an unemployed woman who leads an irresponsible life. Her most notable trait is her undiluted, childlike self-absorption, which commonly leads to awkward, comedic situations in which she insults friends, family and total strangers. The show tackled issues such as abortion
, racism
, and same-sex marriage
. The show was canceled after running three seasons. The show was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios
, Hollywood, California.
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
put The Sarah Silverman Program on hiatus in November 2007. According to actor Brian Posehn in March 2008, "We go back to work the third week of April." The second half of the second season began airing on October 8, 2008. The third season premiered February 4, 2010. The series had its first TV-MA rated episode, episode 308 Just Breve, on April 1, 2010.
(2.2 million viewers) in 2004." On February 12, 2007, eleven days after the show's premiere, Comedy Central announced that it had "ordered 16 new episodes for air this fall and next spring." The network claimed the early pickup was because in its first two weeks, "[the show] was the most-watched cable show in primetime among all key demos." Comedy Central called it "its most successful primetime launch in three years."
The show also drew some critical acclaim. Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle
, said that the show is "bursting with imagination, audacity, rude charm, and a relentlessly funny worldview" and called the show "an offbeat gem." Daniel Fierman of Entertainment Weekly
called it "totally hilarious." Tad Friend
of The New Yorker
called the show "The meanest sitcom in years — and one of the funniest." Doug Elfman of The Chicago Sun-Times called the show "a live-action comedy as funny as Chappelle's Show
." Time
magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #6. The show has also been praised for its non-stereotypical portrayal of a gay couple, resulting in a GLAAD Media Awards
nomination.
The show has had its fair share of detractors. Matt Roush of TV Guide
called the show "juvenile" saying that "Silverman reminds us how quickly the novelty can wear off while watching a pixie with a potty mouth." Roush went on to say that, "If there's such a thing as feminist frat-boy humor, Silverman has mastered it. Big deal." Salon.com
gave the show a negative review, elaborating that, "The Sarah Silverman Program has all of the charms of a joke with an audible fart as the punch line."
On July 16, 2009, Silverman was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on the series.
stepped in to co-produce the third season.
United States
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television series that starred comedian and actress Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is a Jewish American comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....
, who created the series with Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon
Dan Harmon is a writer and performer. He is the creator and an executive producer for the NBC television comedy series Community, and, along with Rob Schrab, a founder of the alternative television network/website Channel 101....
and Rob Schrab
Rob Schrab
Rob Schrab is a comic book creator, actor, comedian, writer, and film and television producer. Schrab grew up in Mayville, Wisconsin. He is known as the creator of the comic book, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack,...
. The show premiered on February 1, 2007 on Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
.
Premise
Episodes revolve around the comedic hi-jinks and adventures of Sarah and her friends in Valley Village, CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, a district in the San Fernando Valley
San Fernando Valley
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portion of Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, which is portrayed as an autonomous city within the show. Silverman plays a fictionalized version of herself, an unemployed woman who leads an irresponsible life. Her most notable trait is her undiluted, childlike self-absorption, which commonly leads to awkward, comedic situations in which she insults friends, family and total strangers. The show tackled issues such as abortion
Abortion
Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo prior to viability. An abortion can occur spontaneously, in which case it is usually called a miscarriage, or it can be purposely induced...
, racism
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
, and same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage
Same-sex marriage is marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or social gender. Supporters of legal recognition for same-sex marriage typically refer to such recognition as marriage equality....
. The show was canceled after running three seasons. The show was filmed at Hollywood Center Studios
Hollywood Center Studios
Hollywood Center Studios is a company based in Los Angeles, California that provides stage facilities to television and movie production companies. Its sound stages, located at 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood, California, are steeped in Hollywood history...
, Hollywood, California.
Characters
- Sarah Jane Anastasia Silverman, a.k.a. Sarah St. Clair (Sarah SilvermanSarah SilvermanSarah Kate Silverman is a Jewish American comedian, writer, actress, singer and musician. Her satirical comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics such as racism, sexism, and religion....
) – The main character who is extremely childish, immature and exhibits a lack of diplomacy or sensitivity to others. She likely suffers from a personality disorder and often acts impulsively, oblivious to anyone or anything else. Sarah doesn't have a job as she hates and refuses to work and attacks anyone who tells her to get a job so her sister Laura pays her rent. Sarah is very close to Laura, and she has a dog named Doug, whom she found in the trash. Her favorite TV show is Cookie Party!, a (fictional) "Iron ChefIron Chefis a Japanese television cooking show produced by Fuji Television. The series, which premiered on October 10, 1992, is a stylized cook-off featuring guest chefs challenging one of the show's resident "Iron Chefs" in a timed cooking battle built around a specific theme ingredient. The series ended...
"-like game showGame showA game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
in which contestants have a cookie bake-off, voted on by the viewers and hosted by drag-queen "Mini Coffee" and his puppet side-kick Ookie. Sarah enjoys watching the show with Laura as a weekly ritual, though going on Cookie Party! as contestants was not without its pitfalls for Laura and Sarah, as well as their mother's skeleton. Sarah despises her sister's boyfriend (later husband) Jay, a policeman, and frequently says so. She retaliates by attempting to undermine their relationship, sometimes in a jealous manner. Sarah attended Valley Village High School with Brian, Steve, and Laura. Sarah and Laura's parents, Max and Rose Silverman, died when they were young (though Max later turns up alive and stalking Larry BirdLarry BirdLarry Joe Bird is a former American NBA basketball player and coach. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish...
at a book-signing.) Sarah's jobless, careless-yet-comfy lifestyle is usually a major part of the shows' plot, along with constant episodes of humiliation at Laura's expense, despite Sarah's total dependence on her hard-working sister. - Laura Jane Silverman III (Laura SilvermanLaura Silverman-External links:...
) – Sarah's younger sister (in real life, her older sister), is a registered nurseRegistered nurseA registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
. Their parents died when they were young (Her mother's tombstone claims she died in 1986, when Sarah was 10), and Sarah is the only family that Laura has. Laura is very susceptible to guilt, making Sarah's manipulation of her remarkably easy. She is more responsible than Sarah and devotes most of her life to taking care of her. In the first episode, she tells Jay that she can eat 30 hard-boiled eggs in one sitting. She used to have a large amount of pubic hair (like her mother) until the episode "Patriot Tact" where she shaves it all off after her mother came to her in the form of a ghost and tells her how it's OK for Laura to shave. She falls in love with Jay in the first episode. She attended Valley Village High School with Brian, Steve, and Sarah. Laura pays Sarah's rent because Sarah is too lazy and immature to get a job or to support herself. Laura is currently married to Jay. - Brian Damien Spukowski (Brian PosehnBrian PosehnBrian Edmund Posehn is an American actor, voice actor, musician and comedian, known for his roles as mail clerk Kevin Liotta on NBC's Just Shoot Me!, a cast member and writer on HBO's Mr. Show, and most recently as Brian Spukowski on Comedy Central's The Sarah Silverman Program.-Early life:Posehn...
) – Sarah's gay neighbor and friend, who is dating Steve. Is an enthusiastic metalhead but only has one song on his five-year-old iPodIPodiPod is a line of portable media players created and marketed by Apple Inc. The product line-up currently consists of the hard drive-based iPod Classic, the touchscreen iPod Touch, the compact iPod Nano, and the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle...
- the Spin DoctorsSpin DoctorsSpin Doctors is an American alternative rock band formed in New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes," and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong," which peaked the Billboard Hot 100 charts at #7 & #17 respectively....
' "Two PrincesTwo Princes"Two Princes" is a song by the New York City-based pop rock band Spin Doctors. As a single, it reached #7 in the United States, #2 in Canada, and #3 in the United Kingdom. It was the band's most popular song. It also ranked at #21 on Blender magazine's list of the "50 Worst Songs Ever". It ranked...
". Brian claims it's a palate cleanser to prevent him from going psycho from listening to only metal. In the first episode, he claims to be bisexual, which causes some strain with Steve. Following a near-death experience, when Sarah crashes their car, Brian tells Steve that the event put things in perspective and that he remains gay. Brian takes karateKarateis a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
lessons, but only uses his skills when he sees it is necessary (and not to defend Steve, episode "Humanitarian of the Year"). He and Steve occasionally double date with Laura and Jay, which they secretly dread. Brian attended Valley Village High School with Sarah, Steve, and Laura. In the episode "Nightmayor", he and Steve finally get married. - Steven Ned Myron III (Steve AgeeSteve AgeeSteve Agee is an American actor and comedian, best known for his supporting role as Steve Myron on the Comedy Central series The Sarah Silverman Program....
) – Sarah's gay neighbor and friend, who is dating Brian. He makes wry comments on his partner's antics, or may even prompt them (such as by suggesting TabTab (soft drink)Tab, stylized as TaB, is a diet cola soft drink produced by the Coca-Cola Company, first introduced in 1963. The soda was created by Coca Cola after the successful sales and marketing of Diet Rite cola, owned by The Royal Crown Company; previously, Diet Rite had been the only sugarless soda on the...
could be a fine beverage). In the first episode, the sight of women in lingerie made him physically ill due to (or despite) the fact that Brian had pasted his face on all the women in the catalogue. Steve enjoys playing Halo 2Halo 2Halo 2 is a first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie Studios. Released for the Xbox video game console on November 9, 2004, the game is the second installment in the Halo franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclaimed Halo: Combat Evolved...
online. He is often assaulted by strangers, who claim that his face just makes them want to punch him. Despite knowing karate, Brian usually lacks the will to stop people from punching Steve. Although Sarah and Laura have two friends that are named Steve, they nicknamed Steve "Straight Steve" to be ironic because he is gay. His family no longer speaks to him due to his homosexuality and relationship with Brian. He attended Valley Village High School with Sarah, Brian, and Laura. In the episode "Nightmayor", he and Brian finally get married. - Officer Jay McPherson (Jay JohnstonJay JohnstonJay Johnston is an American actor and comedian best known for his work as a writer and cast member on the HBO sketch comedy series Mr...
) – A police officer who is dating Laura, Sarah's sister. Jay met Laura when he arrested Sarah for driving her car into a playground sandbox after drinking too much cough syrupCough medicineA cough medicine is a medicinal drug used in an attempt to treat coughing and related conditions. For dry coughs, treatment with cough suppressants may be attempted to suppress the body's urge to cough...
and passing out. Jay is also a closet performer, in the genre of sentimental "gentle comedy" character sketches. Jay dislikes Sarah and calls her "the cuckoo clown" (in the episode "Positively Negative"), but he is so devoted to Laura that he will go out of his way to help Sarah, even when she vows to kill him. Jay wins a "Humanitarian of the Year" award for the work that he does reading to blind people. Growing up, he never celebrated his birthday because his mother told him that every day was his birthday. (She'd only told him that to cover up her beer and cake addiction, which ended up killing her on Jay's actual birthday.) Jay also has a brown moustacheMoustacheA moustache is facial hair grown on the outer surface of the upper lip. It may or may not be accompanied by a type of beard, a facial hair style grown and cropped to cover most of the lower half of the face.-Etymology:...
. In "Muffin' Man," Jay mentions that his partner, Officer Paul Tompkins, has been suspended for opening fire on a Hispanic youth who pulled a pellet gun on him, and that he had received a temporary new partner named Tig (Tig NotaroTig NotaroTig Notaro, born Carl Notaro, is an American stand-up comic."Tig" is a nickname, bestowed upon her by her brother when both were children. Her great-great-grandfather was the mayor of New Orleans....
) who is a lesbian. Jay was also very attached to a turtle he owned, Toot. Toot was shot to death by Sarah (in the episode "Pee"). It was revealed in Season 2 that Jay had an uncle that was killed by an electric eel. He proposed to Laura on the second season finale. - Doug – Doug is Sarah's "ChihuahuaChihuahua (dog)The ' is the smallest breed of dog and is so named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors and coat lengths.-History:...
-pugPugThe pug is a "toy" breed of dog with a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, and a compact square body with well-developed muscle. They have been described as multum in parvo , referring to the pug's personality and...
mix", pet dog that she found in the trash. He is played by Sarah Silverman's real-life pet dog, Duck.
Minor characters
- Armen (Armen Weitzman) – A softspoken clerk at the Fan-Tasti-Mart that Brian and Steve talk to during their various fights. He became Sarah's friend in the episode "Making New Friends".
- Eddie (Eddie Pepitone) – The cook at Romanski's, the restaurant Sarah and her friends frequent.
- God (Tucker SmallwoodTucker SmallwoodTucker Smallwood is an American actor, author and vocalist.-Early life:From 1967 to 1970, Smallwood served in the United States Army Airborne Infantry. Commanding a Mobile Advisory Team during the Vietnam War, he was wounded in action...
) – He has a one night stand with Sarah in "Batteries", then rekindles their relationship in "Ah, Men". - Mini Coffee (Rob SchrabRob SchrabRob Schrab is a comic book creator, actor, comedian, writer, and film and television producer. Schrab grew up in Mayville, Wisconsin. He is known as the creator of the comic book, Scud: The Disposable Assassin, co-writer of the feature film Monster House, the unaired pilot Heat Vision and Jack,...
) – the host of Cookie Party and "Valley Village's own Southern Belle" - Murray (Murray Gershenz) – An elderly resident of Valley Village. He joins Sarah's new circle of friends in "Making New Friends" and in the final episode "Wowschwitz" is revealed to have been a Nazi prison guard.
- The Mustangs (Chris RomanoChris RomanoChris "Romanski" Romano is an actor, writer, producer, and director; most commonly known for his acting role in Spike TV's Blue Mountain State. He plays the role of Sammy Cacciatore: The team mascot and Alex's roommate who is constantly searching for girls and excuses to get drunk, with his...
and Kurt Scholler) – A troublesome duo who wear matching red vests emblazoned with the letter "M". - Paul (Paul F. TompkinsPaul F. TompkinsPaul Francis Tompkins , best known as Paul F. Tompkins, is an American actor and comedian.-Life and career:Tompkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a receptionist mother and railway worker father. He started out in stand-up comedy in 1986 at The Comedy Works, Philadelphia, PA, where he...
) – Jay's former job partner. - Max Silverman (Mark CohenMark Cohen (comedian)Mark Cohen is an American comedian best known for hosting Comedy Central's Make Me Laugh in 1998. Cohen also appeared in two episodes of the British version of Whose Line is it Anyway? and has had numerous guest roles on American sitcoms.-External links:...
) – Sarah's and Laura's father. He was originally thought to be dead, but it turns out he is not; in the episode "I Thought My Dad Was Dead, But It Turns Out He's Not" Sarah finds out that he is alive after encountering him in a bookstore. Sarah introduces him to Laura on a television talk show where Laura is visibly angry and shocked. Max and Sarah go on tour as Lisa LoebLisa LoebLisa Anne Loeb is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She launched her career in 1994 with the song, "Stay ". She was the first artist to have a number one single in the United States while not signed to a recording contract.Loeb's efforts now include music, film, television, voice-over...
cover singers called the "Loeb Trotters". At the end of that episode Max reportedly dies 'again' in a bus explosion. It was revealed in the third season episode "Smellin' of Troy" that he did not, in fact, die in the bus crash. He actually fell into a coma, a fact Laura held from Sarah. He awakes for a short amount of time in order to kill Sarah's imaginary friend(Andy Samberg). - Tig (Tig NotaroTig NotaroTig Notaro, born Carl Notaro, is an American stand-up comic."Tig" is a nickname, bestowed upon her by her brother when both were children. Her great-great-grandfather was the mayor of New Orleans....
) – Jay's current job partner.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Premiere Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 1, 2007 | March 8, 2007 |
| Season 2 | 16 | October 3, 2007 | December 11, 2008 |
| Season 3 | 10 | February 4, 2010 | April 15, 2010 |
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike
The 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike, more commonly referred to as simply the Writers' Strike, was a strike by the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, West ....
put The Sarah Silverman Program on hiatus in November 2007. According to actor Brian Posehn in March 2008, "We go back to work the third week of April." The second half of the second season began airing on October 8, 2008. The third season premiered February 4, 2010. The series had its first TV-MA rated episode, episode 308 Just Breve, on April 1, 2010.
Reception
The show's premiere drew impressive ratings, 1.8 million total viewers and 1.3 with the 18–49 demographic, making it "cable's biggest audience of the night". The show had the single best debut ratings "for a Comedy Central original since the premiere of the animated series Drawn TogetherDrawn Together
Drawn Together is an American animated television series, which ran on Comedy Central from October 27, 2004 to November 14, 2007. The series was created by Dave Jeser and Matt Silverstein, and uses a sitcom format with a TV reality show setting...
(2.2 million viewers) in 2004." On February 12, 2007, eleven days after the show's premiere, Comedy Central announced that it had "ordered 16 new episodes for air this fall and next spring." The network claimed the early pickup was because in its first two weeks, "[the show] was the most-watched cable show in primetime among all key demos." Comedy Central called it "its most successful primetime launch in three years."
The show also drew some critical acclaim. Tim Goodman of the San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle
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, said that the show is "bursting with imagination, audacity, rude charm, and a relentlessly funny worldview" and called the show "an offbeat gem." Daniel Fierman of Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly
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called it "totally hilarious." Tad Friend
Tad Friend
Tad Friend is a staff writer for The New Yorker. His current focus of coverage is the entertainment industry, and he often writes the "Letter from California" for The New Yorker. His memoir, Cheerful Money: Me, My Family, and the Last Days of Wasp Splendor, was published by Little, Brown in...
of The New Yorker
The New Yorker
The New Yorker is an American magazine of reportage, commentary, criticism, essays, fiction, satire, cartoons and poetry published by Condé Nast...
called the show "The meanest sitcom in years — and one of the funniest." Doug Elfman of The Chicago Sun-Times called the show "a live-action comedy as funny as Chappelle's Show
Chappelle's Show
Chappelle's Show is an American sketch comedy television series created by comedian Dave Chappelle and Neal Brennan, with Chappelle hosting the show as well as starring in various skits. Chappelle, Brennan and Michele Armour were the show's executive producers. The series premiered on January 22,...
." Time
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magazine's James Poniewozik named it one of the Top 10 New TV Series of 2007, ranking it at #6. The show has also been praised for its non-stereotypical portrayal of a gay couple, resulting in a GLAAD Media Awards
GLAAD Media Awards
The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives...
nomination.
The show has had its fair share of detractors. Matt Roush of TV Guide
TV Guide
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called the show "juvenile" saying that "Silverman reminds us how quickly the novelty can wear off while watching a pixie with a potty mouth." Roush went on to say that, "If there's such a thing as feminist frat-boy humor, Silverman has mastered it. Big deal." Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
gave the show a negative review, elaborating that, "The Sarah Silverman Program has all of the charms of a joke with an audible fart as the punch line."
On July 16, 2009, Silverman was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on the series.
Logo
The Sarah Silverman Program faced cancellation in 2009 when Comedy Central and the producers were unable to reach an agreement for the show's per-episode budget. LGBT-interest cable channel LogoLogo (TV channel)
Logo is an American digital cable television channel owned by Viacom's MTV Networks division. Launched in June 2005, the channel's programs are geared towards the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender community...
stepped in to co-produce the third season.
DVD releases
| DVD name | |Ep # | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season One | October 2, 2007 | 6 | Audio commentary, musical performances, karaoke sing-along, and never before seen extras. A Best Buy Best Buy Best Buy Co., Inc. is an American specialty retailer of consumer electronics in the United States, accounting for 19% of the market. It also operates in Mexico, Canada & China. The company's subsidiaries include Geek Squad, CinemaNow, Magnolia Audio Video, Pacific Sales, and, in Canada operates... exclusive, comes with bonus disc of Sarah's various Comedy Central material from Roasts and Crank Yankers Crank Yankers Crank Yankers is an American TV show produced by Adam Carolla, Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison that featured actual prank calls made by show regulars and celebrity guests, and re-enacted onscreen by puppets for a visual aid to show the viewer what is happening in the call... . |
| Season Two (Volume One) | October 14, 2008 | 6 | Audio commentary, digital shorts, behind-the-scenes footage, and the cast and creators at 2007's Comic-Con Comic-Con International San Diego Comic-Con International, also known as Comic-Con International: San Diego , and commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, was founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans... . |
| Season Two (Volume Two) | February 9, 2010 | 10 |
Soundtrack
A soundtrack album was released on March 2, 2010 entitled "From Our Rears to Your Ears." It contains 99 tracks from the shows three seasons.International broadcasts
| Country | TV Network | Date of Premiere | Weekly Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... |
February 1, 2007 | Thursdays, 12am/11pm |
| Australia | The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel The Comedy Channel is an Australian subscription television channel available on Foxtel, Austar and Optus Television.-History:... |
February 17, 2009 | Tuesdays, 9:00pm AEDT |
| Canada | The Comedy Network The Comedy Network The Comedy Network a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media specializing in comedy programming.The channel operates two time shifted feeds, East and West .... |
March 1, 2007 | Tuesdays, 9:00pm Eastern |
| Germany | Comedy Central Germany Comedy Central Germany Comedy Central Germany is a German speaking equivalent to Comedy Central. The channel is available free-to-air and on local digital/cable operators in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It broadcasts many American and British imports as well as original programming. It launched on January 15, 2007... |
October 23, 2008 | Sundays, 0:45am; Mondays, 5:00am |
| Hungary | Comedy Central Hungary Comedy Central Hungary Comedy Central Hungary is the Hungarian version of Comedy Central. The channel broadcasts comedy oriented shows.- Programming :Shows in this channel include:*According to Jim *My Name Is Earl... |
December 4, 2009 | Fridays, 11:00pm |
| Ireland | Comedy Central IRE | October 4, 2007 | Fridays, 11:00pm |
| Israel | HOT3, Bip Bip (channel) Bip is a comedy web portal, a production unit and night time TV strip on Israel's Channel 2, owned by Keshet. Founded in 2000 and it was included in the channel pack of the Israeli digital system HOT before becoming independent.... , HOT Comedy Central |
||
| Italy | Comedy Central Italy | September 22, 2008 | |
| Latin America | Sony Entertainment Sony Entertainment Television (Latin America) Sony Entertainment Television, commonly shortened to Canal Sony , is a general entertainment channel co-based in Perú, Chile, Venezuela, Brazil and Miami, Florida, United States. It airs in 26 countries in Latin America, and is owned by Sony Pictures Entertainment... |
March 4, 2008 | Tuesdays, 1:00am |
| The Middle East | Super Comedy Orbit cable network | ||
| Netherlands | Comedy Central Netherlands Comedy Central Netherlands Comedy Central Netherlands is a Dutch speaking television channel equivalent to Comedy Central. The channel is available on cable, digital terrestrial and satellite operators in the Netherlands. It broadcasts many imports as well as original programming... |
Currently not airing | |
| New Zealand | C4 C4 C4, C04, C.IV or C-4 may refer to:* C-4 , a type of plastic explosive* Hafdasa C-4, an Argentine submachine gunIn biology:* C4 carbon fixation, a pathway for carbon fixation in photosynthesis... & Comedy Central Comedy Central Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated.... |
February 5, 2008 (C4) | Saturdays, 10:00pm (C4) |
| Poland | Comedy Central Polska Comedy Central Polska Comedy Central Poland is a Polish language channel focusing on comedy which was launched on October 19, 2006. It was the first channel outside the United States to use the Comedy Central name and the fourth channel launched by MTV Networks International in Poland.The channel broadcasts some local... |
November 28, 2008 | Fridays, 11:15pm |
| Sweden | SVT1 SVT1 SVT1 is the primary television station of the Swedish public service broadcaster Sveriges Television in Sweden.-History:The channel began broadcasting in 1956 and was known as Radiotjänst TV, A year later, it was renamed Sveriges Radio TV. In 1969, the second television station TV2 was launched and... |
February 18, 2009 | Wednesdays, 10:25pm |
| Turkey | e2 E2 (TV channel) e2 is a Turkish television channel that often broadcasts American series. It is owned by the Doğuş Group.-Entertainment programmes:The following is an incomplete list of shows which have aired and/or are currently airing on e2:* 24... |
June 4, 2007 | Mondays 11:30pm |
| United Kingdom | Comedy Central, Channel 4 Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel... |
October 4, 2007 | Fridays, 11:00pm |
External links
- The Sarah Silverman Program at Comedy CentralComedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
- The Sarah Silverman Program Reviews at MetacriticMetacriticMetacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
- The Sarah Silverman Program pictorial episode guide