Unbelievable news! Sarah, seen here at last year's Emmy Awards, was nominated for another Emmy in the category of "Lead Actress in a Comedy" alongside some serious heavyweights, including:
Toni Collette, United States of Tara
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, The New Adventures of Old Christine
Mary-Louise Parker, Weeds
Christina Applegate, Samantha Who?
Congratulations to Sarah and all of the other nominees!
You can take a look at the other nominees here.
Sarah was good to the Internet in 2008, and the Internet loves her right back for it:
The Webby Awards is thrilled to honor Sarah Silverman as Best Actress in recognition of her YouTube sensation, "I'm F**king Matt Damon," and for utilizing the political power of the Internet with "The Great Schlep." Always pushing the envelope, Sarah is a viral superstar and a comedienne representatvie of cutting-edge online culture. Her embrace of the medium and recogntion of online film & video's reach are a testement to the shifting priorities of online entertainment.
See the other winners here.
Thanks to an assist from sister network Logo, third season of "The Sarah Silverman Program" will premiere 10 episodes in the first quarter of 2010. MTV Network sister channel, Logo, will get a second window to the series after it debuts on Comedy Central.
Brian Graden, president of MTV Networks Music Group Entertainment and Logo says: "Sarah Silverman has created an incredibly inventive and comedically revolutionary show that is beloved by the gay and lesbian audience. Expanding the third season run to Logo is a natural extension that we're thrilled is happening."
"Yay!," says Sarah.
In a show chock full of sly commentary, over-the-top surreality and DIY showmanship, here's one editor's picks for the Sarah Silverman Program's Top Bits So Far:
This sacrilicious sketch cast Sarah against The Big Man Upstairs and set a new mark as the Most Selfish Character on Television.
Maybe it's out of sheer love for Zack Galifianakis, but Sarah's treatment of a down-and-out high school classmate and grab for humanitarian glory ranks just below the God episode as top power play.
You want the show's take on a Busby Berkeley number? You got it as Sarah and friends go balls-out with this musical extravaganza.
Steve and Brian have had their share of garage band-styled movie moments, though this recreation of the "Mongols" violating the Silvermans' ancestor tops them all. Maybe it's the laser effects.
*Not-So-Definitive Edition
In the final installment of Odds N Ends, the creators talk how, in order to avoid shooting on location, Sarah gets married in Romanski's, from the "Vow Wow" episode.
