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TUESDAY JANUARY 31 2006 1:14 PM

The Sarah Silverman Show Coming to Comedy Central

Edited by susannah_breslin

Variety reports Comedy Central has picked up Sarah Silverman's "The Sarah Silverman Programme."

Comedy Central has picked up "The Sarah Silverman Programme" to series.

Cabler has greenlit production on six episodes that star Silverman in a series of misadventures often set to song. Project has been in the works since spring (Daily Variety, May 13).

Half-hour single-camera narrative is set to premiere this summer. Silverman exec produces with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab ("Heat Vision & Jack") and Heidi Herzon ("Jesus Is Magic").

In the pilot, Silverman disrupts a wheelchair marathon and causes a Vietnam vet to have a traumatic flashback -- all while on the way to buy some batteries for her TV remote control. She also has a talk with God and bursts into song about her wishes to make the world a better place.

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NEWSWIRE

Philadelphia, PA

JAN 31, 2006 01:24 PM

I LOVE Sarah Silverman. I will most definitely watch this.

MrStitches

Brooklyn, NY

November 2003

JAN 31, 2006 01:25 PM

Cool.

toothpickmoe

Los Angeles, CA

May 2004

JAN 31, 2006 01:25 PM

*TiVo'ed*

Bastardo

Boston, MA

January 2005

JAN 31, 2006 01:31 PM

Nice, a new show to drool over.

JohnClement

Silver Spring, MD

January 2004

JAN 31, 2006 01:31 PM

This sounds just like "Jesus is Magic". Therefore, I expect to be disappointed.
I loved Heatvision and Jack, though.

PerilSensitive

Houston, TX

March 2003

JAN 31, 2006 01:37 PM

Sarah Silverman makes me tingle

chuckgelman

New York, NY

July 2004

JAN 31, 2006 02:03 PM

Ah, my prayers have finally been answered.

NinjaTech

Minneapolis, MN

November 2003

JAN 31, 2006 02:31 PM

Anything that Rob Schrab is involved with I will happily flock towards.

AkiraLi

Norristown, PA

March 2003

JAN 31, 2006 02:57 PM

Finially! A reason to watch Comedy Central again

WilWheaton

Los Angeles, CA

June 2005

JAN 31, 2006 03:27 PM

I love Sarah Silverman, and can't wait for this show. Thanks for the heads-up, Susannah.

beaky

Miami, FL

April 2003

JAN 31, 2006 03:28 PM

Sarah makes my dick go :shuing:

Changes

Boston, MA

October 2005

JAN 31, 2006 03:33 PM

BillHaverchuck said:
I loved Heatvision and Jack, though.

My friend, Jack, says the universe is infinite, which means that it has no edge.

Cigarette

Cleveland, OH

April 2004

JAN 31, 2006 03:51 PM

I like Sarah Silverman a lot, but I really imagine her schtick getting old.