Why I Hate Sarah Silverman
I have two posts that I've been wanting to write after this week when I found the time, but I felt I needed to make this post now because it has really irked me.
Sarah Silverman is not funny.
As I am sitting here waiting for the answers to my thermodynamics homework to leap out of the book into my brain, I have Comedy Central going on in the background. Colbert Report was funny. Futurama was funny. Hell, I even thought South Park was a little funny. The Sarah Silverman Program: not funny.
Comedy sometimes tackles serious issues and successful comedians know how to do it. The recipe calls for pushing the envelope a bit, saying something witty, and maintaning respect for those who are at the expense of the joke.
Sarah Silverman:
a) shoves the envelope
b) doesn't say anything witty
c) has no respect for anyone
My opinion of her did not form out of tonight's experience, but was solidified by it; I was very unimpressed by her stand-up comedy routines I've seen.
This particular episode, Sarah pretends to have AIDS and she uses the condition to draw attention to herself. I don't have AIDS or know anyone who does, but seeing as I have a far less fatal condition in diabetes and I would feel greatly offended if the show had that as the focus, I can only imagine how offensive this show appears to someone who's life have been affected by AIDS.
The funniest part of the show was at the end when a crowd of people were throw things at her on stage and screaming their hatred for her.
If it weren't for my thermodynamics homework, I'd join them.
Sarah Silverman is not funny.
As I am sitting here waiting for the answers to my thermodynamics homework to leap out of the book into my brain, I have Comedy Central going on in the background. Colbert Report was funny. Futurama was funny. Hell, I even thought South Park was a little funny. The Sarah Silverman Program: not funny.
Comedy sometimes tackles serious issues and successful comedians know how to do it. The recipe calls for pushing the envelope a bit, saying something witty, and maintaning respect for those who are at the expense of the joke.
Sarah Silverman:
a) shoves the envelope
b) doesn't say anything witty
c) has no respect for anyone
My opinion of her did not form out of tonight's experience, but was solidified by it; I was very unimpressed by her stand-up comedy routines I've seen.
This particular episode, Sarah pretends to have AIDS and she uses the condition to draw attention to herself. I don't have AIDS or know anyone who does, but seeing as I have a far less fatal condition in diabetes and I would feel greatly offended if the show had that as the focus, I can only imagine how offensive this show appears to someone who's life have been affected by AIDS.
The funniest part of the show was at the end when a crowd of people were throw things at her on stage and screaming their hatred for her.
If it weren't for my thermodynamics homework, I'd join them.