Fans, critics blast Sarah Silverman's British debut http://www.cbc.ca/arts/theatre/story/2008/10/21/silverman-british-debut.html
The hotly anticipated British standup debut of U.S. comedian Sarah Silverman proved outrageous, but it wasn't her subversive, politically incorrect comedy that drew ire. An audience that packed into London's Hammersmith Apollo for Silverman on Sunday night was left fuming after the provocative star delivered an unexpectedly short set that lasted less than an hour, according to British media. After a performance that reportedly ran 40-45 minutes, Silverman returned with an awkward, five-minute "encore" question-and-answer session that failed to satisfy the assembled comedy fans, many of whom had paid about $90 a ticket. It didn't help that the show had also suffered technical delays early on and that her opening act, comedian Steve Agee, had called in sick and wasn't replaced. Some fans who attended the show also complained that her appearance featured no new content, but simply featured material previously seen on Silverman's online videos or her comedy films, like Jesus is Magic. The notoriously tough British newspaper critics blasted the comedian in their write-ups, with "She blew it" and "Death Strikes Suddenly" among the reviews. Silverman, who was in town to promote the U.K. launch of her Comedy Central show The Sarah Silverman Program, has risen in prominence in recent years following a noteworthy appearance in the film The Aristocrats and high-profile gigs like hosting the 2007 MTV Movie Awards. Earlier in 2008, she created a tongue-in-cheek music video called I'm F---ing Matt Damon as a gift to her then-partner, late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. A massive, international success thanks to viral distribution online, the video segment went on to pick up two Emmy Awards in September. Recently, Silverman has spearheaded a campaign calling fellow Jewish-Americans and non-Jews to visit elderly relatives in key swing states like Florida and persuade them to vote for her preferred U.S. presidential candidate, Barack Obama. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
