![Sarah Silverman [Late Show with David Letterman, 10.14.08]: Even though Sarah may be at the height of her comedic powers right now, it seems like she’s underrated. (When she was recycling the same 45 minutes of material over and over just a couple years ago she was probably overrated, so this may be some sort of comic justice.) You’ve got the Obama/Jews video. And, considering it’s the best Mr. Show-style inside-joke fest since Mr. Show, her Comedy Central series is oddly slept on. I mean, on last week’s episode she sued Mongolia as a whole for raping and pillaging her Jewish ancestors in the thirteenth century. What more do you want from a half hour jerk-com? I laughed (ha ha) more during last season’s Cookie Party episode than during the last (let’s say) five years of SNL. Please watch her show.
And yes, Letterman! Always makes for a great faux-rivalry moment with the Kimmel mention and tonight is no different. Socks are ridiculous. I suppose this should be expected, but she works way better on the Late Show than on Kimmel—Dave plays into her Larry Sanders-bred skewed cleverness whereas Jimmy plays more into her shocktacular shtick. Can’t blame Dave for harping on the semi-break-up a little, you don’t get the chance to make Sarah Silverman squirm that often. A
» The Rant: Note to the people running the Late Show website—you’re fucking up. Your video player makes me angry. Hate to say it, but NBC and Hulu are crushing you. I get it: CBS is old and everyone who works there (ha) types with their ring fingers. But, really, why not put the Late Show up in its entirety with ads on a flash player that doesn’t look like it was designed by a 12-year-old super whiz circa 2004. More young people watch Dave. More young people use the internet. We know this. Especially with Dave getting some huge breaks this election season, why not offer up more than one or two hacked clips from each night? This is the type of thing that bothers me.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/L8H9zWHTif1nby8jjbnPsMFDo1_500.jpg)
Sarah Silverman [Late Show with David Letterman, 10.14.08]: Even though Sarah may be at the height of her comedic powers right now, it seems like she’s underrated. (When she was recycling the same 45 minutes of material over and over just a couple years ago she was probably overrated, so this may be some sort of comic justice.) You’ve got the Obama/Jews video. And, considering it’s the best Mr. Show-style inside-joke fest since Mr. Show, her Comedy Central series is oddly slept on. I mean, on last week’s episode she sued Mongolia as a whole for raping and pillaging her Jewish ancestors in the thirteenth century. What more do you want from a half hour jerk-com? I laughed (ha ha) more during last season’s Cookie Party episode than during the last (let’s say) five years of SNL. Please watch her show.
And yes, Letterman! Always makes for a great faux-rivalry moment with the Kimmel mention and tonight is no different. Socks are ridiculous. I suppose this should be expected, but she works way better on the Late Show than on Kimmel—Dave plays into her Larry Sanders-bred skewed cleverness whereas Jimmy plays more into her shocktacular shtick. Can’t blame Dave for harping on the semi-break-up a little, you don’t get the chance to make Sarah Silverman squirm that often. A
» The Rant: Note to the people running the Late Show website—you’re fucking up. Your video player makes me angry. Hate to say it, but NBC and Hulu are crushing you. I get it: CBS is old and everyone who works there (ha) types with their ring fingers. But, really, why not put the Late Show up in its entirety with ads on a flash player that doesn’t look like it was designed by a 12-year-old super whiz circa 2004. More young people watch Dave. More young people use the internet. We know this. Especially with Dave getting some huge breaks this election season, why not offer up more than one or two hacked clips from each night? This is the type of thing that bothers me.
