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November 07, 2005
I want the laugh, that's what feeds me: Sarah Silverman
On the eve of the release of her concert pic, Jesus is Magic, Sarah Silverman talks the funny with OC Register's Brad Koltnow. After 9/11, Silverman says, "I was devastated, like everyone was devastated. As a comic, I couldn't imagine anything ever being funny again. Five days after the attacks, the Improv opened again and I went to see Chris Rock... He was brilliant. He made me realize that you have to talk about these things. They need to be talked about. "Do I sometimes get offensive? Do I sometimes go too far? I suppose, particularly when I'm trying out new material. But my act is intended to elicit only one reaction, and that is a laugh... I don't want to be one of those comics who doesn't get the laugh but gets people sitting there nodding their heads in agreement. I want the laugh. That's what feeds me."
Posted by pride at November 7, 2005 10:55 AM
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