Read more Sarah Silverman stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/12214/sarah-silverman.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:46:39 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71399/silvermans-world-hunger-plan-sell-the-vatican.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Silverman last struck viral video gold with her "I'm fucking Matt Damon" musical ditty. On Bill Maher's HBO show last night, she debuted her newest effort: a proposal to end world hunger by selling the Vatican, which she figures is "worth, like, 500 billion dollars." And "who is more...http://www.newser.com/story/71399/silvermans-world-hunger-plan-sell-the-vatican.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 15:24:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69909/emmys-fashion-winners-losers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Emmy winners and losers weren’t just singled out onstage—sartorial successes and failures stalked the red carpet as well. Elizabeth Snead offers a wrap-up in the Los Angeles Times . The Winners: Drew Barrymore: “Luminous in Monique Lhuillier’s blush-hued tulle strapless gown.” Heidi Klum: Flaunted her very pregnant figure in...http://www.newser.com/story/69909/emmys-fashion-winners-losers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 8:09:49 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66822/oprahs-mag-puts-new-twist-on-power-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNobody’s No. 1 on O, the Oprah Magazine ’s inaugural “Power List.” Indeed, no one’s any other number either. “Power can be so many things,” the editors reason, so they’re honoring women who are powerful in different ways. A sampling: The Power of Loud: Anna Deavere Smith: Her one-woman plays...http://www.newser.com/story/66822/oprahs-mag-puts-new-twist-on-power-list.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 2:53:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61085/top-saturday-night-live-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNot all Saturday Night Live alums go on to bigger and better things after leaving the show. Time pronounces the top 10 who did. Will Ferrell has come a long way since those cheerleader sketches. His latest flick, Land of the Lost , opens today (and judging from the reviews, it's...http://www.newser.com/story/61085/top-saturday-night-live-alums.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 05 Jun 2009 14:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52718/silverman-kimmel-back-to-splitsville.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have broken up again, and it "seems like it's over for good this time," a source tells Us . Silverman, 38, reportedly pulled the plug after months of on-and-off dating. The comic pair had just reunited last fall. "He's really blue—very down," another source said...http://www.newser.com/story/52718/silverman-kimmel-back-to-splitsville.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 07 Mar 2009 20:01:21 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52385/silverman-show-gets-a-reprieve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe nailbiting can end: The fate of the Sarah Silverman Program is settled for another year, after Comedy Central struck a deal to finance the comedy. The producers had refused to work with a slashed budget, and negotiations stalled until an exec thought to ask sister network Logo to share...http://www.newser.com/story/52385/silverman-show-gets-a-reprieve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 04 Mar 2009 12:02:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/52152/budget-cuts-threaten-silverman-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExecutive producers of Sarah Silverman’s Comedy Central series are threatening to can the third season due to budget cuts, according to the Hollywood Reporter . The network slashed the budget by more than 20%, and producers—including Silverman—aren’t sure the show’s integrity can be maintained at $850,000 an episode,...http://www.newser.com/story/52152/budget-cuts-threaten-silverman-show.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 9:59:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/50662/celeb-books-only-safe-bet-these-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBritney Spears is shopping a book to top publishers, and editors are lining up to meet her—a further sign of the strapped book industry's new mantra: "Only the sure-fire, big ticket, lowest-common-denominator bestsellers will survive," writes Sara Nelson in the Wrap. Spears’ book, no doubt with a ghost writer,...http://www.newser.com/story/50662/celeb-books-only-safe-bet-these-days.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 12 Feb 2009 16:08:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s been a big year for celebrity activism—so big that it deserves its own year-end top 10 list, Tina Daunt writes in the Los Angeles Times . Some famous faces that made a difference in 2008: Oprah Winfrey fought hard for Barack Obama, including hosting a traffic-stopping garden party. Norman...http://www.newser.com/story/46536/years-top-10-moments-of-celeb-activism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 29 Dec 2008 11:50:01 CST