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USA Today
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Sarah Silverman shares answer to burning question about 'White Lotus' Season 3
Comedian Sarah Silverman got all of her burning questions about the recent "White Lotus" season answered directly from the source. Silverman, 54, appeared on the morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" on May 28 to discuss her career, including her new Netflix comedy special "PostMortem." The conversation shifted to the Emmy-award-winning HBO series when cohost Kelly Ripa reminded Silverman that she starred alongside "White Lotus" creator Mike White in "School of Rock" back in 2003. "I love pointing out to people that Ned Schneebly is the guy who writes all of the White Lotuses," Silverman told Ripa and cohost Mark Consuelos. Despite encouraging words from Ripa and Consuelos about a possible future "White Lotus" cameo appearance, Silverman said she is doubtful White would ever put her in the show, though telling the audience that she would "love" it and that she'd be "amazing." Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. 'White Lotus' creator answers Sarah Silverman's burning question Silverman said she "loathes" reaching out to White about the show, but she did so anyway. "I did text him after (Season 3)," Silverman said. "I emailed him and I said, 'What's up with Leslie? How come we didn't find out why Parker Posey iced Leslie Bibb? Why did she pretend not to know her? I go, is it something that you didn't get to, and it got cut out, or like what's the answer?'" Silverman was referring to an uncomfortable interaction between Victoria Ratliff (Parker Posey) and Kate (Leslie Bibb), who were two hotel guests in the show's third season, People reported. Kate, who was vacationing with her childhood best friends, insists that she knew Victoria and that they had a mutual friend. Victoria, on vacation with her family, appeared not to be interested in entertaining the discussion further and iced her out, according to People. The answer to Silverman's question was infinitely less complicated than she had thought. "No, no," White told her. "I was just showing that she was a (expletive)." Marilyn Monroe is that you? Watch as a sea of blonde lookalikes hit the water Awkward moment seen in 'White Lotus' Season 3 wasn't that serious Jason Isaacs, who played Timothy Ratliff, offered a similar explanation, saying in an April 11 episode of the "I've Never Said This Before" podcast that Victoria knew exactly who Kate was but that she did not want to be bothered by a stranger while on holiday. "They're not used to other people being in their business,' Isaacs said. 'So, the fact that somebody from another table comes and gets in Victoria's face, she just doesn't want to be chatting to people by the pool. She doesn't want other people to be around.' Despite fan speculation and dissection about the women's hypothetical history, Isaacs insists it wasn't that serious. "That's all it was," the actor said. 'Just, 'I don't want these trashy people being in my life. I don't really want other people to talk to.'"
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Silverman recalls keeping 'I'm F---ing Matt Damon' video a secret from then boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel: 'I had to lie to him'
It's been 17 years since we all learned a little too much about Sarah Silverman's love life. On Jan. 31, 2008, Silverman surprised her then boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel with a gag video, revealing that she was involved in an affair with Matt Damon. The resulting clip turned into an early YouTube sensation, and added tankers-worth of fuel to the ongoing phony Damon-Kimmel feud. Silverman, who has a new Netflix special out now called PostMortem, stopped by Ted Danson's Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast and recalled how the video came together. The initial idea, Silverman said, came from "two writers on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Tony Barbieri and Sal Iacono, Jimmy's cousin Sal. I was on tour, and I was going through Miami, and that's where Matt Damon was living at that time. So we planned to do something when I was there." She continued, "[Jimmy and I] were a couple, and I remember I had to lie to him about where I was on tour, and I'm not good at that at all. I was just like, 'Commit to this.' The night before, we got together, and we wrote the song in a studio and recorded it. We wrote the song, like, in a fury, and one of the guys did Matt's voice. Then we had three hours at this hotel the next morning, and Matt had also given us three hours because he had a hard out at noon, because his daughter had a Halloween pageant." Danson, who admitted he had missed the phenomenon when it first happened, asked a bit about the lore of the Damon-Kimmel feud, a running gag that has gone on to involve Ben Affleck, Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake, and schtick at the Oscars ceremony and the World Series. Silverman explained how early on Kimmel had trouble securing guests. "I remember his second guest was a man with the longest arm hair. Like, it was really slim pickings. He couldn't get anyone. And I said, 'You should, say, take the biggest movie star, you know, Matt Damon. Say, 'Sorry, Matt Damon, we ran out of time' at the end of the show. And then he started doing that. And then when Matt started engaging in it, he was like, 'I wanna do this, but don't ever stop doing it.' And I think he still to this day says, 'Sorry, Matt Damon, ran out of time.'" Getting back to the shooting of the video, Silverman explained, "[Damon] came in and learned it in a closet in one of the hotel rooms, recorded his part, and then we just played the audio and lip-synced it. And we had four different locations, and it was just, like, run and gun. And it came out so great." Kimmel, meanwhile, knew nothing about it, and didn't know what he was going to see when Silverman rolled the clip on the show. "I think he acted mad because he felt like he needed to," she said. "But he loved it. And I remember we were brushing our teeth before the show, you know, like, in his dressing room, and he goes, 'Everyone says this video is great.' And I go, 'Keep your expectations low. It's just a funny video.' But it really was kind of one of the first viral videos, and it's so funny because after that, people would try to hire me to make a viral video, and I was like, 'Everyone wants to make a viral video. That's everyone's intention, I'm sure, but that's not something you can make.'" Silverman also said that she had rewatched the clip for the first time in a while about a year ago. "I was like, 'This actually holds up. So much of my comedy, and comedy in general, is just not evergreen. But that one felt pretty evergreen." You can hear Silverman's full chat with Danson below. Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly
Newsweek
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman's Dating Relationship, Breakup
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The comedian Sarah Silverman recently appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Silverman, who is currently promoting her Netflix comedy special, Post Mortem, was introduced by Kimmel as "one of a small handful of guests who has seen me in a towel." This is what we know about their relationship. Did Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel Date? Silverman and Kimmel were in a long-term relationship. Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel during Nintendo DS Lite Lounge at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS A Time For Heros Carnival at Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel during Nintendo DS Lite Lounge at the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS A Time For Heros Carnival at Wadsworth Theater in Los Angeles, California, United States. Donato Sardella/WireImage The two reportedly met at the New York Friars Club Roast of Hugh Hefner, where Kimmel was the host and Silverman a performer in 2001. That night, Silverman was tasked with making a joke at Kimmel's expense, and she said that he was "fat," and had "no charisma," as she later recalled during a 2007 interview on CNBC Prime. Kimmel later hired Silverman for his prank call series, Crank Yankers. In 2007, Silverman told Esquire: "We had known each other for a while, just watching movies and stuff, just being friends. "And then one night we were watching Broadway Danny Rose. Jimmy went in for the first kiss, and both of us—we were probably nose to nose for what seemed like 40 minutes before either of us had the guts to just go ahead and kiss. But once we did, we started making out like crazy. It had been festering for a very long time." Asked by The New York Times why she didn't often bring her love life into work, Silverman said "It's too pleasant to mine for comedy." The two were named People's Funniest Couple Alive in 2008. At the time, Silverman told People that their relationship worked because "We really, really, really like each other. He's kind and funny and maybe the most thoughtful person I know." Kimmel, for his part said "Sarah is funny and smart and good to look at. Plus, she likes fat guys. What more could I ask?" The couple made videos about fictional flings with Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, which became huge hits after they aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. During their relationship, they made multiple public appearances including at the 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards in 2004, the Comedy Central Roast of Pamela Anderson in 2005 and at the 1,000th episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in 2008. Why Did Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel Break Up? The couple initially announced that they were separating in July of 2008, but by October of that same year, there were reports that the two had reconciled and that they were taking it slow. In March of 2009, they ended their relationship. Vanity Fair first reported the couple's split back in 2008, and a representative told People at the time that they had no comment on the split, so little is known about the reasons why they separated. Since their split, Silverman and Kimmel have maintained a close friendship and continued to collaborate professionally, with Silverman appearing on Kimmel's talk show. In February of 2017, Kimmel told GQ that he and Silverman were "like brothers." Of their relationship, he said ""It doesn't make sense to me that people would erase a big part of their lives." He added, "It's not like we didn't spend every day together for many years. We did, and we have a lot of things in common and mutual friends. I'll see something in the news and think, Oh, my God. I have to tell Sarah about this." He later told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live in 2019 that "It definitely took some time to be comfortable enough to be friends again." In 2018, Kimmel honored Silverman during her Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony. Sarah Silverman (L) and Jimmy Kimmel attend the ceremony honoring Sarah Silverman with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Sarah Silverman (L) and Jimmy Kimmel attend the ceremony honoring Sarah Silverman with a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 9, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney Who Are Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel With Now? Silverman isn't married, but in October 2020 she revealed that she was dating the comedian Rory Albanese. Kimmel is married to Molly McNearney, a co-head writer for Jimmy Kimmel Live. They started dating in October 2009, were engaged in August 2012 and married in July 2013. Together they share two children. He had previously been married to Gina Maddy from 1988 to 2002 and they share two children together, Katherine, 33 and Kevin, 31. Kimmel recently became a grandfather after his daughter Katherine had a baby. Speaking on his show on Tuesday, May 20, he said: "We are back to work after an extra day off. You know, we were supposed to have a show last night, but we didn't because my daughter had a baby last night."
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Silverman Shares Shocking Revelation About How Her Brother Died as a Baby
In a new interview, Sarah Silverman opens up about her brother Jeffrey's death — and the shocking revelation her father once shared about what really happened. Silverman, 54, spoke with Rolling Stone about her brother Jeffrey's death, which happened before she was born, when he was 3 months old. 'I'm going to tell you a big bomb,' the comedian said during one point of her Rolling Stone interview, preparing the writer for the shocking news her father Donald Silverman told her after a show in 2022. Silverman told the magazine that her father Donald came to Manhattan to see her perform her autobiographical stage production Bedwetter in 2022, which included a joke about her brother's death in infancy. After the last show, Silverman's father came backstage and spoke with her. Jeffrey died while he was being babysat by Donald's parents, Max and Rose, while Silverman's parents were on vacation. 'The story was that something happened with the crib, and Jeffrey's little body slid and he got suffocated. But if you look back, there was never a lawsuit with the crib company or anything,' Silverman told Rolling Stone. Silverman always thought it was strange that her family never sued the crib company and that no consequence came from Jeffrey's death. But backstage after her show that night, Silverman says she finally learned why. 'My dad says, 'I always felt that he was crying or something, and my dad shook him,'' Silverman recalls to Rolling Stone. ''He shook him in a rage and killed him.'' (Max is deceased.) The I Smile Back star tells the magazine that her manager gasped when her father shared his true feelings about Silverman's brother's death, while the room went 'quiet.''As soon as he said it, it was like, 'Of course, that's what happened,'' Silverman says. 'His mother always stood by her husband. She watched him beat the s--- out of her son. I couldn't ask my mom, because she was dead.' Silverman tells Rolling Stone her dad was always 'dropping bombs' about his life unexpectedly. 'That was my dad,' Silverman says. 'We were playing poker once, and he just dropped in that one of the priests at his school fondled him. I was like 'Dad!'' Silverman's new Netflix special, PostMortem, deals with her parents' deaths. Her mother Beth died in 2015, while her father Donald died in 2023. Silverman has two sisters, Susan and Laura, the latter of whom once played her sister on The Sarah Silverman Project. Read the original article on People
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Silverman reveals heartbreaking story about her late brother
Sarah Silverman has revealed a tragic family story. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Silverman spoke about her new comedy special, 'PostMortem' and how her family's past has shaped some of her standup work. 'My dad had a heartbreaking childhood,' Silverman told the publication. 'His dad beat the s**t out of him every day, just mercilessly. He had a younger brother who wasn't touched. His father made the kids call him Mr. Silverman.' According to the comic, her father found connection with her mother, Beth Ann, an artist who was also abused as a child. Their's was not a happy union for multiple reasons, including the fact that Silverman's father was unfaithful to her mother, she said. 'She was more of a free spirit than my dad, who wanted to be a writer but instead took over his father's store. Once they were married and she became a part of him ego-wise, he pounded that out of her and made fun of her,' Silverman said. 'He humiliated her and felt she was lazy because she was in bed a lot. That was before people knew what depression was.' But there was even more sadness. Five years before Silverman was born, her brother, Jeffrey, was three months old when he was left in the care of Donald's parents and supposedly died after a portion of his crib collapsed. 'The story was that something happened with the crib, and Jeffrey's little body slid and he got suffocated,' Silverman told Rolling Stone. 'But if you look back, there was never a lawsuit with the crib company or anything.' Silverman said years later, her father shared what he actually felt happened to Jeffrey. 'My dad says, 'I always felt that he was crying or something, and my dad shook him,'' Silverman recalled. ''He shook him in a rage and killed him.'' 'As soon as he said it, it was like, 'Of course, that's what happened,'' Silverman recalled. 'His mother always stood by her husband,' she said her dad's parents. 'She watched him beat the s**t out of her son. I couldn't ask my mom, because she was dead.' Silverman's father has also since passed away, as well as his parents. 'Sarah Silverman: Post Mortem' is streaming on Netflix.
