Sarah Silverman: PostMortem

I generally enjoy Sara Silverman's comedy, i find it smart and creative, she is a great storyteller. This specific piece is very honest and a very well narrated story about her personal journey with her parents, at some points it gets sad and depressing, but she is a mature comic that teaches us that you can always find a silver lining on every situation.

Maybe the problem is that this material is the kind you expect to hear on a comedy special, and you start watching thinking about a great time with a witty comic, but after a few minutes you realise that it is quite dense, not very funny. It does not mean it is a bad special, i would just suggest to be aware that this is not the kind of show you want to watch if you want a big laugh.

I really love Sarah's comedy. I've watched everything she's ever done except for the second half of this special. I feel like she made this primarily for herself and would be more appropriate as a conversation with friends and family who knew her parents. Maybe even as therapy. It just wasn't very funny. There were a few laughs obviously but as a whole it was clear that she was working some stuff out. The worst part is that I was really excited to watch the new Sarah Silverman special. I think I'll rewatch one of her older ones tonight. I hope it's not too long before she gets back to the sort of routines that her fans love her for.

Better than expected.

It started slowly though, since I get to see it randomly, I didn't really know what to expect.

I was not really familiar with Sarah's comedy before.

And initially, as I said, I thought it might not be any good.

But then as it unfolded, it got really funny.

You know, it's rare when jokes actually make you laugh out loud in front of your TV, but that's what happened.

It must be hard. Grieving is hard. Yet it can be a bit easier with humour. Yet the humour must be right.

And I do believe that this is a wise example, a high quality sample of such a humour, it really got to me.

I was surprised when it's ended, I wanted more, it was a bittersweet symphony, I loved it.

It's not the best show ever, it's probably not even the best Sarah's show, I guess cause it's mainly about her personally, about her grief and its not a default stand up topic, sure, but it was funny.

And ironically, I guess that's how you want to go, that's how you want yourself to be remembered - with laughter of joy, not with plain tears...

I never known this woman, so I guess I don't have to care about her personal stuff, but she is cunning and smart, and I can relate to most of the things she said, I respect that.

Its a good show. I guess, if you really don't get it at all now, you probably will in time.

A cringeworthy bomb from a comedian who can and has done SO MUCH better. I was excited to watch it and unfortunately I found myself fast forwarding through most of it. Her pauses to wait for audience applause are painful and terrible "impressions" fall incredibly flat. When a comedian has to laugh at their own jokes to get things moving along, you know you're in for a slow ride. Sarah seems to have lost her spark and natural sense of humour. Save yourself an hour and skip this one...instead try checking out The Sarah Silverman Show. This "special" may end up being the postmortem for her comedy career.

This is so unfunny and ordinary - I say things like this in casual conversations with friends, and we just smile slightly.

This is considered stand-up material?

And worth putting on a streaming platform?

It's unfunny, bland, weak, bad, boring, bland.

There's really nothing more to say, so I'll just copy this again to reach the required character count.

This is so unfunny and ordinary - I say things like this in casual conversations with friends, and we just smile slightly.

This is considered stand-up material?

And worth putting on a streaming platform?

It's unfunny, bland, weak, bad, boring, bland.

There's really nothing more to say, so I'll just copy this again to reach the required character count.