"Maid to Border" Clip
Needless to say, in just these mini-summaries and clips alone, there’s enough good stuff involved to make this a must-own for her devoted fans and a must-rent for those who like cutting edge button-pushing comedy. Additionally, I applaud the courage to take on such politically charged topics and approaching them in such a simple yet meaningful way like the game of Life episode which illustrates a heterosexist pop culture and bringing up campaign issues like racism and the pro-choice debate with such humor.
Yet, while one doesn’t want to begin to preach or make their points so transparent, The Sarah Silverman Program turns to a “message show,” by bringing literally every one of these topics and situations down with incessant jokes about number two and other actions I’m still trying to block from memory (as in one episode Sarah gets far too close to her 13-year-old Chihuahua/pug mix, Doug), ultimately our minds close instead of open. Essentially, the entire program could be solely sponsored by the inventors of the Whoopee Cushion or public service announcements about the importance of colonoscopies.
If a toilet on basic cable never stops running, will anyone flush it? Of that, I really can’t be certain but the result will be in the ratings and sales. And ultimately while we know just how intelligent Silverman, her cast-mates and those behind the scenes are, we hope that somehow they’ll begin to realize that the success of the show isn’t in the number of toilet jokes you can fit into twenty-two minutes.
No, rather it’s in challenging its viewers to look beyond some of the mayhem and understand the genius behind the madness — if only the makers of the show cast the insecurity aside and realized just how truly groundbreaking their comedy show could be, if only they left their plungers at home… or perhaps got a new eye exam and asked if their was a number three.
Bonus Clip Unavailable on the DVD: Sarah's Emmy-Winning "I'm F***ing Matt Damon" from Jimmy Kimmel Live
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