Unfortunately for the Fassloonies, the headlines yesterday were not about our love, Michael Fassbender. Fassy appeared on Friday night’s Graham Norton Show, only no one was talking about his appearance. Everybody was too busy talking about Mark Wahlberg and to a lesser degree, Sarah Silverman. All three (plus singer Laura Mvula) were featured on Norton’s Friday show, and Twitter exploded in the UK during and after the show. It was all about how Mark seemed extra-friendly with Sarah Silverman, and how he also seemed like he was drunk or high (or both). I’m including the whole episode (it’s split into three parts):

I agree that Mark acted like he was drunk or high or something. I think he pretty much admits that when he comes out too, that Norton’s green room is basically an open bar in which guests are encouraged to drink heavily. It wouldn’t be the first talk show where guests are kept toasty. I’ll also admit that Mark was kind of funny and he made me laugh several times. Yes, he was rude at a few points (especially when poor Fassy was trying to tell a James McAvoy story), but he was also so rude that it was kind of hilarious. And this is honest the God the most I’ve ever liked Sarah Silverman. She was really cracking me up here, and she rarely makes me laugh.

I don’t even think Fassy had anything to promote, right? He wasn’t there pushing any particular project or film or anything. I think he just came to hang out. And yes, he was totally making eyes at Laura Mvula. I wanted to yell at her and tell her to keep her hands off my man, but it’s not her fault. Bless his Irish heart, Fassbender just has such a thing for beautiful black women. He looked like he could eat her up. *sigh*

Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet and WENN.

Under pretty much any circumstance, I find Sarah Silverman to be supremely annoying. I don’t find her funny, I think her “I’m so dirty and naughty and I’m just a girl isn‘t it avant-garde?” act is tired and condescending. All of that being said, the interview excerpts from Sarah’s cover interview for Page Six Magazine made me a little sad. She tells the magazine that her current boyfriend is “the first guy in a decade who’s given me any kind of compliment, like saying I’m pretty or anything.” That kind of sucks. Now I feel for her. Oh, and this bitch is 39 years old! She looks and acts like she’s in her early 20s! Crazy.

After going through a particularly awkward stretch of single life, Sarah Silverman discovered a man who isn’t her type at all – and it seems to be working out great.

Her new boyfriend, the writer Alec Sulkin, is “the first guy in a decade who’s given me any kind of compliment, like saying I’m pretty or anything,” the comedian, 39, tells the new issue of Page Six Magazine, due out Thursday.

“He’s really skinny. Usually I like pudgy, macho-ish guys,” says Silverman, who dated talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel for much of the last decade. “But I think I mistook macho-ish for strong, emotionally. And I think it’s really the opposite.”

The star of The Sarah Silverman Program on Comedy Central split up with Kimmel for good last March, and found herself dating for the first time since becoming famous – which proved tricky.

“It felt a little isolating,” she says. “Part of the fun of meeting someone is having them discover you. You’re doing your little tap dance, like, ‘This is me!’ And then [the person has] all these preconceived notions, things that are partially true and partially not.”

Silverman also weighs in on the David Letterman and Tiger Woods scandals, saying neither surprised her. “I can’t imagine he’s the nicest man in the world, but I love ‘talk show host’ David Letterman,” she says. “I’m not looking to have him be a United Nations representative. The same thing with Tiger Woods.”

And when it comes to the Jay Leno/Conan O’Brien controversy, it’s a no-brainer. “Conan was my first big break,” Silverman says. “He put me on all the time. I played on the Conan soccer team. I have a place in my heart so special for him.”

[From People]

It sounds like Sarah actually gave a real interview as herself instead of her dumb comedic persona. I also really like what she said about David Letterman, and even Tiger Woods – and I don’t think she’s alone. Those are two men with lots of issues in their personal lives, but many people will forgive them if they continue to do their jobs well. And Conan O’Brien? Well, Team Coco forever.

Page Six Magazine cover courtesy of CoverAwards.

Earlier this week we told you about Jimmy Kimmel’s new girlfriend, a lead writer on his show named Molly McNearney. We reported rumors as far back as last year that the two were hooking up, seemingly in between Jimmy’s on-and-off relationship with comedian Sarah Silverman. Now there are new reports that Kimmel may have been seeing Molly while he was still with Sarah, which was the reason for their breakup. Oops. This week’s National Enquirer reports that Silverman is complaining that Kimmel cheated on her and promoted Molly as a result. “After Sarah broke up with Jimmy, pals say she was shocked to learn he’d been having an affair with writer’s assistant Molly, and promoted her [to co-head writer] while he and Sarah were still dating!”

Also, not everyone on Kimmel’s late night show is pleased about the couple – especially Molly’s ex-boyfriend, who used to work on the show too until Jimmy got rid of him. Sources report it was a move made specifically so he could pursue Molly.

Jimmy Kimmel’s dating scandal is growing.

The late-night host started romancing his new girlfriend, who is one of his employees, after getting rid of her boyfriend, who also worked on Jimmy Kimmel Live, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively.

And before he ditched Molly McNearney’s boyfriend, Jimmy and then-girlfriend Sarah Silverman used to double date with the couple, a source close to the situation told RadarOnline.com exclusively.

While David Letterman’s own dating-an-employee scandal has resulted in an extortion charge against one man, Kimmel has a potentially explosive situation on his hands that has alienated members of his staff and calls into question the fairness to other employees of the boss dating a staffer.

News recently “leaked” from Kimmel’s show that he’s dating Molly McNearney. RadarOnline.com then broke the news that several staffers were extremely upset, worried about favoritism and one even blamed being fired on the situation.

Now we’ve learned that McNearney, formerly an assistant writer on the show, was dating a man who was also an assistant writer in a relationship that started a few years ago. The two were very serious about each other.

But, according to a source close to the situation, Jimmy had been attracted to Molly for quite some time, and moved her boyfriend off his show, in a maneuver that made it easier for him to connect with Molly.

Jimmy got the boyfriend a job writing for another show, but his actions stunned the man.

The source told RadarOnline.com: “The guy was totally shocked because he had become good friends with Jimmy and had frequented Kimmel’s NFL Sunday parties for his staff and friends at his Los Angeles home.

“Jimmy acted like a total snake no matter what way he tries to spin it – just like Letterman he abused his power by promoting Molly and everyone knows it.”

[From Radaronline.com]

Radar also has an exclusive interview with a disgruntled former staff member from the show who claims that Jimmy and Molly’s workplace romance wasn’t much of a secret and was a source of frustration for the rest of the writing team. This former writer says Molly was given preferential treatment, was promoted unfairly and was “nasty” to other writers. Ugh. Sounds like a fun place to work. It’s too bad that people can’t seem to behave like professionals anymore. People date other people from work all the time, and rarely does it seem to work out well. I don’t think this story is going away anytime soon. Wonder what Sarah Silverman thinks of all this?

Jimmy and Sarah are shown on 2/7/09. WENN.com/FayesVision

Sarah Silverman is over longtime boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel – at least, she’s moved on, anyway. The comedian is now dating another fellow stand-up performer named Rob Huebel – and he’s quite the hottie as far as comedians go. Sources say the couple are getting serious and Sarah is falling pretty hard for him. Does this mean she’s done f-ing Matt Damon?

Sorry, Jimmy Kimmel! The chat show host’s on-again, off-again girlfriend has a new guy, fellow comedian Rob Huebel, 40.

“Rob feels like he won the lottery,” says a source. “He thinks Sarah’s incredibly funny and gorgeous, too.”

The old pals have been a couple since shortly after Sarah, 38, ended it with Jimmy in the spring. Still, “I wouldn’t be surprised if Rob proposed soon,” the source confides.

[From Star Magazine print version, Oct. 5, 2009]

Sarah definitely has a thing for funny guys. Before her relationship with Jimmy Kimmel, she also dated Colin Quinn and Dave Attell. Recent reports after Jimmy and Sarah’s first breakup painted Sarah as sad, and hoping for a reconciliation, but the second breakup seemed to be initiated by her and so far, it seems to be for good. Maybe her new man is a reason why. You might recognize Rob Huebel from his appearances on the MTV sketch comedy show “Human Giant,” which was something of an underground cult favorite. He’s also made appearances on “Reno 911!” “The Office,” and he played the host of the game show “MILF Island” in an episode of Tina Fey’s “30 Rock.”

Rob Heubel is shown filming “I Love You, Man” on 5/28/08. Credit: Fame Pictures. Sarah Silverman is shown on 9/20/09. Credit: WENN.com

Just days after Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman confirmed their breakup, Jimmy poked fun at himself while dressed like Rosie O’Donnell on a segment of “The View.” Jimmy fielded questions about the breakup from the co-hosts and tried to keep the mood light. But you can tell by his body language that it’s an uncomfortable topic for him. Or maybe he’s just uncomfortable with the leggings, clogs and black wig.

Jimmy Kimmel showed up on “The View” Monday, dressed in drag as former co-host Rosie O’Donnell, and fielded questions about his recent, second break up with longtime girlfriend Sarah Silverman.

“The View” is in Los Angeles this week, and Kimmel walked about in a wig, clogs and wedding ring for his two-segment appearance.

Sherri Shepherd told Kimmel they feared he would no-show when news broke of his split.

Kimmel said, “The only thing better than breaking up is going on ‘The View’ right after you break up.”

Asked what happened, Kimmel said, “What do you think happened? I’m a 41-year-old man with a bra filled with Koosh balls. I’m an imbecile. She couldn’t date an imbecile anymore.”

Walters then pressed him if it’s really all over, to which he sputtered, “I don’t know, I mean, you know, I think, I don’t know. Ask her. I don’t know what’s going to happen.”

[From Huffington Post]

I actually think Kimmel is more attractive than the actual Rosie – he definitely has better hair! It had to be tough to sit there and take these questions about something so personal, but to Jimmy’s credit, he did so with a smile. I am one of those people who hopes Jimmy and Sarah get back together – but if they keep getting together and breaking up, there has to be a reason.

Pictures are older images from when Silverman and Kimmel were together in 2005. Images thanks to BauerGriffinOnline.

Yesterday we had a really sweet story about how Jimmy Kimmel’s kids wanted him to get married to Sarah Silverman. It sounds like both his son and daughter have a real fondness for Sarah. Unfortunately they’re not going to get their wish – in a big way. Us Weekly has confirmed that the couple have broken up again, and it seems like this one is permanent.

Late night host Jimmy Kimmel and comic Sarah Silverman have called it quits again, a source tells Usmagazine.com. The couple, who have been dating on-and-off for the last few months, started dating six years ago. “Sarah initiated the split this time,” the source tells Us. “He’s bummed.”

This breakup happened within the last two weeks. “He’s really blue — very down,” another source tells Us. “Seems like it’s over for good this time. He’s sad because he just bought a new place and now has nobody to share it with.”

The couple, who first split in July, reunited last fall. “We’re just being right now,” Silverman told Us in November.

The pair met during a roast for Hugh Hefner, where Silverman told the audience he was fat and joked he had no charisma — but that didn’t stop them from working together.

“He hired me to do voices on [Comedy Central's] Crank Yankers and around the second season of that we started hanging out,” Silverman has said. “A while after that he kissed me.”

[From Us Weekly]

This is a big bummer. Sarah and Jimmy just made so much sense together. Clearly their relationship had a lot of laughter and good stuff in it. I mean their running joke about f***ing Matt Damon became so epic outside their relationship that it actually won an Emmy. It just always struck me as a relationship that’d be fun to be in, but obviously there’s a lot more to it than that. It’s especially sad for Jimmy’s kids. His teenage son Kevin talked about a wedding, and supposedly told him to “put a ring on it.” It seemed like they needed to know Sarah and Jimmy were solid and wouldn’t break up again. Unfortunately that’s exactly what happened.

Here’s Jimmy and Sarah at the 61st Annual Writers Guild Awards held at The Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on February 7th. Images thanks to WENN.com.

While comedian Sarah Silverman has said that she is in no rush to walk down the aisle, the children of her boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel, have their own ideas on the topic. Jimmy’s teenage son from his first marriage has been urging his dad to “put a ring on it” – and even offered to serve as best man at the wedding.

Jimmy Kimmel’s kids are begging their dad to marry Sarah Silverman – and it looks like they will get their wish!

“Jimmy and Sarah’s break from each other last year made them realize how much they love each other,” said a friend of the couple. “Jimmy’s children keep telling him he’d better marry her. They want to know the relationship is permanent and that they aren’t going to lose her again.”

The most recent marriage push came when Jimmy’s teenage son Kevin (he also has a daughter named Katie) dined with the couple at the Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills on Feb. 21. Jimmy and Sarah kissed repeatedly during the lunch – and his son seemed very happy for them, revealed an eyewitness.

“Jimmy’s kid kept talking about a wedding, and even told his dad that he’d like to be the best man.”

[From The National Enquirer print version, March 16, 2009]

It’s nice that Sarah gets along so well with Jimmy’s kids. I bet she would be a pretty cool stepmom. But from what Sarah has said publicly regarding the subject of marriage, she doesn’t seem too eager to make it official. Maybe that’s changed since the couple has reunited. There were reports that the catalyst for them getting back together after their breakup last year was their friend Howard Stern’s wedding last fall- maybe the nuptials made Sarah change her mind.

Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel are shown on 11/23/08. Credit: Fame

Sources at Comedy Central are worried about the future of “The Sarah Silverman Program.” The award-winning show is a victim of the economic slump and is currently on hiatus while the show’s producers- including Sarah Silverman herself – try to figure out how to produce the show on a smaller budget. I guess nobody is safe these days!

The economic downturn is jeopardizing “The Sarah Silverman Program,” one of Comedy Central’s signature series.

The show’s executive producers — Silverman, Dan Sterling and Rob Schrab — have threatened to quit after the cable network told them the budget for their series would be slashed by more than 20%.

More than two months after “Sarah Silverman” ended its second season, the show has yet to be renewed for Season 3. (In 2007, the second-season pickup came 11 days after the series’ premiere.)

At the center of the holdup is the proposed budget for Season 3. Citing cuts imposed on the network by parent company MTV Networks, Comedy Central had proposed that the trio bring back the Writers Guild of America Award-nominated show at about $850,000 an episode, sources said, down from the $1.1 million an episode for the show’s second season.

In broadcast, single-camera comedies are produced for about $1.5 million-$2 million an episode, and the budget for any series normally climbs from year to year.

“Sarah Silverman” is a single-camera comedy that also features animated sequences and musical numbers.

The contracting ad market is hitting networks hard. MTV Networks’ parent Viacom in December laid off 7% of its work force, though Comedy Central largely was spared because it had been through the ringer following the 2003 acquisition of Time Warner’s 50% ownership in the network and had little left to cut.

Amid the economic woes, ABC Studios and 20th TV asked all of their showrunners to cut 2% of their series budgets.

Concerned they won’t be able to maintain the integrity of the show at the discounted price, Silverman, on behalf of the three executive producers, informed the network late last week that they can’t proceed with a third season. The move reportedly sent shock waves through Comedy Central’s executive offices, with top brass jumping into action to find a budget compromise that would keep the flagship live-action series on the air.

As of Friday night, the situation remained at a standstill. Both sides continued their back-and-forth during the weekend.

A resolution is expected as early as Monday, and people familiar with the situation were optimistic that the two sides would agree on financial terms to bring back the show.

[From Reuters]

I’m not surprised that some shows are being scaled back due to slow ad sales. But what does surprise me is that this show is being singled out as an expensive program. One million bucks per episode sounds like a lot of money – and it is – but when you put it into the context of network television, it’s not. NBC spent one million per episode of “Friends” just to pay Jennifer Aniston’s salary! Comedy Central is notoriously cheap – Jon Stewart loves to poke fun at the network on that very topic. Can’t Sarah’s network TV star boyfriend, Jimmy Kimmel, help her out here?

Here’s Sarah Silverman at the Writers Guild Awards on Feb. 8. Photo credits: Newscom.

Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel have made their reunion official by attending their first post breakup event together and looking very much like a happy couple inside. Silverman made an appearance on Kimmel’s talkshow in late October in which they talked about their breakup and tried to put on a show of having an awkward reunion. There were moments when they started busting out laughing though, and you could tell they still had an easy camaraderie and were probably together again at that point. Sarah and Jimmy broke up this July after over five years together, but the comic couple is said to be “working it out.”

It was a star-studded affair at the Chateau Marmont on Tuesday night as the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Megan Fox, Russell Brand, Jon Hamm and the Kardashian sisters dolled up for the 13th Annual “GQ Man of the Year” soiree.

But all eyes were on the not-so “former” flames Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel, who showed up hand-in-hand and were one of the last A-list attendees to stroll inside. The two goofed around together playfully at the party, and refused to leave each other’s side — acting like much more than just good friends.

“They’re working it out,” a source close to the couple said, adding that since they’ve been back spending a lot of quality time together they’ve never been happier. “One step at a time….”

Judging by their lovey-dovey smiles and constant touching it looks like the best part of their breaking up has been their making up. …

[From Fox News]

I like these two together and it’s kind of heartening to see a couple get back together. If only Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling’s brief reunion could have been made more permanent. At least he’s an eligible bachelor again.

Silverman has a lot to celebrate. She just received a reported $2.5 million deal for her upcoming book after a bidding war between several publishing companies. The book will be put out by HarperCollins, which has at least three editors interested in working with her.

Sarah Silverman’s new show, “The Sarah Silverman Program” is on Comedy Central Thursdays at 10:30. Judging from the clips below it’s a bit strange, but a lot of people like her humor and it’s sure to have a following.

Silverman and Kimmel are shown separately at the GQ Men of The Year party on 11/18/08. Silverman is wearing some crazy shoes. They were having drinks and food given to attendees from In-N-Out Burger. Credit: Fame

Walking onto the set of the Jimmy Kimmel show to the strains of “She’s gone” while wearing a belted short cobalt blue dress with cap sleeves and a ruffled skirt, Sarah Silverman sat down and started a no-doubt prepared but still funny awkward ex-type exchange with Kimmel. Silverman is promoting her new show on Comedy Central, “The Sarah Silverman Show.”

Silverman and Kimmel broke up this July after five years together. Silverman quipped in her Emmy acceptance speech in mid September for “I’m F’ing Matt Damon” that Kimmel “broke her heart,” but tried to change it to “will always have a place in my heart.” The two were spotted out again holding hands in late September, and it’s generally thought that they’ve reconciled. On his show last night, Kimmel and Silverman kept up the awkward act, as if it was the first time they’d seen each other since the split. They also addressed tabloid reports that Kimmel found photos of naked fat guys on Silverman’s computer.

There were a lot of sighs, silences and weird laughs between the two, with Silverman acting nervous and Kimmel faking like he didn’t know much about her.

Jimmy showed a video of Sarah singing on local TV as a girl in 1985. She was super cute and a great little singer.

Sarah called him an a**hole for airing that clip, and they both started laughing and couldn’t keep up the awkward facade for a moment. Then Sarah started sighing and acting uncomfortable again and brought up the elephant in the room that the two were trying so hard to create.

SS: Nobody cares about me being on Annie… they obviously want to know that you and I went out and then we broke up. [audience cheers]
JK: I know.
SS: I just feel like. It’s not like I want to use our whatever relationship bullsh’t to promote my show on Thursdays at 10:30 on Comedy Central. I understand that’s lame, but at the same time don’t you feel like a fraud? Just talking about just shooting the sh’t?

On the National Enquirer story that Sarah collects photos of naked fat guys
JK: I always feel like a fraud… Speaking of fraud, the National Enquirer has done some wonderful investigative work as far as our personal lives go, and this is something I wanted to ask you about [Shows National Enquirer article about Silverman looking at photos of fat nude guys online]

This is an article that says… well first of all the picture of me, you look beautiful and I look like I’m swallowing a goldfish… This article says that the reason we broke up is that I found pictures of fat guys on your computer. It says:

“Jimmy was shocked when he found dozens of photographs of overweight guys in various stages of undress on Sarah’s computer,” and you can see there, “she’s obsessed with pictures of naked chubby guys.” So what about that?

SS: It’s funny. It’s funny cause it’s true. No, I don’t know [Sarah is laughing and is obviously comfortable with Jimmy.] It goes along with another element, my sex tape with that Mini Me guy. That girl looks like me.

They then show the start of Mini Me’s sex tape, which aired online on TMZ, and Silverman admitted “That definitely looks like me. I can see how that girl looks like me.”

Sarah told a story about she heard the chick from the sex tape on Howard Stern get annoyed when they told her she looked like Sarah Silverman. Sarah said “Let me recap this. The girl who is only famous for making a sex tape with a little person, is embarrassed and humiliated at the prospect of resembling me.”

Way to change the subject, Sarah! She said that her “little people” comment just added something to the story and wasn’t meant to belittle anyone.

Then Sarah half-admitted she’s back with Kimmel with her choice of words:

SS: When we were split did you kiss anybody else?

They played the clip of Silverman singing as a girl again, and the segment ended.

They’re totally back together, and I would bet the National Enquirer wasn’t so far off with their story about the downloaded photos of naked fat guys either. It’s not like she denied it!

If you’re in the US, you can probably watch Sarah’s appearance by going to Kimmel’s website (link has automatic video and sound) and choosing the “Watch online now” link to the left. (I’m overseas and cannot confirm that it’s currently available. I really miss Redlasso.)

Header image is of Silverman at the “Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Honor the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards Nominees” on 9/19/08. Inset image is of Silverman at the Emmys on 9/13/08. Credit: PRPhotos