![]() ![]() Silverman re-teams with Liam Lynch, who directed her theatrically released stand-up/musical mash-up Jesus Is Magic, and shot her new act at the 39-seat small room at Los Angeles’ Largo (ridiculed for the size of the space in the prologue, she roars, “It’s called intimate, fuckface!”). ![]() It’s feels too soon to place the new Cosby and Silverman specials in the stand-up canon, but they also shouldn’t be excluded solely due to freshness. Honorable Mention #1 Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles Here’s our 50 best, of all time, with a couple of extras to boot: ![]() To celebrate this big night for televised stand-up, we put together the definitive list of great comedy specials created for television, home video, or digital (theatrically released concert films, like Silverman’s Jesus Is Magic, Cosby’s Himself, and - sadly - most of Richard Pryor’s filmed work, don’t qualify). Though the two comedians couldn’t be more different, both specials feel like landmarks: innovative, intelligent, and brilliantly funny. Meanwhile, over on HBO, Sarah Silverman is starring in her first special for the network, We Are Miracles. First off, Comedy Central is airing Bill Cosby: Far From Finished, the legendary comedian and sitcom star’s first new comedy special in over 25 years. This Saturday night promises to be a big one for comedy geeks. ![]()
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