Apparently, the answer to that question is a resounding yes. Sarah Silverman, the sharp tongue female comedian who isn't afraid to joke about ANYTHING, has been pitching an idea for a new television show to major networks ABC, NBC, and Fox, all of whom are interested and offering commitments. Of course, it doesn't hurt that Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are helping pitch the show, because they are executive producing. Only CBS has not heard the pitch.
The still untitled show will be similar to Silverman's own life and follow a woman adjusting to singlehood following the breakup of a long term relationship (her and late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel dated from 2002-2008). It will be single camera and written by Dan Sterling, Jon Schroeder (who also wrote for the show she did on Comedy Central), and Silverman herself. I am a big fan of Silverman's stand-up work, but I went back and forth on her Comedy Central show, "The Sarah Silverman Program." Some shows were fall out of the chair funny, while others I tuned out halfway through. But, with three networks bidding and Ron Howard, who does not do TV too often, pursuing the executive producer's chair on her new one, she must be doing something interesting that has their attention. Will it fly with today's network viewing audiences? We'll find out.
Note: Silverman was once a writer for "Saturday Night Live"
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