And smack in the middle of the festivities was some surprisingly funny fare from ABC's late-night host Kimmel (suddenly, the whole Sarah Silverman thing made some sense).

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The joke is told tenderly by Paul Reiser, urbanely by Martin Mull, seductively by the sublime Sarah Silverman, gravely and with much loving, superfluous detail by George Carlin, and shrilly, with an emotion bordering on hysteria, by the inspired pixie Gilbert Gottfried.

NEWYORKER: The Aristocrats

Walt Disney Animation Studios explored the classic world of arcade games with "Wreck-It Ralph, " a new computer animated adventure featuring the voices of Sarah Silverman and John C.

CNN: 5 games to watch from Comic-Con

Set to air on April 14, this is the "Pitch Perfect" star's first time hosting, and the first time a woman has hosted since Sarah Silverman's stint in 2007.

CNN: Rebel Wilson to host MTV Movie Awards

Jesse Eisenberg, Julia Stiles, Sarah Silverman and Woody Harrelson are also among the 24 actors taking part.

BBC: Megan Fox to make Broadway debut

With her tomboy glamour, she suggests a sensibility that echoes back to Rosalind Russell: the sardonic brunette, as incarnated more recently in Roseanne, Janeane Garofalo, Sarah Silverman, Sandra Bernhard, and Tina Fey.

NEWYORKER: Crass Warfare

Former basketball star Larry Bird, comedy actress Sarah Silverman and Star Trek's George Takei have contributed voice-overs to the latter half of the series.

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