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Rejoice! Within a week, two of the best comedies on TV begin their new seasons.
One is a scathing commentary on office politics and U.S. policy regarding Myanmar — formerly Burma — formerly Myanmar — I think.
The other is a lazysexual and wide-open look at the life of a comedian whose daily routines represent a blatant attack on the morals and institutions we as a nation have ascribed to since ..... at least the early 1950s.
You see how it can all be very confusing, especially when I describe it. But if you can't read between the lines, “The Office” kicks off at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, on NBC.
It's all been foretold. All has been revealed. So how can the importance of the name of a relatively small Southeast Asian country compare? Exactly, it can't! Fools!
All that matters is we may finally find out if Pam and what's his name hook up and that the imaginary comfort provided by the crew of Dunder Mifflin is priceless. It makes one want to give up the comfort of a real job to work in an environment found on the show.
Way on the other end of the cable spectrum is a show about a girl trying to sniff her way out of the training bra of life by being as offensive, inappropriate and vulgar as she can. I love her for it. “The Sarah Silverman Program” buggers us once again at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 3 on Comedy Central.
Neither show is a thinker when it comes to comedy. The dry humor in Sarah is about as wet as a bowl of chili when it comes to subtlety. I believe that if Sarah could use her vagina as a member of the cast without it being sexual or offensive, or getting the FCC all up in her business, she would.
As for “The Office,” its humor could not be the furthest thing from the brand you get from Sarah. The uncomfortable and verbal slapstick from Michael Scott (Steve Carell) and the gang are second to none as far as comedies go. Does that mean it's funnier than Silverman?
The only way to answer that question would involve chili and wrestling, but let's try this first.
Both shows have talented casts who grind out their roles beautifully. Both have writers perfect for their niches.
Finally, there are no better comedic leads currently airing in a comedy than Silverman and Carell.
So what am I saying? That “The Office” and “The Sarah Silverman Program” are funny? That I need a whole column to tell everybody something they already know?
Well, yeah.
That and I want to see Jenna Fisher and Sarah Silverman wrestle in a bowl of Wolf Brand Chili. |