What can I say about The Sarah Silverman Program? This DVD Box Set can be described quite easily. It’s seriously hilarious. This DVD set is so funny you will get cramps from laughing so hard. I know I did. There is no logic to Sarah Silverman. She’s loud, obnoxious, brash, and insane. She’s so over the top that she’s in a league all her own and yet she’s so innocently devilish about it that you are continually shocked into laughter when bad behavior from others may not make you laugh.

Sarah’s show is pretty straight forward. Sarah lives in an apartment with her dog Doug. Her parents are dead and her uptight, pushover sister Laura (her real life sister, Laura Silverman) pays her rent and watches over her. Her gay neighbors Brian (Brian Posehn) and Steve (Steve Agee) often hang out with her and Laura. She likes cookies and cough syrup, though not necessarily together. What else can I tell you about Sarah?…She’s Jewish, she takes AIDS tests for fun, she likes abortions, and she hates wheelchair parades and the Feed the Children commercials. Well this is how things go on her program anyway.

In the box set for The Sarah Silverman Program, which was released by Paramount Home Entertainment, there are only six episodes, but every one had me laughing so hard that I was hooked from the beginning. Each episode just got better. It was so funny that my mom heard me laughing and came in to see what all the fuss was about. She ended up cracking up at the show too. She’s now a fan as well and tries to make sure she sees it when it’s on Comedy Central.

The six episodes are distinct and hilarious. A small mini-synopsis is listed below for each.

1. “Officer Jay”: Sarah becomes addicted to cough syrup and gets depressed as Laura begins dating Jay, an officer who keeps trying to arrest Sarah. Meanwhile, Brian states that he’s a bisexual.

2. “Humanitarian of the Year”: Sarah adopts a homeless man because she wants everyone to see what a good person she is. Meanwhile, Brian becomes a karate expert though he’s not so good at it during the important moments.

3. “Positively Negative”: Sarah has the blahs something fierce so she has an AIDS test to cheer herself up. When she finds out that she’s a walking case for the disease she starts an organization for people with AIDS, like her. Jay has his first birthday party.

4. “Not Without My Daughter”: Sarah trains a young girl to win a beauty pageant. She sings “The Poop Song”. Steve farts in a police car and the bomb he lets off sets a dangerous train in motion.

5. “Muffin’ Man”: Sarah reevaluates her sexual orientation and decides to become a lesbian. Steve convinces Brian to try Tab and he becomes a Tab madman.

6. “Batteries”: This was meant to be the pilot, but it ended up closing the season instead. Sarah needs new batteries when her remote dies and she is forced to navigate a wheelchair race that is in between her and the batteries.

Some people find Sarah to be too offensive for their taste. If you don’t get her unique brand of humor then you won’t like her. If you are receptive to offensive comments then you will grow to love her, if you don’t immediately. Sarah makes fun of AIDS, adoption, abortion, sick kicks, the homeless, the disabled, and just about every minority group she can name. The discriminating, lack of discrimination makes it even funnier.

The audio and visual quality is nearly perfect. There were no issues with scratches or bumps and the sound was completely level. Special features include plenty of commentary, some mini-musical performances, and a collection of story boards.

Comedy fans that are looking for some adult, uncensored, crazy comedy will love Sarah Silverman. The Sarah Silverman Program hits all the right notes and offers plenty of serious laughs. This one comes highly recommended. If you haven’t ever seen it you will definitely want to check it out.

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