Gilbert Gottfried has been laid to rest, and a few notable stars also got together to sit shiva with his family.

Now that's a cause we can get behind.

Comedy superstars Sarah Silverman and Seth Rogen are set to voice the leads in HBO Max's adult animated series Santa Inc., the streamer announced Friday. Santa Inc. is the story of Candy Smalls (Silverman), the highest-ranking female elf in the North Pole. When the successor to Santa Claus (Rogen) is poached by Amazon on Christmas Eve, Candy goes for her ultimate dream-- to become the first woman Santa Claus in the history of Christmas. I love the pairing of Silverman and Rogen here, even if the show sounds a bit like the Disney+ movie Noelle if Anna Kendrick …

After cutting her teeth on legendary HBO sketch show Mr. Show, and producing the stand-up special Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles for the network, Sarah Silverman is back in business with HBO. Reeling from the cancellation of her acclaimed, Emmy-nominated Hulu series I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman, Variety reports that Silverman has signed a deal to bring two projects to HBO: A traditional stand-up comedy special (well, as "traditional" as Silverman can get), and a late night talk show pilot. [caption id="attachment_762321" align="alignright" width="350"] Image via Netflix[/caption] At the moment, HBO'…

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