The world of Twitter can be hard to navigate. We know that you’re already following us @flavorpill, but we decided it would be fun (and possibly helpful) if we rounded up some of our other Twitter favorites in a series we call “The Followables.” This sixth installment of Twitter all-stars spotlights the tweeting comedians who we love. Do us a favor and leave a comment with anyone who you enjoy who didn’t make our list.

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1. TIME magazine’s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world is out; A-listers from Banksy to Conan O’Brien are namechecked and the cover pairs Lady Gaga with Bill Clinton.  [via TIME]
2. OMFG, WTF is Paramount doing making a Magic 8-Ball movie? “Reply hazy, try again.” [via Vulture]
3. Interpol! Remember them? They’ve just released a new song called “Lights.” What does it sound like? No idea, since the  download didn’t work, but if I had to guess I’d say “dark,” heavy on the reverb, and lyrically confusing. [via Stereogum]
4. Unlikely female triumvirate alert: Sarah Silverman is in talks to co-star with Michelle Williams (actress featured in several topographically based dramas such as Dawson’s Creek, Brokeback Mountain, Shutter Island) in Sarah Polley‘s directorial feature Take This Waltz. [via Variety]
5. New York mag’s veteran party reporter Jada Yuan had dinner with the “capriciously moody” Bill Murray and survived to tell the tale. [via Vulture]

Comedian Sarah Silverman is tired of seeing “the really sad, really long commercials with grossy sick emaciated people from all over the world” on her 48-inch plasma high def TV. And she has a solution that’s better than just “TiVo-ing past it.” Her plan for ending world hunger is called sellthevaticanfeedtheworld.com.

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Given that Tim Robbins founded the Actors Gang in response to a lack of opportunities for independent writers and actors to produce socially and politically salient new work, it’s no surprise that his response to the threat of a paralyzing budget crunch was to curate an ambitious ten-week festival of theatre, dance, music, conversation, performance, and education. The WTF?! Festival brings together scores of voices as diverse as those of Tom Morello, Naomi Klein, Gore Vidal, John Doe, Sarah Silverman, anti-war Veterans, and members of Cirque du Soleil — all in the name of saving one of the country’s bravest voices for progressive art by raising not only money, but awareness.

Flavorpill’s Shana Nys Dambrot caught up with Robbins on the eve of the LA festival to talk politics, art, and record collections. Read More »

We wouldn’t usually root for this kind of thing, but the news that Sarah Silverman might have to quit her own show because of budget cuts (to a measly $850,000 per episode down from $1.1 million during the second season) gave us a funny idea: What if she stayed on as an executive producer, but hired someone less expensive to play the lead role of Sarah Silverman?

Might we suggest Zach Galifianakis? Yes, he’s already guest starred on the series as a homeless man, but we know that he looks fantastic in a dress.

On a related note, remember back in the old days when each of the Friends were raking in a million per episode?

On a personal note, we took our mom to see Jesus is Magic many years back when it was playing at the Zipper Theatre and Silverman opened with her bit about getting raped to a random song by the Pixies. We were in the front row. It was awkward.