Sarah Silverman’s act bombs in London

Comedian Sarah Silverman reportedly had a very rough debut as she did her standup routine in London’s Hammersmith Apollo to a crowd of 3,600 people, included Hollywood star Keanu Reeves. Hailed as the ‘world’s hottest, most controversial comedian’, probably didn’t help.

Fans, who had paid up to a ticket, heckled Sarah, slow hand clapped and shouted they wanted their money back after the star’s short 40-minute set.

After the audience refused to leave, Silverman was forced to give a Q&A session as an encore after admitting she had no other material prepared.

Unimpressed fans shouted “you’re over-hyped Sarah” and “I’ve seen longer clips on YouTube”, before the star told the audience to “go home” and the left the stage.

Reviewers from comedy websites and national newspapers were also left underwhelmed by Silverman’s set, which “fizzled out” by the end by most accounts.

The Daily Telegraph described the comic as “skipping away in near-disgrace” after the “excruciatingly embarrassing” question and answer session.

Every comedian bombs occasionally, just ask England’s recent US import Russell Brand.