Sarah Silverman got stoned to cope with Jimmy Kimmel breakup

Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel at the GLAAD Awards on 4/26/08. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures
There’s no doubt- breaking up sucks. You cry, you eat a lot of ice cream, you talk to your friends on the phone forever, you listen to a lot of Air Supply. And if you’re Sarah Silverman, you spark up a doobie or two to numb the pain.

Comedian Sarah Silverman was feeling so low after her recent split from comic Jimmy Kimmel, she got high to get through her stage show.

Sarah and her TV host boyfriend announced their split on July 14 after six years together. And just two weeks later, on July 29, Sarah, 37, had an emotional breakdown moments before she was to take the stage at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Hollywood, Calif., say sources.

“Sarah thought telling jokes about her breakup would be a walk in the park, but she was struck with a case of the jitters so severe she didn’t know if she’d be able to go on,” revealed an insider.

“Sarah went to a comedian friend and told him she desperately needed some pot to calm her nerves.”

After taking a few hits of dope provided by the friend, Sarah managed to regain her composure and went out to perform, the source says.

“Sarah pulled it together on stage,” said the source. “Her timing was dead on and the audience responded well to the new material, which did include a few bittersweet reflections on her breakup.”

Sarah has admitted in interviews that she smokes pot in social settings and enjoys “eating pot brownies.”

[From the National Enquirer, Sept. 1, 2008]

I suppose there are worse vices Sarah could be using to cope- especially in Hollywood. I can’t really say I’m surprised that she’s a bit of a pothead. And if it makes her material more funny, who’s it hurting? What I don’t understand is, if talking about her breakup makes her so upset, why include it in her act? I think most people would understand that it’s still to soon for Sarah to find humor in the situation.