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Sarah Silverman to host 2007 MTV Movie Awards, June 3 on MTV
 
MTV yesterday announced that the brilliantly funny Sarah Silverman will take the hosting reins for the 2007 MTV Movie Awards, airing live on MTV in Canada on Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 8 p.m. ET. 

Star of both big screen and small, Silverman will lend her unique brand of provocative comedy to this year's ceremony, which will be broadcast from the Gibson Theater in Universal City, California.

As previously announced, the 2007 MTV Movie Awards will be executive produced by Emmy Award winning producer Mark Burnett.

Performers, nominees, and presenters for the 2007 MTV Movie Awards will be announced at a later date.
 
"I was supposed to get a dental cleaning that day, but it got moved, so then I was available," said Sarah Silverman.
 
"Sarah's irreverent, no holds barred sarcasm and humor have made her one of the hottest up-and-coming comedians in the industry," said Christina Norman, President, MTV in the United States. "Sarah is just the person to orchestrate the madness and keep everyone guessing about who'll be her next target." 
 
The 2007 MTV Movie Awards is just the most recent addition to Sarah Silverman's growing list of credits.

From stand-up comedy to film and television, Silverman has seen her share of success and 2007 has been no exception. 

Her comedy series The Sarah Silverman Program recently launched on The Comedy Network to rave reviews and a second season is about to go into production.
 
Silverman also made a splash with the feature length film version of her one-woman show, Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic. 

Silverman most recently co-starred in the feature film, School For Scoundrels opposite Billy Bob Thornton and John Heder.

She has also starred in Jeff Garlin's I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With and the acclaimed The Aristocrats.

Before that, she co-starred opposite Jack Black, Mike White, and Joan Cusack in The School of Rock, as well as a number of films, including the blockbuster There's Something About Mary, The Way of The Gun, Ivan Reitman's Evolution, The Bachelor and  Say It Isn't So. 
 
On television, Silverman also co-starred in the comedy series Greg The Bunny opposite Eugene Levy.

And she has guest starred in a slew of acclaimed and notable television shows such as The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld and Mr. Show with Bob and David. 

Additionally, Silverman also lends her voice to the hugely successful Comedy Central series Crank Yankers.
 
About MTV in Canada

MTV in Canada is a Canadian programmed and managed business wholly owned by CTV Inc., a division of CTVglobemedia.

MTV offers a distinctly Canadian interpretation of the MTV brand across multiple platforms, including a revolutionary broadband service, MTV Overdrive, and across an MTV-branded analog specialty service that delivers innovative lifestyle, talk and documentary programming with a commitment to 71 per cent Canadian programming in primetime.

The MTV business is powered by an alliance between CTV, Canada's Number One television brand and MTV Networks, the world's most valuable media brand. MTV in Canada is one of 50 MTV-branded services worldwide serving 171 territories around the world.
 
Experience MTV in Canada on-line at MTV.ca.
 
About Mark Burnett Productions

Mark Burnett Productions (MBP) is a leading production company in content for both primetime television and the internet. 

MBP revolutionized television with hits such as Eco-Challenge, Survivor, The Apprentice, The Contender, Rock Star: INXS, Rock Star: Supernova and its upcoming co-production with Steven Spielberg and DreamWorks Television, On The Lot (FOX). 

Other upcoming MBP projects include: Pirate Master (CBS) and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader (FOX). 

MBP also partnered with AOL on the highly successful adventure Gold Rush, the first-ever unscripted project to be produced exclusively for the internet. 

MBP also successfully reintroduced product placement as an integral part of each of its shows and has garnered a total of 42 Emmy nominations since 2001. 

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