The Sarah Silverman Program's debut two Thursdays ago on Comedy Central made an impression with the critics, her fans at the New York Times, and gay groups, thanks to the portrayal of a slobby couple of gay bears next door.

But last week's episode, which included a typically ironically heartless take on the homeless, and as far as we know, the first detailed exploration of the phenomenon of "queefing" beyond The Howard Stern Show (and possibly Oprah), sealed the deal on her future.

Our pals at Gawker were emailed an internal memo from Comedy Central that confirms that surprisingly decent Thursday night ratings combined with critical cachet, mean that Jimmy Kimmel's flatulent galpal will get fourteen additional episodes to split between next fall and next spring.