Comedienne Sarah Silverman is never one to shy away from self irony so it was no surprise that upon receiving an Emmy for Original Music and Lyrics for her work on “I’m F---ing Matt Damon” she poked fun at herself.

When “I’m F---ing Matt Damon” was released earlier this year on Jimmy Kimmel Live, at a time when host Jimmy Kimmel was still Sarah Silverman’s boyfriend (a five-year relationship and apparently going strong) it was an instant hit.

Silverman and Damon sang happily and comically about their fictitious affair, making audiences laugh cheerfully – a comedian’s good deed on an almost daily basis.

The video was soon nominated for an Emmy in the best Original Music and Lyrics category but not before sadder news emerged: a separation between the two people who made it funny, Silverman and Kimmel, even though the latter did not actually appear in the video.

The Creative Arts Emmys were held Saturday night at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles and celebrated all the more minor categories.

Sarah Silverman was on hand to receive her trophies (“I’m F---ing Matt Damon” also won a picture-editing award) and told the audience that the person who truly deserved thanks for her win was her ex-boyfriend Jimmy Kimmel.

“Let’s be honest, Matt Damon had very little to do with this being popular,” the 37-year-old comedienne said in her usual acidulous way. “Thanks to the person for whom this whole video was made: Jimmy Kimmel, who broke my heart – oh, who’ll always have a place in my heart,” Silverman continued.

Personal experience, what any entertainer draws from to entertain the public. Courageously, may I add.

Sarah Silverman made her funny video with Matt Damon, Jimmy Kimmel responded with a video of his own in which he and Ben Affleck pretended to be romantically involved and elicited just as much laughter as the first and then Silverman and Kimmel broke up.

Both have been discreet about the ending of their relationship.

Saturday’s event was hosted by Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Sarah Chalke (“Scrubs”). It will air on E! on Sept. 20, one day before the Primetime Emmys air on ABC.
Other winners included HBO’s mini-series “John Adams” (eight awards, the night’s greatest victor) and AMC’s Mad Men (four awards). 

“The Simpsons” won in the Best Animated Series category, while “Battlestar Galactica” won the Emmy for Special Visual Effects.