Sarah Silverman
Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman is an American stand-up comedian, actress, producer and writer. Her comedy addresses social taboos and controversial topics, such as racism, sexism, and religion, having her comic character endorse them in a sarcastic fashion. For her work on television she won two Primetime Emmy Awards...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth1 December 1970
CityBedford, NH
CountryUnited States of America
surprise audience
I became known for surprising audiences. Except now, if I surprise them every time, they expect that.
thinking opposites ignorant
I tend to be more arrogant on stage. Far more ignorant. I sometimes say what I think and sometimes say the opposite of what I think and the lines get blurred, but I can only hope that some kind of absolute power transcends.
baby teenager america
The best time to have a baby is when you're a black teenager.
home description accurate
That still feels like the most accurate description - I felt homesick, but I was home.
chance disappoint audience
You have to take the chance to bomb and disappoint audiences.
self google courses
Everyone self-Googles. And, I have, of course, the Google alert.
girl growing-up powerful
We need to stop telling girls they can be anything they want when they grow up. Because it would have never occurred to them that they couldn't.
father forgive-me heaven
You can be Hitler and go to confession and say forgive me, Father, I killed six million Jews, and the priest would just be like no problem. Say 10 Heil Marys. And Hitler goes to heaven.
people comedian
In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.
funny humor
I'm Jewish, but I'm totally not.
love-is purses cracks
I'm so glad Courtney Love is here; I left my crack in my other purse.
skills people black
Jews, black people - any people who are hated or who have suffered, either as individuals or as a people - use humour. It is a survival skill.
week
If I don't do stand-up for two weeks, I get freaked out.
song heartache want
All comics want to be musicians. There's a part of me that wants to be a serious musician. I love songs about heartache and heartbreak.