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{{Short description|American comedian and actress (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| name             = Sarah Silverman
| image            = Sarah Silverman DNC July 2016.jpg
| caption          = Silverman in 2016
| birth_name       = Sarah Kate Silverman
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|1}}
| birth_place      = [[Concord, New Hampshire]], U.S.
| medium           = {{hlist|[[Stand-up comedy|Stand-up]]|film|television|radio}}
| active           = 1988–present
| genre            = {{Flatlist|
* [[Ribaldry#Blue comedy|Blue comedy]]
* [[black comedy]]
* [[political satire]]
* [[insult comedy]]
* [[Comedy music|musical comedy]]
* [[character comedy]]
}}
| domestic_partner = {{Plainlist|
* [[Jimmy Kimmel]] (2002–2009)
* [[Michael Sheen]] (2014–2018)
* [[Rory Albanese]] (2020–present)
}}
| relatives        = {{Plainlist|
* [[Susan Silverman]] (sister)
* [[Laura Silverman]] (sister)
}}
}}

'''Sarah Kate Silverman'''<ref name=UK_bio_channel /> (born December 1, 1970)<ref name=UK_bio_channel>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/sarah-silverman.html|title=Sarah Silverman Biography|publisher= [[The Biography Channel]] UK|access-date=February 14, 2014|archive-date=July 10, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150710191907/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/sarah-silverman.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] series ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' during its [[Saturday Night Live (season 19)|19th season]], between 1993 and 1994. She then starred in and produced ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', which ran from 2007 to 2010 on [[Comedy Central]]. For her work on the program, Silverman was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]].<ref name="mediaweek">{{cite news|url= http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/cabletv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003541857|title=Comedy Central's Silverman Spells Ratings Gold|first=Anthony|last=Crupi|date=February 5, 2007|work=Mediaweek|access-date=February 25, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071103013411/http://www.mediaweek.com/mw/news/cabletv/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003541857|archive-date=November 3, 2007}}</ref>

She has also acted in television projects such as ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]'' and ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]'' and starred in films, including ''[[Who's the Caboose?]]'' (1997), ''[[School of Rock]]'' (2003), ''[[Take This Waltz (film)|Take This Waltz]]'' (2011), ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'' (2014), and ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]'' (2017). She also voiced Vanellope von Schweetz in ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' (2012), and ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (2018). For her lead role in ''[[I Smile Back]]'' (2015) she was nominated for a [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Screen Actors Guild Award]]. She released an autobiography ''[[The Bedwetter]]'' in 2010 which she adapted into an [[off-Broadway]] musical in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.npr.org/2022/05/24/1100708774/sarah-silverman-bedwetter-musical|title= Sarah Silverman is perfectly fine cringing at her former self. It means she's growing|website= [[NPR]]|date= May 24, 2022|accessdate= May 13, 2023|last1= Gross|first1= Terry}}</ref>

Her comedy roles address social [[taboo]]s and controversial topics, including [[racism]], [[sexism]], [[homophobia]], [[politics]], and [[religion]], sometimes having her comic character endorse them in a [[Satire|satirical]] or [[deadpan]] fashion.<ref name=maiden>{{cite web|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2005/11/irony_maiden.html|title=Irony Maiden|last=Anderson|first=Sam|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=November 10, 2005|access-date=November 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0704,musto,75611,15.html|title=Sarah Silverman Is My Kind of Cunt (hell yeah)|last=Musto|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Musto|date=January 16, 2007|work=The Village Voice|pages=16–20|access-date=February 25, 2008|archive-date=February 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229022915/http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0704,musto,75611,15.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> During the [[2016 United States presidential election]], she became increasingly politically active; she initially campaigned for [[Bernie Sanders]] but later spoke in support of [[Hillary Clinton]] at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She hosted the [[Hulu]] late-night talk show ''[[I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman]]'' from 2017 until late 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2019/02/sarah-silverman-i-love-you-america-the-first-cancellation-hulu-comments-at-tca-sean-penn-1202554623/|title= Hulu Programming Chief On Cancellations Of Sarah Silverman's 'I Love You, America' & Sean Penn Drama 'The First' – TCA|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= February 11, 2019|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Silverman was born in [[Concord, New Hampshire]], on December 1, 1970, to Beth Ann (née Halpin; 1941–2015) and Donald Silverman (1937–2023).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sarah-Silverman|title=Sarah Silverman/Biography,Films, & Facts/ Britannica.|website=Britannica.com|publisher=Richard Pallardy|access-date=October 22, 2022}}</ref> She lived in [[Manchester, New Hampshire]], and [[Bedford, New Hampshire]], as a child, attending McKelvie Middle School in the latter town.<ref>”[https://youtube/SzBMkpFJ2S8?si=8XV6w0yxybtUEb7I SARAH SILVERMAN went to Bedford Mall Cinemas]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}”. ''Family Trips with the Meyers Brothers''. Published on YouTube February 13, 2024. Accessed digitally December 14, 2024.</ref> Her mother had been [[George McGovern]]'s personal campaign photographer and founded the theater company New Thalian Players, while Donald trained as a social worker and also ran a clothing store, Crazy Sophie's Outlet.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/person/sarah-silverman|title=Sarah Silverman News, Pictures, and Videos|website=TMZ.com|publisher=TMZ|access-date=January 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Judith|date=May 7, 2010|title=From Sarah Silverman, an Adorable Look, Followed by a Sucker Punch|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/09/fashion/09sarah.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=January 4, 2014}}</ref> Silverman's parents divorced and later married others.<ref name="JJsister">{{cite news|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/15715/|title=My sister Sarah|last=Silverman|first=Susan|date=November 15, 2007|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|access-date=October 9, 2014|archive-date=November 26, 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181126081129/https://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/15715/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://donaldsilverman.com/DonaldSilverman/Donald_Silverman_Web.html|title=Donald Silverman News Enjoy|publisher=Donald Silverman|access-date=October 17, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017135800/http://donaldsilverman.com/DonaldSilverman/Donald_Silverman_Web.html|archive-date=October 17, 2012}} , [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019043019/http://donaldsilverman.com/DonaldSilverman/Meet_the_Family.html "Meet the Family"], and [https://web.archive.org/web/20121018000727/http://donaldsilverman.com/DonaldSilverman/Sarah.html "Family Happenings Sarah"] archived from the original.<!--The navigation pane doesn't archive in WebCitation for some reason, so each page has to be archived separately--></ref> Silverman is the youngest of five children. Her sisters are [[Reform Judaism|Reform]] [[rabbi]] [[Susan Silverman]], writer Jodyne Speyer, and actress [[Laura Silverman]]; her brother Jeffrey Michael died when he was three months old.<ref>{{cite web|last=Silverman|first=Sarah|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=126165357|title=Sarah Silverman: Turning Ignorance Into Comedy|website=NPR.org|date=April 22, 2010 |publisher=NPR|access-date=April 18, 2014}}</ref> She is of [[Ashkenazi Jewish]] descent<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-demented-sarah-silverman/|title=The Demented Sarah Silverman|date=October 19, 2008|work=[[CBS Sunday Morning]]|access-date=May 20, 2018|archive-date=February 17, 2017|archive-url= https://archive.today/20170217163859/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-demented-sarah-silverman/|url-status=live|quote=The youngest of four girls growing up in a middle-class Jewish family in New Hampshire, her parents divorced when she was 6.}}</ref> but considers herself [[Irreligion|nonreligious]].<ref name=Paul>{{cite web|first=Pamela|last=Paul|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/interrogation/2005/11/sarah_silverman.html|title=Sarah Silverman|work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]|date=November 10, 2005|access-date=April 29, 2018}}</ref><ref name="CNN1">{{cite news|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1004/20/lkl.01.html|work=CNN|title=Interview With Michelle Obama's Brother; Interview With Sarah Silverman|date=April 20, 2010|access-date=August 25, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Yamato|first=Jen|url=http://www.movieline.com/2011/03/sarah-silverman-talks-peep-world-and-distancing-herself-from-jewish-comedienne-sarah-silverman.php|title=Sarah Silverman Talks Peep World and Distancing Herself from 'Jewish Comedian Sarah Silverman'|publisher=Movieline|date=March 25, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2012}}</ref> Her ancestors were from Poland and Russia, and she has stated her maternal grandmother escaped [[the Holocaust]].<ref>Silverman, Sarah, host. "Boos Cruz, America First, Body Hair." The Sarah Silverman Podcast, episode 23, Kast Media, 25 Feb 2021</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z6W4k0qcGxgC|title=The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee|first=Sarah|last=Silverman|date=September 2, 2010|publisher=Faber & Faber|isbn=9780571273744|access-date=July 26, 2016|via=Google Books}}</ref> She was in attendance when women lit menorahs at the [[Western Wall]] for the first time, in December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/18/sarah-silverman-western-wall-hanukkah_n_6351040.html|title=Comedian Sarah Silverman Supports Women of the Wall at Hanukkah Menorah Lighting|work=HuffPost|date=December 19, 2014}}</ref>
 
Silverman's first stand-up comedy performance was in Boston at age 17. She described her performance as "awful".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marksfriggin.com/news01/6-11-01.htm#fri|title=MarksFriggin.com – Stern Show News – Archive|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> After graduating from [[The Derryfield School]] in Manchester in 1989, she attended [[New York University]] for a year, but did not graduate. Instead, she performed stand-up in [[Greenwich Village]].<ref name="JJsister"/><ref name="newyorker">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/archive/2005/10/24/051024fa_fact|title=Quiet Depravity: The demure outrages of a standup comic|first=Dana|last=Goodyear|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|date=October 24, 2005|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name="rollingstone">{{cite magazine|first=Vanessa|last=Grigoriadis|author-link=Vanessa Grigoriadis|title=Dirty Rotten Princess|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8719206/dirty_rotten_princess|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060316084912/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/8719206/dirty_rotten_princess/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2006|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 3, 2005|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref><ref name="nytmagazine">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/21/magazine/21WWLN_Q4.t.html|title=Funny Girl|first=Deborah|last=Solomon|work=The New York Times Magazine|date=January 21, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref>

==Career==
===1992–2007: Career beginnings and ''Jesus Is Magic''===
[[File:JDUsarahSilverman.jpg|right|thumb|175px|Silverman in 2006, holding a copy of [[Jesus Dress Up]]]]
Silverman began her professional standup career in 1992.<ref>{{cite web | title=Sarah Silverman Opens up About Depression, Comedy and Troublemaking | website=[[NPR]] | date=October 22, 2015 | url=https://www.npr.org/transcripts/450830121?storyId=450830121 }}</ref>Silverman was part of the [[Saturday Night Live (season 19)|1993–94 season]] of the [[NBC]] sketch comedy program ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (''SNL'') for eighteen weeks as a writer and featured player.<ref name=nytimes2019-12-14/> She was fired after one season. Only one of the sketches she wrote made it to dress rehearsal and none aired, though she did appear on the show as a cast member in sketches, usually in smaller supporting roles. Former ''SNL'' writer [[Bob Odenkirk]] remarked, "I could see how it wouldn't work at ''SNL'' because she's got her own voice, she's very much Sarah Silverman all the time. She can play a character but she doesn't disappear into the character—she makes the character her."<ref name="newyorker"/> Silverman has retrospectively stated that she was not ready for ''SNL'' when she secured the job,<ref name="freshair">{{cite news|first=Terry|last=Gross|author-link=Terry Gross|title=Sarah Silverman: 'Jesus Is Magic'|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4994761|work=[[Fresh Air]]|date= November 9, 2005|access-date=June 21, 2007}}</ref> and that when she was fired, it hurt her confidence for a year but nothing could hurt her thereafter. She has cited her ''SNL'' stint as a key reason why she has been so tough in her career,<ref name="freshair"/> and later expressed gratitude that her time on the program was short as it did not wind up defining her.<ref>{{cite book|last=Silverman|first=Sarah|title=The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee|url=https://archive.org/details/bedwetterstories00silv|url-access=registration|year=2010|publisher=HarperCollins|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/bedwetterstories00silv/page/177 177]|isbn=9780061856433}}</ref> She parodied the situation when she appeared on ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'' episode "The New Writer" (1996), playing Sanders' new staff writer, whose jokes are not used because of the chauvinism and bias of the male chief comedy writer, who favors the jokes of his male co-writers. She appeared in three episodes of ''Larry Sanders'' during its final two seasons.

She also starred in the [[HBO]] sketch comedy series ''[[Mr. Show with Bob and David|Mr. Show]]'' (1995–1997) and had the leading role for the 1997 independent film ''[[Who's the Caboose?]]'', about a pair of New York comedians (Silverman and director [[Sam Seder]]) going to Los Angeles during pilot season to try to get a part in a television series; the film features numerous young comedians in supporting roles but never received a widespread theatrical release. Silverman and Seder later made a six-episode television series sequel titled ''[[Pilot Season (TV series)|Pilot Season]]'' in which Silverman stars as the same character and Seder again directed. She made her network stand-up comedy debut on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'' on July 3, 1997.<ref>{{cite web|title=Late Show with David Letterman (a Guest Stars & Air Dates Guide)|url=http://epguides.com/LateShowwithDavidLetterman/|website=epguides.com|access-date=August 16, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxHL49CcBXQ|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/vxHL49CcBXQ| archive-date=2021-10-28|title=YouTube|website=[[YouTube]]|date=February 22, 2015 |access-date=July 26, 2017}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Silverman made several TV program guest appearances, including on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' in the two-part time-travel episode "[[Future's End]]" (1996); ''[[Seinfeld]]'' in the episode "[[The Money]]" (1997); ''[[V.I.P. (American TV series)|V.I.P.]]'' in the episode "{{frac|48|1|2}} Hours" (2002); ''[[Greg the Bunny]]'' as a series regular (2002); and on the puppet television comedy ''[[Crank Yankers]]'' as the voice of Hadassah Guberman (since 2002). She had small parts in the films ''[[There's Something About Mary]]'', ''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]'', ''[[School of Rock]]'', ''[[The Way of the Gun]]'', ''[[Overnight Delivery]]'', ''[[Screwed (2000 film)|Screwed]]'', ''[[Heartbreakers (2001 film)|Heartbreakers]]'', ''[[Evolution (2001 film)|Evolution]]'', ''[[School for Scoundrels (2006 film)|School for Scoundrels]]'', ''[[Funny People]]'' and ''[[Rent (film)|Rent]]'', playing a mixture of comic and serious roles.

In 2005, Silverman released a [[concert film]], ''[[Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic]]'', based on her one-woman show of the same name. [[Liam Lynch (musician)|Liam Lynch]] directed the film, which was distributed by [[Roadside Attractions]]. It received 64% positive ratings based on 84 reviews on the [[Film criticism|film critics]] aggregator Web site [[Rotten Tomatoes]]<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sarah_silverman_jesus_is_magic/|title=Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic (2005)|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=November 11, 2005 |access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> and earned approximately $1.3 million at the [[box office]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=jesusismagic.htm|title=Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic|work=Box Office Mojo|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> As part of the film's publicity campaign, she appeared online in ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' as the cover subject of ''[[Heeb]]'' magazine and in [[Roast (comedy)|roasts]] on Comedy Central of [[Pamela Anderson]] and [[Hugh Hefner]].

Silverman played a therapist in a skit for a bonus DVD of the album ''[[Lullabies to Paralyze]]'' by the band [[Queens of the Stone Age]]. Silverman also appears at the end of the video for American glam metal band [[Steel Panther]]'s "Death To All But Metal". On ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', Silverman parodied sketches from ''[[Chappelle's Show]]'', replaying [[Dave Chappelle]]'s characterizations of [[Rick James]] and "Tyrone" as well as a [[Donnell Rawlings]] character based on the miniseries ''[[Roots (1977 miniseries)|Roots]]''. In 2006, Silverman placed 50th on ''[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]'' Hot 100 List.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?imgCollectId=94&slideId=1955|title=Maxim 2006 Hot 100|work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|access-date=February 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080102084323/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?imgCollectId=94&slideId=1955|archive-date=January 2, 2008}}</ref> In 2007, she placed 29th and appeared on the cover.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3575&imgCollectId=190|title= Maxim 2007 Hot 100|work=[[Maxim (magazine)|Maxim]]|access-date=February 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070517045104/http://www.maximonline.com/slideshows/index.aspx?slideId=3575&imgCollectId=190|archive-date=May 17, 2007}}</ref>

===2007–2010: ''The Sarah Silverman Program''===
[[File:Sarah Silverman.jpg|thumb|upright|Silverman at the 2007 [[Tribeca Film Festival]]]]
Her television sitcom, ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', debuted on Comedy Central in February 2007; the series had 1.81 million viewers<ref name="mediaweek" /><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/CA6414787.html?title=Article&spacedesc=news|title= ''Silverman'' Scores on Comedy|first=Rebecca|last=Stropoli|work=[[Broadcasting & Cable]]|date=February 8, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> and portrayed the day-to-day adventures of fictionalized versions of Silverman, her sister [[Laura Silverman|Laura]], and their friends. A number of comedic actors from ''Mr. Show'' have appeared on ''The Sarah Silverman Program''. Silverman was nominated for a [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/sarah-silverman|title=Sarah Silverman – Television Academy|access-date=July 26, 2016}}</ref> for her acting on the show. At the awards ceremony, she wore a fake mustache.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mikeyblogs2 |date=September 21, 2009 |title=Sarah Silverman Mustache at the Emmys |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmihUpQ5TM0 |website=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=November 5, 2012 |orig-date=September 20, 2009 |title=Sarah Silverman wears moustache at Emmy Awards |website=Illawarra Mercury |publication-place=Wollongong, NSW |url=https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/623606/sarah-silverman-wears-moustache-at-emmy-awards/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=December 6, 2017 |orig-date=November 20, 2009 |title=Sarah Silverman's Mustache: Comedian Dons Fake Facial Hair During Emmys Broadcast (PHOTO) |website=HuffPost Comedy |publisher=BuzzFeed, Inc. |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/sarah-silvermans-mustache_n_292909 |access-date=2023-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Kirkpatrick |first=Emily |date=October 19, 2016 |orig-date=January 31, 2016 |title=2016 SAG Awards: Celebrity Mustache Madness: Sarah Silverman Rivals Pedro Pascal for Best Mustache of the Night |url=https://people.com/style/sag-awards-2016-sarah-silverman-rivals-pedro-pascal-for-best-mustache-of-the-night/ |access-date=September 16, 2023 |website=PEOPLE |publisher=Dotdash Meredith |quote=Sarah Silverman kicked off the onslaught of ‘staches, reviving her 2009 Emmys gag [...].}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Voss |first=Brandon |date=February 3, 2010 |title=Sarah Silverman's Wild Mustache Ride |work=Advocate |url=https://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/television/2010/02/03/sarah-silvermans-wild-mustache-ride |quote=When you were nominated for an Emmy last year for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, one of the funniest moments of the ceremony was your fake mustache.}}</ref> Comedy Central canceled ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' after three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Sarah Silverman Program: TV Show Cancelled; No Season Four|url=http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/sarah-silverman-program-canceled-14887/|publisher=TV Series Finale|date=May 12, 2010|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref>

In June 2007, she hosted the [[MTV Movie Awards]]. During her opening act, she commented on the upcoming jail sentence of [[Paris Hilton]], who was in the audience, saying: "In a couple of days, Paris Hilton is going to jail. As a matter of fact, I heard that to make her feel more comfortable in prison, the guards are going to paint the bars to look like [[human penis|penises]]. I think it is wrong, too. I just worry she is going to break her teeth on those things."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma07/videos.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070429170716/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/ma07/videos.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 29, 2007|title=2007 MTV Movie Awards|publisher=MTV|format=Video|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref> In September 2007, she appeared at the ''[[MTV Video Music Award]]s''. Following the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards#Britney Spears performance|comeback performance]] of [[Britney Spears]], Silverman mocked her on stage, saying: "Yo, she is amazing, man. I mean, she is 25 years old, and she has already accomplished everything she's going to accomplish in her life."<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/videos.jhtml|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070819232941/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2007/videos.jhtml|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 19, 2007|title=2007 VMA|publisher=MTV|format=Video|access-date=February 25, 2008}}</ref>

In January 2008, she appeared on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' to show [[Jimmy Kimmel]], her boyfriend at the time, a special video. The video turned out to be a song called "[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!#"I'm fucking Matt Damon" video|I'm Fucking Matt Damon]]" in which she and [[Matt Damon]] sang a duet about having an affair behind Kimmel's back. The video created an "instant YouTube sensation."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/behind-matt-damons-raunchy-payback-to-jimmy-kimmel/|title=Behind Matt Damon's Raunchy Payback to Jimmy Kimmel|first=Julie|last=Jordan|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 2, 2008|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> She won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]] at the [[60th Primetime Emmy Awards]]. Kimmel [[Answer song|responded]] with his own video a month later with Damon's friend [[Ben Affleck]], which enlisted a panoply of stars to record Kimmel's song "I'm Fucking Ben Affleck".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/so-long-sarah-jimmy-kimmel-is-well-dating-ben-affleck/|title=So Long, Sarah! Jimmy Kimmel Is, Well, 'Dating' Ben Affleck|first=Stephen M.|last=Silverman|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=February 25, 2008|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> On September 13, 2008, Silverman won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for writing the song "I'm Fucking Matt Damon".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://people.com/celebrity/sarah-silverman-thanks-jimmy-kimmel-at-creative-arts-emmys/|title=Sarah Silverman Thanks Jimmy Kimmel at Creative Arts Emmys|first=Brian|last=Orloff|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=September 13, 2008|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> Silverman guest-starred in a second-season episode of the [[USA Network|USA]] cable program ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'' as Marci Maven. She returned in the sixth-season premiere and for the [[Monk (season 7)#ep7|100th episode]]. According to the audio commentary on the ''[[Clerks II]]'' DVD, director [[Kevin Smith]] offered her the role that eventually went to [[Rosario Dawson]], but she turned it down out of fear of being typecast in "girlfriend roles". However, she told Smith the script was "really funny" and mentioned that if the role of [[List of View Askewniverse characters#Randal Graves|Randal Graves]] was being offered to her she "would do it in a heartbeat." She appeared in ''Strange Powers'', the 2009 documentary by Kerthy Fix and [[Gail O'Hara]] about cult songwriter Stephin Merritt and his band [[The Magnetic Fields]]. Silverman wrote a comic memoir, ''[[The Bedwetter|The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee]]'', which was published in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/books/04book.html|title=Starting Early, Swearing Often: A Smart Aleck's Story|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|work=The New York Times|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=March 30, 2016}}</ref>

===2011–present: Career expansion ===
[[File:Sarah Silverman (7588066284).jpg|left|thumb|Silverman at the 2013 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
Silverman played Geraldine alongside [[Michelle Williams (actress)|Michelle Williams]] and [[Seth Rogen]] in ''[[Take This Waltz (film)|Take This Waltz]]'', written and directed by [[Sarah Polley]]. The film was well received when it premiered at the [[2011 Toronto International Film Festival]] (TIFF)<ref>{{cite web|title=Take This Waltz Reviews|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/take_this_waltz/reviews/?sort=fresh|publisher=Rotten Tomatoes|year=2011|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> and was picked up by Magnolia for U.S. distribution in summer 2012.<ref>{{cite web|first=Sophia|last=Savage|title=Sarah Polley's Take This Waltz Goes to Magnolia for Summer 2012 Distribution|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/2011/10/17/sarah_polleys_take_this_waltz_goes_to_magnolia_for_summer_2012_distribution|publisher=IndieWire|date=October 17, 2011|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> At TIFF, she told the press she had deliberately gained weight for the part, which required a nude scene, emphasizing that Polley wanted "real bodies and real women".<ref name=etan>{{cite web|last=Vlessing|first=Etan|title=Toronto 2011: Sarah Silverman Talks Full Frontal Nudity in 'Take This Waltz'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-2011-sarah-silverman-talks-233882|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 11, 2011|access-date=October 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014190406/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-2011-sarah-silverman-talks-233882|archive-date=October 14, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> In interviews, she warned fans not to expect too much.<ref>{{cite web|first=Mark|last=Marino|title=Sarah Silverman: Don't expect much from my nude scene|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/02/sarah-silverman-dont-expect-much-from-my-nude-scene|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101104001833/http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2010/11/02/sarah-silverman-dont-expect-much-from-my-nude-scene/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 4, 2010|work=CNN|date=November 2, 2010|access-date=October 31, 2011}}</ref> However, she later told podcaster and author [[Julie Klausner]] that she had not really gained weight and that the statements were meant as self-deprecating humor.<ref name="ep34-sarah-silverman-mike-albo">{{cite web|url=http://howwasyourweek.libsyn.com/ep34-sarah-silverman-mike-albo|title=Ep. 34: "Satchel": Sarah Silverman, Mike Albo|access-date=October 30, 2011}}</ref>

On September 20, 2012, Silverman made a [[public service announcement]] (PSA) criticizing new voter identification laws that create obstacles to the ability of certain groups to vote in the November presidential election. The project was financed by the [[Jewish Council for Education & Research]] (JCER) and was co-produced by Mik Moore<ref>{{cite web|title=Mik Moore: Co-creator of Sarah's PSAs|url=http://sarahsilvermanonline.com/2012/09/22/mik-moore-co-creator-of-sarahs-psas|access-date=September 22, 2012|date=September 22, 2012}}</ref> and [[Ari Wallach]] (the pair that also co-produced The Great Schlep and Scissor Sheldon).<ref>{{cite web|last=Dermody|first=Katrine|title=Let My People Vote: Sarah Silverman demystifies voter ID laws (Q&A video)|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/120927/let-my-people-vote-sarah-silverman-voter-id-video|work=The Global Post|date=September 27, 2012 |access-date=May 22, 2013}}</ref>

Silverman voiced Vanellope von Schweetz, one of the main characters in the 2012 Disney animated film ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''. She reprised the role in the 2018 sequel ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''. She is in the creative team that writes and produces the content for the YouTube comedy channel called [[Jash]]. The other partners are [[Michael Cera]], [[Reggie Watts]] and [[Tim Heidecker]] and [[Eric Wareheim]] (also known as [[Tim & Eric]]). The JASH channel premiered online March 10, 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=Comedy site Jash.com premieres at SXSW|url=http://blog.starcam.com/post/2013/03/11/Comedy-Site-Jash-Sarah-Silverman-Michael-Cera-Tim-and-Eric-and-Reggie-Watts.aspx|access-date=March 28, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JASH: Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera, Tim & Eric and Reggie Watts Create a New YouTube Channel|url=http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2013/03/sarah_silverman_michael_cera_t.php|access-date=March 28, 2013|archive-date=March 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130322081049/http://blogs.laweekly.com/arts/2013/03/sarah_silverman_michael_cera_t.php|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="USA Today Introduces Jash">{{cite news|last=Matheson|first=Whitney|title=JASH: Your fave comedians launch a YouTube channel|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/popcandy/2013/03/11/jash-youtube/1978521/|access-date=March 11, 2013|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=March 11, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone Magazine Introduces Jash">{{cite news|last=Danton|first=Eric R.|title=Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera Launch JASH Comedy Channel on YouTube|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/videos/sarah-silverman-michael-cera-launch-jash-comedy-channel-on-youtube-20130311|access-date=March 11, 2013|newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=March 11, 2013|archive-date=July 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711202638/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/sarah-silverman-michael-cera-launch-jash-comedy-channel-on-youtube-47329/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In [[Seth MacFarlane]]'s western comedy film, ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'', she played Ruth, a prostitute, who is in love with Edward ([[Giovanni Ribisi]]). It was released on May 30, 2014.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2014-05-23 |title=Behind the Scenes of Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West |url=https://time.com/111113/a-million-ways-to-die-in-the-west-charlize-theron-liam-neeson/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |magazine=TIME}}</ref>

Additionally, Silverman starred in a pilot for [[NBC]] called Susan in 313, ordered for the 2012–2013 season but ultimately not picked up. Among those acting in the show were [[Tig Notaro]], [[June Diane Raphael]], [[Ken Leung]], [[Jeff Goldblum]], and [[Harris Wittels]]. ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' praised the pilot but noted that it was likely too niche for the network. Silverman herself said NBC probably made the right decision and that network television's structure may not have suited her.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weisman |first=Jon |date=2013-10-22 |title=Sarah Silverman and 'Susan 313': Where Was Cable? |url=https://variety.com/2013/tv/news/sarah-silverman-and-susan-313-where-was-cable-1200751756/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Weisman |first=Jon |date=2013-11-21 |title=Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Her Rejected NBC Pilot 'Susan' |url=https://variety.com/2013/biz/news/sarah-silverman-opens-up-about-her-rejected-nbc-pilot-susan-1200861946/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-24 |title=Watch: Sarah Silverman's unsold NBC pilot, 'Susan: 313' |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-watch-sarah-silvermans-unsold-nbc-pilot-susan-313-20131023-story.html |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

In 2013, [[HBO]] announced that Silverman would star with [[Patti LuPone]] and [[Topher Grace]] in a situation comedy pilot called ''People in New Jersey'', produced by ''SNL''{{'}}s [[Lorne Michaels]].<ref name="Sarah Silverman, Topher Grace, Patti LuPone to star in HBO's Lorne Michaels pilot">{{cite news|last=Goldberg|first=Lesley|title=Sarah Silverman, Topher Grace, Patti LuPone to star in HBO's Lorne Michaels pilot|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sarah-silverman-topher-grace-patti-643435|access-date=October 9, 2013|newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> The pilot was not picked up for a series order.

Before the second volume of ''[[RWBY]]'''s Volume 2 [[List of RWBY episodes#Volume 3 (2015–16)|premiered in 2015]], the show's staff had gotten word that Silverman would be the voice actor for Neopolitan. However, according to the show's companion book, the voice acting role "never solidified."<ref>{{Cite book|title =  The World of RWBY: The Official Companion |last = Wallace|first = Daniel|publisher = Viz Media LLC|year = 2019|isbn = 9781974704385|location = San Francisco, CA|access-date = March 31, 2024 |url=https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-World-of-RWBY/Monty-Oum/The-World-of-RWBY/9781974704385 |pages=120}}</ref>

From 2017 to 2018, she hosted the [[Hulu]] [[streaming television]] [[late-night talk show]] ''[[I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman]]''. On October 10, 2019, she was featured in a 30-minute YouTube documentary called ''Laughing Matters'', created by SoulPancake in collaboration with Funny or Die, wherein a variety of comedians discuss mental health.<ref>{{Citation|title=Comedians Tackling Depression & Anxiety Makes Us Feel Seen {{!}} Laughing Matters {{!}} Documentary| date=October 10, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBV-7_qGlr4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/TBV-7_qGlr4| archive-date=2021-10-28|access-date=October 30, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

After being unable to do stand-up shows during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite news|last=Edgers|first=Geoff|title=Sarah Silverman just wants to make things right|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2021/02/04/sarah-silverman-podcast-platform/|access-date=2022-01-12|newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref> Silverman launched ''The Sarah Silverman Podcast'' in October 2020, in which she discusses topics ranging from her personal life to societal issues, politics and current events, as well as responding to listener call-ins.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=2020-09-29|title=Sarah Silverman Sets First Podcast With Kast Media|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/sarah-silverman-first-podcast-kast-media-1234586683/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Deadline}}</ref>

In 2022, she adapted ''[[The Bedwetter]]'' into an [[off-Broadway]] musical. She wrote the book and lyrics to the musical. The production premiered at the [[Atlantic Theatre Company]]'s [[Linda Gross Theatre]] and ran from April 30 through July 10, 2022. The musical starred [[Caissie Levy]] and [[Bebe Neuwirth]] and was directed by [[Anne Kauffman]].<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2022/jun/07/the-bedwetter-review-sarah-silverman-musical-is-a-crude-but-kind-success|title= The Bedwetter review – Sarah Silverman musical is a crude but kind success|website= The Guardian|date= June 8, 2022|accessdate= May 13, 2023|last1= Soloski|first1= Alexis}}</ref> Silverman received [[Drama Desk Award]] and [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] nominations for her work.

In 2023, her stand-up comedy special ''Someone You Love'' premiered on the [[HBO]] streaming service [[Max (streaming service)|Max]]. It was the first stand-up comedy special to premiere on Max. It was filmed at the [[Wilbur Theater]] in Boston, and debuted her new song, "Something to Tell You". The special received a Golden Globe nomination, and won the [[76th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of American Award for Outstanding Comedy/Variety Special]].

In February 2024, she began hosting ''[[Stupid Pet Tricks (TV series)|Stupid Pet Tricks]]'', a TV series on TBS. This comedy variety show is based on David Letterman's popular segment on his ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. The series give pet owners a chance to showcase their own pet's silly antics. The show will have a ten-episode first season.

On May 20, 2025, Silverman's stand-up special ''Postmortem'' premiered on Netflix. It largely dealt with Silverman grieving her parents, who died nine days apart in 2023. It was recorded at the [[Beacon Theatre (New York City)|Beacon Theater]] in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Shanfeld |first1=Ethan |title=Sarah Silverman Sets Netflix Comedy Special 'Postmortem,' About the Death of Her Parents |url=https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/sarah-silverman-netflix-special-postmortem-1236358404/ |website=Variety |access-date=28 May 2025 |date=3 April 2025}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Silverman became a [[vegetarian]] at age ten.<ref name="healthyschoollunches">{{cite web|url = http://www.healthyschoollunches.org/sarah_silverman_healthy_school_meals_act_letter.cfm|title = Sarah Silverman Urges Congress to Pass Healthy School Meals Act, H.R. 4870|publisher=Silverman letter, via HealthySchoolLunches.com|access-date= October 28, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100702004341/http://www.healthyschoollunches.org/sarah_silverman_healthy_school_meals_act_letter.cfm|archive-date=July 2, 2010}}</ref> She is open about her lifelong battle with [[Major depressive disorder|clinical depression]], which at one point led to her developing an addiction to [[Alprazolam|Xanax]]. She credited her subsequent emotional health to taking the prescription drug [[Sertraline|Zoloft]].<ref name="rollingstone"/><ref name=Paul/><ref name="usmagazine">{{cite news|last=Hancock|first=Noelle|date=May 15, 2007|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/sarah_silverman|title=Sarah Silverman's Depression Confession|work=[[Us Weekly]]|page=10|id=Issue 642|access-date=February 25, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104212407/http://usmagazine.com/sarah_silverman|archive-date=January 4, 2008}}</ref> She struggled with [[Nocturnal enuresis|bedwetting]] from the time she was young until well into her teens and stated, in a 2007 interview, that she had wet the bed recently.<ref name="jkl">{{cite web|last=Sagar|first=Mike|date=February 20, 2007|title=What I've Learned: Sarah Silverman & Jimmy Kimmel|url=http://www.esquire.com/features/what-ive-learned/ESQ0107silvermanandkimmel|access-date=February 25, 2008|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]}}</ref>

Silverman's autobiography, published in April 2010, titled ''[[The Bedwetter]]'', explores the subject of bedwetting as well as other personal stories from her life. She stated she did not want to get married until [[Same-sex marriage in the United States|same-sex couples]] were able to.<ref name="advocate">{{cite web|url=http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/People/Sarah_Silverman|title=Sarah Silverman|first=Brandon|last=Voss|author-link=Brandon Voss|work=[[The Advocate (LGBT magazine)|The Advocate]]|date=March 13, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210104626/http://www.advocate.com/Arts_and_Entertainment/People/Sarah_Silverman/|archive-date=February 10, 2010}}</ref> In 2014, she tweeted: "Just read that I wanna get married which is hilarious b/c I will never get married," adding, "Why would I want the govt involved in my love life? Ew. It's barbaric."<ref>{{cite web|first=Brittney|last=Stephens|url=https://www.popsugar.com/celebrity/Celebrities-Who-Dont-Want-Get-Married-34508082|title=Stars That Have Said They Don't Want to Get Married|work=Popsugar|date=January 27, 2016|access-date=October 7, 2016}}</ref>

She stated that she does not want to have biological children because "there's just millions of kids that have no parents" in the world and to avoid the risk that they might inherit her depression.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-nov-02-et-sarah2-story.html|page=2|title=Almost nothing is off-limits for Sarah Silverman|first=Robin|last=Abcarian|date=November 2, 2005|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=February 2, 2012|url-status=live|archive-date=April 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160425092547/http://articles.latimes.com/2005/nov/02/entertainment/et-sarah2/2}}</ref> In 2017, Silverman also said that she has prioritized her artistic career, constantly on tour, instead of motherhood.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=SarahKSilverman|first=Sarah|last=Silverman|number=836413899020738560|date=February 28, 2017|title=As a comic always working & on the road I have had to decide between motherhood & living my fullest life & I chose the latter.}}</ref>

Silverman's real-life sister [[Laura Silverman|Laura]] played her sister on ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]''. Another older sister, [[Susan Silverman|Susan]], is a [[rabbi]] who lives in [[Jerusalem]] with her husband, [[Yosef Abramowitz]], the co-founder and president of [[Arava Power Company]], and their five children.<ref name="JJsister"/><ref name="youtube.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgjM-y8uNDc|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/KgjM-y8uNDc|archive-date=2021-10-28|title=Sister Act|via=YouTube|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=May 29, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Debra|last=Nussbaum Coen|title=The Paradox of Yossi Abramowitz|url=http://www.thejewishweek.com/features/paradox_yossi_abramowitz|work=The New York Jewish Week|date=June 30, 2006|access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref> Silverman considers herself culturally Jewish, which she has frequently mined for material, but says she is [[agnostic]]<ref name="CNN1"/> and does not follow Judaism, stating, "I have no religion. But culturally I can't escape it; I'm very Jewish."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/07/arts/television/07sara.html|title=Message to Your Grandma: Vote Obama|work=The New York Times|access-date=February 16, 2009|first=Dave|last=Itzkoff|date=October 7, 2008}}</ref><ref name=Paul/>

In July 2016, Silverman spent a week in the [[intensive care unit]] at [[Cedars Sinai Hospital]] with [[epiglottitis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/efcc95370b474808809bb01aa3ff23e4/comedian-sarah-silverman-lucky-be-alive-after-surgery|title=Comedian Sarah Silverman 'lucky to be alive' after surgery|website=apnews.com|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/192649_sarah_silverman_says_she_almost_died_last_week/|title=Sarah Silverman Says She Almost Died Last Week, Recounts Terrifying ICU Story|website=etonline.com|date=July 6, 2016 |access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.com/tv/sarah-silverman-contracted-epiglottitis-spent-five-days-in-icu/|title=Sarah Silverman Contracted Epiglottitis: Spent Five Days in ICU|date=July 6, 2016|website=People|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2016/07/sarah-silverman-epiglottitis-nearly-died|title=Sarah Silverman Says She Nearly Died Last Week|first=Hilary|last=Weaver|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 7, 2016|access-date=June 2, 2017}}</ref>

She previously lived in [[West Hollywood, California]]. She currently lives in [[Los Feliz]] and has a property in [[East Village, Manhattan]], New York City.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/home/sarah-silverman-lists-west-hollywood-home/ | title=Sarah Silverman Lists Sleek West Hollywood Condo for $1.8 Million - See Inside! }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theeastsiderla.com/real_estate/sarah-silverman-kristen-schaal-each-buy-in-los-feliz-truck-maker-moves-to-glassell-park/article_a132ae9e-b0f5-11eb-beac-13494aad78a3.html | title=Sarah Silverman, Kristen Schaal each buy in los Feliz &#124; Truck maker moves to Glassell Park &#124; East Hollywood apartments | date=May 10, 2021 }}</ref>

In 2022, Silverman revealed on her own podcast that she has [[misophonia]], having first noticed it when she was a teenager.<ref>{{cite AV media|title=Dogshit, Comedy and Pain|medium=YouTube video|publisher=The Sarah Silverman Podcast|date=17 March 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ce4wTE2_b4&t=27m39s|access-date=8 February 2023}}</ref>

===Relationships===
Silverman has dated comedians [[Kevin Brennan (comedian)|Kevin Brennan]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_PniHTiIP8|title=Kevin Brennan TAKES Sarah Silverman's VIRGINITY & BREAKS Her HEART|publisher=[[YouTube]]|date=15 February 2021|access-date=21 November 2022}}</ref> and [[Dave Attell]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Sandoval|first=Joshua|date=May 4, 2010|title=Book review: 'The Bedwetter' by Sarah Silverman|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-04-la-et-book-20100504-story.html|via=LA Times}}</ref> She began dating [[Jimmy Kimmel]] in 2002,<ref name="jkl" /> and referred to the relationship in some of her comedy, joking: "I'm Jewish, but I wear this [[Saint Christopher]] medal sometimes; my boyfriend is Catholic – but you know ... it was cute the way he gave it to me. He said if it doesn't burn a hole through my skin, it will protect me."<ref name="newyorker" /> In July 2008, ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' reported that the couple had split. However, in October 2008, the media reported they were on "the road back to being together".<ref>{{cite news|date=October 8, 2008|title=Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman Reportedly Back Together|work=Fox News Channel|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/jimmy-kimmel-and-sarah-silverman-reportedly-back-together|access-date=October 30, 2008}}</ref> The couple attended the wedding of [[Howard Stern]] and [[Beth Ostrosky Stern|Beth Ostrosky]],<ref>{{cite web|date=October 8, 2008|title=First Peek: Howard Stern's Wedding Photo|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/news/first-peek-howard-sterns-wedding-photo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081009104945/http://www.usmagazine.com/news/first-peek-howard-sterns-wedding-photo|archive-date=October 9, 2008|access-date=April 6, 2009|work=Us magazine.com}}</ref> but split again in March 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tan|first=Michelle|date=March 7, 2009|title=Sarah Silverman and Jimmy Kimmel Call It Quits – Again|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|url=https://people.com/celebrity/sarah-silverman-and-jimmy-kimmel-call-it-quits-again/|access-date=March 5, 2019}}</ref> Sarah dated ''[[Family Guy]]''{{'}}s executive producer [[Alec Sulkin]] briefly in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sarah Silverman Shares Her Valentine's Day Plans |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/xnycs1/sarah-silverman-shares-her-valentines-day-plans |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601143226/https://www.mtv.com/news/xnycs1/sarah-silverman-shares-her-valentines-day-plans |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |access-date=2023-06-01 |website=MTV}}</ref>

At the [[Emmy Awards]] in August 2014, Silverman acknowledged she and Welsh actor [[Michael Sheen]] were in a relationship.<ref>{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Zach|date=September 5, 2014|title=Jimmy Kimmel Asks Ex-Girlfriend Sarah Silverman About Her Current Boyfriend Michael Sheen|url=http://www.eonline.com/news/576300/jimmy-kimmel-asks-ex-girlfriend-sarah-silverman-about-her-current-boyfriend-michael-sheen|access-date=February 5, 2018|publisher=[[E! News]]}}</ref> Silverman said in February 2018 that the two had broken up over the holidays.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hearon|first=Sarah|date=February 5, 2018|title=Sarah Silverman and Michael Sheen Split After Nearly Four Years Together|work=[[Us Weekly]]|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sarah-silverman-michael-sheen-split-after-nearly-four-years-together/|access-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=SarahKSilverman|first=Sarah|last=Silverman|author-link=Sarah Silverman|number=960589708400017408|date=February 5, 2018|title=The great @michaelsheen & I consciously uncoupled over Christmas.|access-date=February 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180205215453/https://twitter.com/SarahKSilverman/status/960589708400017408|archive-date=February 5, 2018}}</ref>

On Howard Stern's [[SiriusXM]] radio show on November 17, 2020, she stated she was dating [[Rory Albanese]], the former showrunner of ''[[The Daily Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Juneau|first=Jen|title=Sarah Silverman Says She Played a Hilarious Magic Trick on Boyfriend Rory Albanese|url=https://people.com/tv/sarah-silverman-played-magic-trick-on-boyfriend-rory-albanese|access-date=August 26, 2021|newspaper=People}}</ref>

==Controversies==
{{criticism section|date=March 2021}}

In 2001, Silverman used the racial slur "[[chink]]" in an ironic fashion in the context of a joke during a TV interview with [[Conan O'Brien]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Sarah Silverman Interview - 7/11/2001 | date=February 22, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dhl1t7SwrI |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref> [[Guy Aoki]] of the Media Action Network for Asian Americans (MANAA) publicly objected to her use of the slur, and the two had an open discussion on [[Politically Incorrect|''Politically Incorrect'' with Bill Maher]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://observer.com/2001/08/saving-silverman/|work=[[observer.com|The Observer]]|title=Saving Silverman|first=Alexandra|last=Jacobs|date=August 6, 2001|access-date=October 2, 2022}}</ref> Silverman defended the joke and did not apologize.<ref>{{Citation |title=Guy Aoki vs. Sarah Silverman on "Politically Incorrect" | date=February 26, 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsNoO8xMs04 |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref> In an interview in the 2017 docu-series ''[[The History of Comedy]]'', Silverman stated that she learned a lot from the experience, including that her comedy style is not for everyone, but she does not want to be viewed as racist because that was not her intent.<ref>{{Citation |title=One Nation, Under Comedy | date=January 24, 2023 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk3JwV5fJic |access-date=2023-11-19}}</ref>

In a 2007 episode of ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]'', her character wore [[blackface]] and said "I look like the beautiful [[Queen Latifah]]." Silverman said in 2019 that a resurfaced still from the sketch had recently caused her to be fired from an unnamed film.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/aug/12/sarah-silverman-fired-from-film-blackface-photo|title=Sarah Silverman: I was fired from film after blackface photo resurfaced|last=Shoard|first=Catherine|date=August 12, 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=August 16, 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/sarah-silverman-blackface-fired-movie-bill-simmons-podcast-a9056001.html|title=Opinion: Sarah Silverman still doesn't get how to talk about blackface|date=August 13, 2019|website=The Independent|access-date=August 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Binion|first=Billy|url=https://reason.com/2019/08/14/sarah-silverman-has-been-canceled/|title=Sarah Silverman Has Been Canceled|date=August 14, 2019|website=Reason.com|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/12/entertainment/sarah-silverman-blackface-scli-intl/index.html|title=Sarah Silverman says a blackface sketch got her fired from a movie|first=Rob|last=Picheta|website=CNN|date=August 12, 2019|access-date=August 19, 2019}}</ref>

During the [[2007 MTV Movie Awards|MTV Movie Awards in June 2007]], which she hosted, Silverman joked in her opening monologue about [[Paris Hilton]] going to jail for violating probation on an alcohol-related drunk-driving conviction, making Hilton{{snd}}who was in the live audience{{snd}}noticeably uncomfortable. She later apologized for the jokes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Sarah Silverman apologises to Paris Hilton for prison jokes|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56290929|work=BBC News|date=5 March 2021}}</ref> Later that year, Silverman was criticized for mocking [[Britney Spears]]' "slutty clothes" and calling her two sons "adorable mistakes" at the [[2007 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/silverman-defends-spears-jokes-at-vmas/|title=Silverman Defends Spears Jokes At VMAs|agency=Associated Press|work=CBS News|date=September 25, 2007|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref> Her monologue garnered renewed criticism in 2021 shortly after the release of the documentary ''[[Framing Britney Spears]]'', in the wake of which Silverman expressed regret over her remarks and claimed that she had not seen Spears' performance before taking the stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-02-11/britney-spears-documentary-justin-timberlake-diane-sawyer|title=Britney Spears' fans are holding these celebs accountable amid documentary drama|author=Carras, Christi|work=Los Angeles Times|date=February 11, 2021|access-date=March 9, 2021}}</ref>

In 2019, Silverman received death wishes from two Baptist pastors over her 2005 routine "Jesus is Magic", where she joked about killing Jesus: "I'm glad the Jews killed Jesus. I'd do it again!" In response, Silverman condemned the pastors and the "manipulation of what can be true".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Saad |first1=Nardine |title=How a 2005 Sarah Silverman joke sparked death wishes from two Baptist pastors |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2019-08-09/sarah-silverman-baptist-pastor-death-clip |access-date=December 7, 2021 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 9, 2019}}</ref>

In 2023, during the [[Gaza war]], Silverman was criticized for sharing an [[Instagram]] post on her story that supported [[Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)|Israel's restriction of food, water and electricity to Gaza]]. Silverman later took the post down, claiming she had not read it in full before posting.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-30 |title=After a political reckoning, Sarah Silverman tries to find her comedic voice again |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-11-30/for-real-sarah-silverman-israel-hamas-palestine-louis-ck-maestro |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Politics and activism==
[[File:Sarah Silverman Introduces Bernie Sanders in L.A..webm|thumb|Silverman introduces [[Bernie Sanders]] at an August 2015 [[Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016|campaign]] rally in Los Angeles]]
[[File:Sarah Silverman- Stop billionaires from buying our elections.webm|thumb|right|Silverman deploring excessive [[money in politics]] in 2018]]
In 2015, Silverman signed an open letter which the [[ONE Campaign]] had been collecting signatures for; the letter was addressed to [[Angela Merkel]] and [[Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma]], urging them to focus on women, as they served as the head of the [[G7]] in Germany and the [[African Union]] in Ethiopia, respectively, which would start to set the priorities in development funding in advance of a main UN summit in September 2015 that would establish new development goals for a generation.<ref>{{cite web|first=Tracy|last=McVeigh|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/mar/07/povert-sexist-letter-women-equality-gaga-sandberg-beyonce|title=Poverty is sexist: leading women sign up for global equality &#124; Life and style|work=The Guardian|date=March 7, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2015}}</ref>

Leading up to the [[2016 United States presidential election|2016 US presidential election]], she became increasingly politically active. In 2015, Silverman endorsed Vermont Senator [[Bernie Sanders]] for [[President of the United States]], saying: "He says what he means and he means what he says and he's not for sale." She had previously introduced Sanders at a rally in Los Angeles, California that drew an audience of over 27,500 people.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/meet-bernie-sanders-top-celebrity-backers/story?id=33020601|title=Meet Bernie Sanders' top celebrity backers|first1=Summer|last1=Fields|first2=Louise|last2=Simpson|publisher=ABC News|date=August 11, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2016}}</ref>
[[File:Sarah Silverman and Al Franken DNC July 2016.jpg|left|thumb|With [[Al Franken]] at Democratic National Convention, July 2016]]
She initially supported Sanders, but following the Democratic nomination later spoke in support of [[Hillary Clinton]] at the [[2016 Democratic National Convention]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=":1"/> In her convention speech, she urged other Sanders supporters to back Clinton and, later, amid boos from some Sanders supporters, said: "Can I just say? To the 'Bernie or Bust' people, you're being ridiculous".<ref name = "Sarah Silverman" >{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016 |title=A blunt message from Sarah Silverman |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-a-blunt-message-from-sarah-silverman-1469496266-htmlstory.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726030448/https://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-a-blunt-message-from-sarah-silverman-1469496266-htmlstory.html |archive-date=26 July 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="WaPo day 1" >{{cite news|date=July 25, 2016|title=Winners and losers from the first night of the Democratic convention |newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/25/winners-and-losers-from-the-1st-night-of-the-democratic-convention/ |first=Chris |last=Cillizza }}</ref><ref name="Politico 11" >{{cite news|date=July 25, 2016|title=The 11 most memorable lines of the first day|work=[[Politico]] |first=Tyler |last=Pager |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/memorable-lines-dnc-226193}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Sarah Silverman Tames the Bernie Beast |first=Andrew |last=Rosenthal |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/25/opinion/campaign-stops/Hillary-Clinton-convention-Day-1.html}}</ref> In addition to discussing her regular use of [[cannabis]] on ''[[Conan (talk show)|Conan]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://teamcoco.com/video/sarah-silverman-marijuana-adventures?playlist=featured-videos |title=Sarah Silverman's Marijuana Adventures With Her Parents |work=teamcoco.com |date=October 23, 2015 |access-date=22 April 2024 }}</ref> and at the [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]],<ref>{{cite web |date=August 25, 2014 |first=Shelli |last=Weinstein |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/sarah-silverman-shows-off-marijuana-pipe-on-emmy-carpet-1201290226/ |title=Sarah Silverman Shows Off Marijuana Pipe on Red Carpet, Wins Emmy |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] }}</ref> Silverman has been vocal in her opposition to racial bias and unfair arrests for cannabis possession. She supports [[social justice]] programs to find work opportunities for non-violent offenders and was a primary investor in [[Lowell Herb Co]],<ref>{{cite news |work=timesofcbd.com |access-date=22 April 2024 |date=August 21, 2019 |first=Jocelyn |last=Roman |url=https://timesofcbd.com/cannabis-company-lowell-herb-adds-chris-rock-miley-cyrus-sarah-silverman-and-mark-ronson-as-investors/ |title=Cannabis Company Lowell Herb Adds Chris Rock, Miley Cyrus, Sarah Silverman and Mark Ronson as Investors }}</ref> aiming to end cannabis prohibition in the United States.

Silverman again endorsed Bernie Sanders and campaigned for him for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 US presidential election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Silverman Endorses Bernie |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=927gpuWAGkk |work=Bernie Sanders | date=March 11, 2020 |via=YouTube |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211028/927gpuWAGkk|archive-date=2021-10-28|access-date=2020-04-29}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On September 23, 2020, she encouraged her Instagram followers to contact [[VoteRiders]], a voter ID education organization, to make sure they have the necessary ID to vote".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarah Silverman on Instagram: 'it doesn't take a lot of money to make a real, practical impact for voters: $25 provides a voter with an uber ride to the DMV to get an ID...' |url=https://www.instagram.com/sarahkatesilverman/p/CFfah16gGuG/ |date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/sarahkatesilverman/2404757400880966534 |archive-date=2021-12-23 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=2020-10-18|website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In July 2023, Silverman and two other authors sued the tech companies [[OpenAI]] and [[Meta Platforms]], alleging that the defendants' respective language models [[ChatGPT]] and [[LLaMA]] were trained on the plaintiffs' books without permission or compensation and that they had obtained said books through an illegal venue.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Milmo |first1=Dan |title=Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta claiming AI training infringed copyright |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jul/10/sarah-silverman-sues-openai-meta-copyright-infringement |work=The Guardian |date=10 July 2023}}</ref>

In October 2023, Silverman posted several social media posts and stories in support of Israel during the [[Gaza war]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meckler |first1=Laura |last2=Craig |first2=Tim |last3=Gregg |first3=Aaron |title=U.S. institutions under fire for their support - or silence - on Israel |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/10/14/colleges-companies-israel-hammas-conflict/ |access-date=19 October 2023 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=14 October 2023}}</ref> She also left the [[Democratic Socialists of America]] after being a member for several years, citing their published response to the initial Hamas attacks and lack of support for Israel.<ref>{{cite web |title=Sarah Silverman on Facebook |last1=Silverman |first1=Sarah |url=https://www.facebook.com/SarahSilverman/posts/pfbid0XinDzYBEWL8sb3DnKrRuQzCxjLv2udrMQN7J5kWYUx85MGqfbBBcy1ee4hxd7x9cl |website=[[Facebook]] |access-date=13 October 2023 |quote=The DSA of which I was a proud lifetime member, has lost me forever. }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet |number=1266784300214747137 |user=SarahKSilverman |title= nurses, organizers, fair housing advocates, all supported by a real people's movement and not billionaire blood money- are my only true feeling of real hope. @DemSocialists dsausa.org/ |date=30 May 2020 |bot=TweetCiteBot}}</ref>

==Filmography==
{{Main|Sarah Silverman filmography}}
{{div col begin}}
* ''[[Who's the Caboose?]]'' (1997)
* ''[[There’s Something About Mary]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Way of the Gun]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Screwed (2000 film)|Screwed]]'' (2000)
* ''[[Heartbreakers (2001 film)|Heartbreakers]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Evolution (2001 film)|Evolution]]'' (2001)
* ''[[School of Rock]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic]]'' (2005)
* ''[[I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With]]'' (2006)
* ''[[Funny People]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Saint John of Las Vegas]]'' (2009)
* ''[[The Muppets (2011 film)|The Muppets]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Take This Waltz (film)|Take This Waltz]]'' (2011)
* ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]'' (2012) (Voice)
* ''[[A Million Ways to Die in the West]]'' (2014)
* ''[[I Smile Back]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Ashby (film)|Ashby]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping]]'' (2016)
* ''[[Battle of the Sexes (2017 film)|Battle of the Sexes]]'' (2017)
* ''[[The Book of Henry]]'' (2017)
* ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'' (2018) (Voice)
* ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' (2021)
* ''[[Marry Me (2021 film)|Marry Me]]'' (2022)
* ''[[Maestro (2023 film)|Maestro]]'' (2023)

{{Div col end}}

==Discography==

===Albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Details
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic|Jesus Is Magic]]''
|
* Released: June 6, 2006<ref>{{cite web |title=Jesus Is Magic by Sarah Silverman |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/jesus-is-magic/1443419015 |website=[[Apple Music]] |date=January 2006 |access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref>
* Labels: [[Interscope Records]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program#Soundtrack|Songs of the Sarah Silverman Program: From Our Rears to Your Ears!]]''
|
* Released: March 2, 2010<ref>{{cite web |title=Songs of the Sarah Silverman Program: From Our Rears to Your Ears! by Sarah Silverman |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-sarah-silverman-program-from-our-rears-to-your/356773138 |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=December 27, 2020 |archive-date=December 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206021155/https://music.apple.com/us/album/songs-sarah-silverman-program-from-our-rears-to-your/356773138 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Labels: [[Comedy Central Records]]
* Formats: CD, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Funny or Die#Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles|We Are Miracles]]''
|
* Released: September 23, 2014<ref>{{cite web |title=We Are Miracles by Sarah Silverman |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/we-are-miracles/901564901 |website=[[Apple Music]] |access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref>
* Labels: [[Sub Pop]]
* Formats: CD, LP, digital download
|-
! scope="row"| ''A Speck of Dust''
|
* Released: September 7, 2017<ref>{{cite web |title=A Speck of Dust by Sarah Silverman |url=https://www.amazon.com/Speck-Dust-Sarah-Silverman/dp/B075GGPYWF |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] |access-date=December 27, 2020}}</ref>
* Labels: [[Netflix]]
* Formats: 2xLP
|-
! scope="row"| ''Someone You Love''
|
* Released: August 23, 2023 (digital), December 15, 2023 (physical)<ref>{{cite web |title=Someone You Love by Sarah Silverman |url=https://www.amazon.com/Someone-You-Love-Sarah-Silverman/dp/B0CGG3TD5P/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.HvF1Pwb5fnHuib6GS3y7QOPon2Jv0nd3_zindJF11X1Y3YQGtCeDHiO0ZRBtOmST18o-veV-9Pt2Lf-goYqe4T2CURF17HMBHCIcHekxuEU.W9mq8tmqUqrXTQDB5ky7SLFbVLHtT72aQB_GgfrELs0&dib_tag=se&qid=1705720244&refinements=p_32%3ASarah+Silverman&s=music&sr=1-1 |website=[[Amazon (company)|Amazon.com]] |access-date=January 19, 2024}}</ref>
* Labels: Oh Us/[[Thirty Tigers]]
* Formats: CD, 2xLP, digital download
|}

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Label
! Formats
|-
| 2005
| ''Give the Jew Girl Toys''
| Interscope Records
| rowspan="2"| Download
|-
| 2009
| Alan Cohen Experience: ''[[Your Mother Should Know]]''
| The Beatles Complete on Ukulele
|-
| 2017
| 7-Inches for Planned Parenthood: ''Untitled (Live at Largo)''
| 7-Inches For Planned Parenthood
| 7" pink vinyl, Download
|-
| 2019
| [[Walk off the Earth]] and Sarah Silverman: ''[[Video Killed the Radio Star]]''
| Walk off the Earth Ent.
| Download
|-
| 2019
| [[Frightened Rabbit]] Harkins and Sarah Silverman: ''[[My Backwards Walk]]''
| Atlantic Records UK
| Spotify
|}

===Audiobooks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Label
! Formats
|-
| 2010
| ''[[The Bedwetter|The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee]]''
| [[Harper Audio]]
| CD, Download
|}

===Soundtracks===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Tracks
! Label
! Formats
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| ''[[Crank Yankers|Crank Yankers: The Best Uncensored Crank Calls, Vol. 1]]''
| "Jimmy & Jimmy's Mom: Penis Pump"
| rowspan="3"| Comedy Central Records
| rowspan="7"| CD, Download
|-
| ''Crank Yankers: The Best Uncensored Crank Calls, Vol. 2''
| "Hadassah Guberman: Nanny Job"/"Waste Management"
|-
| 2003
| ''Crank Yankers: The Best Uncensored Crank Calls, Vol. 3''
| "Hadassah: Lost $25 Chip"
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Aristocrats (film)|The Aristocrats]]''
| "A Glimpse of the Divine"
| [[V2 Records]]
|-
| 2011
| ''[[The Muppets (soundtrack)|The Muppets]]''
| "Party of One"
| [[Walt Disney Records]]
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Bob's Burgers Music Album]]''
| Tracks 52, 65 & 72
| Sub Pop Records
|-
|2018
| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet (soundtrack)|Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
| "A Place Called Slaughter Race"
| Walt Disney Records
|}

== Theatre ==
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Play
! Role 
! Theatre
|-
|2022 || ''[[The Bedwetter#Stage adaptation|The Bedwetter]]'' || Book and Lyrics || [[Linda Gross Theatre]], [[off-Broadway]] 
|-
|}

==Bibliography==
* {{Cite book|title=[[The Bedwetter|The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee]]|year=2010|publisher=[[Faber & Faber]]|isbn=978-0571251261}} (Humor/Memoir)

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
!Ref.
|-
| 2004
| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| Choice Movie: Villain
| ''[[School of Rock]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|2008
| [[Writers Guild of America Award]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: New Series|Best Written New Series]]
| rowspan="3"|''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[GLAAD Media Award]]
| [[19th GLAAD Media Awards|Outstanding Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[60th Primetime Emmy Awards|2008]]
| rowspan=4|[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[60th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Outstanding Short Form Comedy Series]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=3|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2008|title= 60th Primetime Emmy Award Nominees and Winners|website= [[Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics|Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics]]
| "I'm F**king Matt Damon", ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'' 
| {{won}}
|-
| [[61st Primetime Emmy Awards|2009]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series]]
| ''[[The Sarah Silverman Program]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2009|title= 61st Primetime Emmy Award Nominees and Winners|website= [[Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2012
| [[Alliance of Women Film Journalists]]
| Best Animated Female
| ''[[Wreck-It Ralph]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
|2013
| [[Dorian Awards]]
| colspan="2"|Wilde Wit of the Year
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|2014
| [[American Comedy Awards]]
| [[American Comedy Awards#2014 awards|Comedy Special of the Year]]
| rowspan="5"|''Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles''
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/05/09/amy-poehler-seth-rogen-american-comedy-awards/|title=Amy Poehler, Seth Rogen win American Comedy Awards|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=September 26, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2"|[[66th Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special|Outstanding Variety Special]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan=2|<ref name="Emmys 2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/11/arts/television/2014-emmy-nominations-game-of-thrones-true-detective-among-the-honored.html|title=2014 Emmy Nominations: 'Breaking Bad,' 'True Detective' Among the Honored|date=July 10, 2014|work= The New York Times|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special]]
| {{won}}
|-
| rowspan="5"|2015
| [[57th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/ariana-grande-maroon-5-tim-mcgraw-and-pharrell-williams-set-to|title=ARIANA GRANDE, MAROON 5, TIM MCGRAW, AND PHARRELL WILLIAMS SET TO PERFORM ON "A VERY GRAMMY® CHRISTMAS" DEC. 5 ON CBS|access-date=July 26, 2016|archive-date=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141205171727/http://www.grammy.org/recording-academy/press-release/ariana-grande-maroon-5-tim-mcgraw-and-pharrell-williams-set-to|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Writers Guild of America Award]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Awards 2014|Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Specials]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref name="WGA2015">{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title='Game of Thrones,' 'True Detective,' 'Transparent' Lead WGA TV Nominations|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/writers-guild-tv-nominations-modern-family-true-detective-game-of-thrones-transparent-1201370582/|access-date=January 7, 2014|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=December 4, 2014}}</ref>
|-
| Seymour Cassel Award
| Outstanding Performance (screen acting)
| rowspan="3"|''[[I Smile Back]]''
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sarah-silverman-wins-oldenburg-best-825086|title=Sarah Silverman wins big at Oldenburg Fest|first=Karsten|last=Kastelan|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=September 20, 2015|access-date=March 30, 2016}}</ref>
|-
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association]]
| [[Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role|Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role]]
| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vogue.com/article/sag-awards-2016-nominees-winners|title= The Complete List of the 2016 SAG Award Winners|website= [[Vogue (magazine)|Vogue]]|date= January 30, 2016|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|rowspan="2"|2017
|rowspan="2"|[[69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special|Outstanding Variety Special]]
|rowspan="3"|''Sarah Silverman: A Speck of Dust''
|{{nom}}
|rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/emmys-2017-full-list-nominations-1018796/|title= Emmys 2017: The Full List of Nominations, 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Westworld' top the list this year with 22 noms each|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= July 13, 2017|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|[[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special|Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special]]
|{{nom}}
|-
|2018
|[[60th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
|[[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album|Best Comedy Album]]
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/grammys-2018-winners-list-8096569/|title= Grammys 2018 Winners: The Complete List|magazine= Billboard|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2019
| [[Annie Award]]
| [[Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production|Outstanding Voice Acting in a Feature Production]]
| ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2023 || [[Drama Desk Award]] || [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics|Outstanding Lyrics]] || rowspan=2|''[[The Bedwetter]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/shucked-leads-2023-drama-desk-nominations-see-the-full-list|title= Shucked Leads 2023 Drama Desk Nominations; See the Full List|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2023 || [[Outer Critics Circle Award]] || Outstanding New Score || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/new-york-new-york-some-like-it-hot-lead-2023-outer-critics-circle-award-nominations|title= New York, New York, Some Like It Hot Lead 2023 Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2024  || [[81st Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Awards]] || Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television || ''Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love'' || {{nom}} ||
<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners & Nominees |url=https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ |website=Golden Globes |access-date=8 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240108060306/https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ |archive-date=8 Jan 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 2024  || [[76th Writers Guild of America Awards|Writers Guild of America Award]] || Outstanding Comedy/Variety Special || ''Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love'' || {{won}} ||
<ref>{{cite web |title=2024 Writers Guild Awards Winners & Nominees |url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/nominees-winners |website=Writers Guild Awards |access-date=27 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|[[66th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]]
|Best Comedy Album
|''Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love''|| {{Nominated}} ||
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/2024-grammys-nominations-list-nominees-1235643756/#:~:text=The%20best%20comedy%20album%20nominees%20are%20Dave | title=Women Own 2024 Grammy Nominations: SZA Leads with Nine; Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo Score Six Each | website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] | date=November 10, 2023 }}</ref>
|}

==References==
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<ref name=nytimes2019-12-14>
{{cite news
| first       = Gus
| last        = Wezerek
| title       = The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out
| work        = [[The New York Times]]
| date        = 2019-12-14
| url         = https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/14/arts/television/SNL-history.html
| url-access  = subscription
| access-date = 2019-12-16
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20191214233933/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/14/arts/television/SNL-history.html
| archive-date= 2019-12-14
| url-status  = live
| quote       = Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
}}
</ref>
}}

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* {{National Public Radio|126165357}} in 2010
* {{Twitter|SarahKSilverman}}
* [http://www.thejc.com/articles/interview-sarah-silverman TheJC.com: Interview with Sarah Silverman]
* [http://www.makers.com/sarah-silverman Sarah Silverman] Video produced by ''[[Makers: Women Who Make America]]''
* {{C-SPAN|103405}}

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