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
old-movie
I can get a script and go, "Well, I'd rather do stand-up." I don't hold movies in higher regard. I love making videos and posting. I love TV.
moon someday aids
If we can send a person to the moon, we can send someone with AIDS to the moon, and then someday we can send everybody with AIDS to the moon.
girl nice thinking
People say I'm a nice girl saying terrible things. I tend to say the opposite of what I think. You hope that the absolute power of that transcends, and reaches the audience.
thinking care want
I don't care if you think I'm racist. I just want you to think I'm thin.
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.