Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of Sarah Silverman. Read below for all the latest news on the loud, controversial and proud Jewish comedian.
Sarah Silverman
The Latest
-
The Schmooze Video: Sarah Silverman Wants You To Feel The Bern
Comedian Sarah Silverman has released a YouTube video in support of Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic nomination for president. “Bernie Sanders is the one for me,” a five-minute monologue backing the Vermont senator, was posted on Monday. Silverman says in the video that she has been a Hillary Clinton supporter because the idea of…
-
The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Joins Cast of Billie Jean King Pic ‘Battle of the Sexes’
Sarah Silverman is stretching her acting chops in her second foray in a drama as she joins the cast of “Battle of the Sexes,” a retelling of the historic 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. According to , Silverman joins co-stars Emma Stone and Steve Carrel and will play Gladys Heldman,…
-
The Schmooze Sarah Silverman’s ‘Hitler’ is ‘Bummed’ by Manhood Comparisons to Donald Trump
Just when you think Sarah Silverman can’t possibly do anything else to shock you, she goes ahead and does just that. In a must-see interview with Conan O’Brien, Silverman stepped out in full Nazi garb as Adolf Hitler to the sound of thunderous applause, addressing the recent “unfavorable” comparisons to GOP front-runner Donald Trump. “Don’t…
-
The Schmooze 9 Jews (at Least!) To Watch Out For at the Oscars
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’re probably moderately aware that the 88th annual Academy Awards are on Sunday. The Jews will be making quite the appearance in the three-hour special: as nominees, presenters and plotlines. “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” had nerds of all backgrounds hyperventilating with excitement last year. It also caught…
-
The Schmooze How 100 Years of Jewish Jokes Shaped Modern Humor
Not that it should come as any surprise, but Vulture’s recent list of merely affirms the widespread assumption that much if not most of what passes for contemporary humor was and remains directly or indirectly forged out of the tragicomedy of Jewish culture. With roots going back to the Old World badkhns through Yiddish vaudeville…
-
The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Spurs Outrage — Surprise — By Calling Jesus ‘Gender Fluid’
For those who are students of comedian Sarah Silverman’s take-no-prisoners humor, this one seems almost tame. On Christmas Day, just as the sun was coming up, Silverman posted these words on Twitter and Facebook: “MERRY CHRISTMAS! Jesus was gender fluid!” She’s been trending on social media ever since. One critic scolded on Twitter: “Have some…
-
The Schmooze 5 Things We Learned From Learned Sarah Silverman’s Lenny Interview
Two of our favorite funny ladies with a serious side, Lena Dunham and Sarah Silverman, opened up today in an interview through Lenny, Dunham’s website and newsletter for women that debuted at the end of September. Silverman and Dunham first met in Dunham’s pre-“Girls” era, when she was tasked with interviewing Silverman for Paper magazine….
-
The Schmooze Sarah Silverman Opens Up About Depression in Glamour Essay
In a country where prescription medication is easily given to people with the slightest inclination towards anxiety and depression, frank talk about what it means to have mental ill is still pretty scarce. Which is what makes Sarah Silverman’s essay in Glamour magazine so meaningful. In the piece, the Jewish comedienne and actress chose to…
Explore
Most Popular
- 1
Music For Bob Dylan’s biographer, ‘A Complete Unknown’ is a dream come true — even if it’s mostly fiction
- 2
Culture They were a kosher bakery success story — 80 years later, people are still trying to make a buck off their babka
- 3
News RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.
- 4
Film & TV Why ‘The Brutalist’ resonated so deeply with me
In Case You Missed It
-
Opinion My favorite Jewish Christmas tradition: do a mitzvah for children in need
-
Fast Forward US ambassador to Israel calls Gaza famine warning ‘inaccurate,’ prompting review
-
News RFK Jr. wants fluoride out of drinking water. Israel has a decade of lessons to offer.
-
Fast Forward Read the Forward’s 10 most-read stories of 2024
-
Shop the Forward Store
100% of profits support our journalism
