Sarah Silverman
Who Sarah Silverman is
Stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer and podcast host who was a Saturday Night Live featured player in 1993–1994. Her 2025 Netflix hour PostMortem followed earlier specials including Someone You Love, A Speck of Dust and We Are Miracles. She hosts The Sarah Silverman Podcast.
At a glance
- Born
- 1970
- Style
- Satire, Dark, Personal, Taboo, Political, Family, Hypocrisy, Innocent provocation
- Came up through
- Saturday Night Live
- Stand-up specials
- PostMortem, Someone You Love, A Speck of Dust and 1 more
- Podcasts
- The Sarah Silverman Podcast and The Bedwetter
- On screen
- Saturday Night Live, Maestro, The Sarah Silverman Program and 10 more
- WTF with Marc Maron
- Episode 670
- Official site
- sarahsilverman.com ↗
On stage
No dated show on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now — their own site has their dates: sarahsilverman.com ↗.
Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →
Specials, shows and podcasts
Stand-up specials
- PostMortem
- Someone You Love
- A Speck of Dust
- We Are Miracles
On screen
- Saturday Night Live featured player, 1993–1994
- Maestro
- The Sarah Silverman Program
- Wreck-It Ralph Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2012
- Ralph Breaks the Internet Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2018
- School of Rock Patty Di Marco, 2003
- Bob's Burgers Ollie Pesto / Ms. Schnur, voice, 2011–present
- There's Something About Mary Brenda, 1998
- Crank Yankers Hadassah Guberman, voice, 2002–2007, 2019
- Mr. Show with Bob and David various roles, HBO, 1995–1997
- A Million Ways to Die in the West Ruth, 2014
- I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman host, Hulu, 2017–2018
- Battle of the Sexes Gladys Heldman, 2017
Podcasts
- The Sarah Silverman Podcast
- The Bedwetter memoir, 2010
Where they got their start
- Saturday Night Live featured player, 1993–1994
Came up the same way
Other comedians in SUCDb who came through Saturday Night Live:
Comedians like Sarah Silverman
Each linked to them by something on the record — a stage they both came through, a bill, a show, a style or a home town.
- Wanda Sykes also in Crank Yankers
- Eddie Pepitone also in The Sarah Silverman Program
- Ali Wong also in Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Jenny Slate also in Bob's Burgers
- Melissa Villaseñor also in Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Tracy Morgan also in Crank Yankers
- Taylor Tomlinson the same style: personal
- Asha Ward the same style: personal
Their stand-up
Sarah Silverman’s stand-up persona turns innocence into misdirection. The delivery is economical; the tension comes from the gap between the voice speaking and the ideas under examination.
Across stand-up, television, film, podcasts and theater, she has kept that central mechanism while allowing more autobiography and vulnerability into the work.
Career timeline
- 1970Born
- 1993Saturday Night Live (featured player, 1993–1994) On screen
- 1995Mr. Show with Bob and David (various roles, HBO, 1995–1997) On screen
- 1998There's Something About Mary (Brenda, 1998) On screen
- 2002Crank Yankers (Hadassah Guberman, voice, 2002–2007, 2019) On screen
- 2003School of Rock (Patty Di Marco, 2003) On screen
- 2010The Bedwetter (memoir, 2010) Book
- 2011Bob's Burgers (Ollie Pesto / Ms. Schnur, voice, 2011–present) On screen
- 2012Wreck-It Ralph (Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2012) On screen
- 2014A Million Ways to Die in the West (Ruth, 2014) On screen
- 2017I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman (host, Hulu, 2017–2018) On screen
- 2017Battle of the Sexes (Gladys Heldman, 2017) On screen
- 2018Ralph Breaks the Internet (Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2018) On screen
Questions about Sarah Silverman
Where is Sarah Silverman performing next?
No date is on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar right now; their own site has their dates: sarahsilverman.com ↗.
What stand-up specials have they released?
PostMortem, Someone You Love, A Speck of Dust and We Are Miracles.
What podcast do they host?
The Sarah Silverman Podcast and The Bedwetter.
What TV shows and films are they in?
Saturday Night Live, Maestro, The Sarah Silverman Program, Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet and School of Rock, among 13 credits.
Where did they get their start?
Saturday Night Live (featured player).
When were they born?
In 1970.
Have they been on WTF with Marc Maron?
Yes — episode 670.
Who are some comedians like them?
Wanda Sykes (also in Crank Yankers), Eddie Pepitone (also in The Sarah Silverman Program), Ali Wong (also in Ralph Breaks the Internet), Jenny Slate (also in Bob's Burgers) and Melissa Villaseñor (also in Ralph Breaks the Internet).
The full SUCDb record
The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.
Sources
- Sarah Silverman official site ↗ official current comedy career
- Netflix — PostMortem ↗ 2025 stand-up special
- Ticketmaster — Sarah Silverman ↗ current career bio and no upcoming shows as of 25 September 2026
- SNL Archives — Sarah Silverman ↗ Saturday Night Live featured player for one season, 1993–1994, from 13 November 1993 (read 28 September 2026)
- Wikipedia — Sarah Silverman ↗ Books: The Bedwetter (memoir, 2010) (read 1 October 2026)
- Wikipedia — Sarah Silverman filmography ↗ Wreck-It Ralph (Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2012); Ralph Breaks the Internet (Vanellope von Schweetz, voice, 2018); School of Rock (Patty Di Marco, 2003);…
Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 25 September 2026