The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sarah-silverman/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:57:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Sarah Silverman | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/sarah-silverman/ 32 32 Indie group Blondshell’s secret sauce is 1990s women rockers and ‘Jewish’ dark humor https://www.timesofisrael.com/indie-group-blondshells-secret-sauce-is-1990s-women-rockers-and-jewish-dark-humor/ Fri, 07 Apr 2023 13:45:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2991605 While Larry David and Sarah Silverman were constantly on repeat in her NY home, Sabrina Teitelbaum's sound draws from Courtney Love and PJ Harvey for album dropping April 7

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]]> As Trevor Noah exits ‘The Daily Show,’ Jewish guest hosts lined up https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-trevor-noah-exits-the-daily-show-jewish-guest-hosts-lined-up/ Wed, 21 Dec 2022 07:23:12 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2904219 First episode without Noah to be hosted by SNL star Leslie Jones, with comics Sarah Silverman, Al Franken, and Chelsea Handler scheduled to follow

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]]> ‘Jews Don’t Count’? UK comic David Baddiel brings a provocative book to primetime TV https://www.timesofisrael.com/jews-dont-count-uk-comic-david-baddiel-brings-a-provocative-book-to-primetime-tv/ Tue, 22 Nov 2022 14:57:37 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2879831 Guardian hails 'a doc so shocking it sounds like a siren'; exploring the normalization of antisemitism, it includes thoughts from Sarah Silverman, Jonathan Safran Foer, Stephen Fry

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]]> Jewish comedians weigh in on Chappelle’s controversial SNL monologue https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewish-comedians-weigh-in-on-chappelles-controversial-snl-monologue/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:54:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2877712 Hannah Einbinder says skit was 'littered with antisemitism'; Jon Stewart defends comedian, urges people to consider it 'from a Black perspective'

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]]> ‘Jewface’ critic Sarah Silverman joins Netflix film casting Bradley Cooper as a Jew https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewface-critic-sarah-silverman-joins-netflix-film-casting-bradley-cooper-as-a-jew/ Wed, 08 Jun 2022 03:20:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2777054 Non-Jewish Cooper will play influential conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein with a prosthetic nose in 'Maestro' biopic, which will be released next year

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]]> Joan Rivers series that sparked ‘Jewface’ debate scrapped by Showtime https://www.timesofisrael.com/joan-rivers-series-that-sparked-jewface-debate-scrapped-by-showtime/ Wed, 27 Oct 2021 09:15:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2639308 Plans for 'The Comeback Girl' starring Kathryn Hahn dropped by the network after it failed to secure rights from daughter Melissa Rivers

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]]> Who can play a Jew? Celebs claim double standard over onscreen representation https://www.timesofisrael.com/who-can-play-a-jew-celebs-claim-double-standard-over-onscreen-representation/ Tue, 12 Oct 2021 01:25:45 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2629818 With the role of Golda Meir going to Helen Mirren and Ruth Bader-Ginsburg to Felicity Jones, more voices are asking why identity politics in casting doesn't seem to apply to Jews

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]]> ‘Jewface’: Sarah Silverman pans casting of non-Jews as Jews https://www.timesofisrael.com/jewface-sarah-silverman-calls-out-casting-of-non-jews-as-jews/ Tue, 05 Oct 2021 08:19:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2626559 The actress and comedian asks why, 'when the importance of representation is seen as so essential... does ours constantly get breached?'

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]]> Sarah Silverman lays into ‘Squad’ over attempts to defund Iron Dome https://www.timesofisrael.com/sarah-silverman-lays-into-the-squad-over-attempts-to-defund-iron-dome/ Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:54:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2625551&preview=true&preview_id=2625551 Jewish comic says she loves AOC, Tlaib, and Omar, but finds it 'bizarre' that none of them are mentioning Hamas

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]]> Maybe add a Jewess to the Squad, comedian Silverman asks progressives https://www.timesofisrael.com/maybe-add-a-jewess-to-the-squad-comedian-silverman-asks-progressives/ Thu, 17 Jun 2021 21:52:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2566921 But raunchy actress turns down invitation from Ilhan Omar to join band of outspoken representatives, some of whom have been accused of antisemitism

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]]> Tales of Jewish suffering take over anti-Semitic ‘JewishPrivilege’ hashtag https://www.timesofisrael.com/tales-of-jewish-suffering-take-over-anti-semitic-jewishprivilege-hashtag/ Wed, 15 Jul 2020 09:54:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2347418 Twitter trend sees over 100,000 people share personal stories of discrimination, including US comedian Sarah Silverman and other well-known figures

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]]> Celebrity charity album released in tribute to Adam Schlesinger https://www.timesofisrael.com/celebrity-charity-album-released-in-tribute-to-adam-schlesinger/ Thu, 18 Jun 2020 07:43:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2329648 Sarah Silverman, Rachel Bloom and more feature in collection of covers for Grammy and Emmy Award-winning Jewish songwriter who died of COVID-19 complications

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]]> Gal Gadot gets celeb friends ‘together’ for virtual sing-along https://www.timesofisrael.com/gal-gadot-gets-celeb-friends-together-for-virtual-sing-a-long/ Thu, 19 Mar 2020 23:47:05 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2264042 Israeli star and other non-singers croon John Lennon's 'Imagine' in bid to pep up spirits dampened by coronavirus crisis

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]]> Tiffany Haddish has celebrity-filled bat mitzvah https://www.timesofisrael.com/tiffany-haddish-has-celebrity-filled-bat-mitzvah/ Thu, 05 Dec 2019 07:00:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2196348 Billy Crystal, Chelsea Handler and Sarah Silverman on hand to help comedian celebrate event, which she dubbed her 'Black Mitzvah,' on the occasion of her 40th birthday

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]]> Sarah Silverman films late-night pilot series for HBO https://www.timesofisrael.com/sarah-silverman-films-late-night-pilot-series-for-hbo/ Tue, 15 Oct 2019 16:33:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2165351 Jewish comedian says show will feature commentary 'on the mishigas of the week' and that no topic is 'off the table'

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