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Sarah Silverman is a two-time Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She currently hosts her weekly podcast, the critically acclaimed The Sarah Silverman Podcast, available on iTunes and wherever podcasts are available. She can next be seen as the host of TBS' Stupid Pet Tricks, an expansion of the famous David Letterman late night segment. She recently wrapped production on Netflix's Maestro, a biopic on the life of composer Leonard Bernstein. She will star opposite Bradley Cooper as Bernstein's sister Shirley. Other upcoming projects include the indie psychological thriller Viral, starring alongside Blair Underwood. This past Spring, Silverman's off-Boadway musical adaptation of her 2010 memoir "The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee" had a sold-out run with the Atlantic Theatre Company. Silverman previously hosted the Emmy and Writers Guild-nominated Hulu series I Love You, America. She continues to lend her voice to several animated series, including Bob's Burgers. On stage, Silverman continues to cement her status as a force in stand-up comedy. In May 2017, she released her latest standup special, A Speck of Dust, on Netflix, culminating in two Emmy Award nominations and a Grammy Award nomination. In 2013, she debuted her hour-long HBO standup special Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, which earned her the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special." The special received an additional Primetime Emmy Awards nomination that year for "Outstanding Variety Special" in addition to a Writers Guild Awards nomination. In September 2014, Silverman released the special as an audio album through Sub Pop Records, which went on to receive a 2015 Grammy Awards nomination for "Best Comedy Album." Previously, Silverman made an impressive splash with her concert-meets-comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, which garnered significant attention at TIFF. In the film world, Silverman was most recently seen opposite Emma Stone and Steve Carell in the critically-acclaimed film Battle of the Sexes, which was based on the true story of the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. She also starred in I Smile Back, the film adaptation of the Amy Koppelman novel. The drama premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was later released by Broad Green Pictures in theaters. Silverman received much praise for her role as "Laney Brooks," culminating in a 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role." Her additional film credits include Marry Me, The Book of Henry, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Ashby, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Take This Waltz, Gravy, Peep World, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, The School of Rock, There's Something About Mary, The Way of The Gun. Silverman also lent her voice as "Vanellope" in the Oscar-nominated smash hit Wreck It Ralph and Golden Globe-nominated Wreck it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet. Silverman was nominated for a 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" for portraying a fictionalized version of herself in her Comedy Central series, The Sarah Silverman Program. This marked Comedy Central's first-ever Emmy nomination in a scripted acting category. Silverman also received a Writers Guild Award nomination for her work on the show. In 2008, Silverman won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics" for her musical collaboration with Matt Damon. Additionally, she was honored with a Webby Award for "Best Actress" for her online video "The Great Schlep," in which she persuaded young kids to encourage their grandparents in Florida to vote for President Obama before the 2008 Presidential Election. Silverman has made memorable guest appearances on several acclaimed and notable television shows, including Monk, which earned her a 2008 Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series." Her additional television work includes buzzed-about roles on HBO's Crashing, Masters of Sex, The Good Wife, The Larry Sanders Show, Seinfeld, and Mr. Show with Bob and David. Silverman has hosted several major awards shows, including the 2007 MTV Movie Awards and the Independent Spirit Awards. Silverman grew up in New Hampshire and attended New York University for one year. In 1993 she joined Saturday Night Live as a writer and feature performer and has not stopped working since. She currently lives in Los Angeles.
I love Sarah Silverman's humor! However, this was an uneven show. Some jokes were great, some were merely OK. Sarah clearly was working on new material and testing the jokes. I have never seen a comedian of national stature read jokes from a yellow legal pad during the show. Let's just say that for $75 per ticket (in the balcony), I expected more.
Sarah was funny and down to earth. I have to say i expected to laugh more instead of reinforcing political views. Opinions were appreciated none the less but i really wanted to laugh since this pandemic and polotics have drawn out like a horrible breakup. Sarah is always funny and fun. No disrespect meant. Love you Sarah!
First time seeing Sarah live, but it won’t be the last. We have always loved Sarah and decided at the last minute to go see her live show. She doesn’t disappoint. I will definitely pay more for a better seat, so I can see all those facial expressions that crack me up. Sarah is fantastic. We can’t wait to see her again. Loved the State venue. Fittest time there.
Was expecting more. I think she was using this as practice before filming her next special
She was the best one! Brilliant comic. Must see every time she’s in town.
The opener came out like she just rolled out of bed still wearing her jammies and instead of making us laugh she talked politics? Sarah seemed unprepared and read her material off of a legal pad. Everything centered around her being Jewish. Felt like she could of cared less we all paid 70-150 to be there. She actually ran off the stage, it was weird. It was my idea to have this be a girls night out, I had to apologize to my friends after, so disappointing.
The show was supposed to have started at 7 pm. The show didn’t start until 7:40 pm and ended at 9 pm. If I’d known it was only going to be an hour and 20 mins, I probably would have waited for the Netflix special instead. The jokes weren’t completely finalized yet and while there were some hilarious ones, I felt like it was not as polished as it could have been. The people in the audience were late as well, one couple next to us showed up at 8:40. At that point, why were they allowed to be seated and disturb everyone else around them.
Date night with the wife, were big comedy fans, attending shows throughout the country. From Nate Bargatze, Dave Chapel, Louie CK and many others including good local acts. Sarah’s show was disappointing. She mentioned during her act that she is recording her special in 2 1/2 weeks. And she cant be ready, unless she has a whole other set prepared for recording. Sarahs jokes were few and far between and only chuckle worthy. Silent in the audience throughout the set. Fir the cost if the ticket and being a theater show I was surprised to see her frequently checking a legal pad for her jokes. Her opener was aweful. You can be a very funny left wing comedian, a very funny right wing comedian; but you cant be a political rally speech at a $150 ticket comedy show.
Usually like her sense of humor, but she was trying things out for a set and fell flat on content. Some lines hit especially in the beginning but as her set went on you felt her struggle. I didn’t see that coming from her. Hopefully in 2-3 weeks when she records her special she tightens it up.
First, the Fillmore is gorgeous. We love this venue. Second, Sarah Silverman is one of our absolute favs and she did not disappoint. She should run for President. That is all.
She's charging theater prices for a 2 drink minimum weekday set. A 45 minute show with 15-20 minutes of decent material. The rest was banter and unfinished material.
She packed so many good jokes into her set. It seemed pretty polished, even when she said it wasn’t! Great show!
Would be 5 stars but the opening act was way too political, it was overbearing. Sarah was hilarious and did not disappoint. Maybe consider adjusting the opening act to match the vibe of the rest of the show.
Elite Couple night out with friends. Would go again
2 very funny comedians, not a great audience, but the talent coped well with them.
Unfortunately this was a letdown. The opener was terrible ... way too political and simply not funny (and I'm on her side of the aisle). Sarah seemed to not have worked out a number of her jokes, and many fell flat. I love her previous stuff, this didn't have the same appeal. Seemed like she was just mailing it in to cash a check.
Decent seats and view relative to the stage. Restrooms clean and accessible. Masonic Center has lovely storytelling mosaic stain glass windows. Irene Tu was quite funny and entertaining. Sarah slayed with vulnerability, witty, charm, and intelligence. Highly recommend seeing her again.
The whole night was a drag, from the rabid protesters outside, to the opening act, with lonnnnng bits about how funny suicide is and how funny breast cancer is, to Sarah Silverman, who came out with notes and let us know she was workshopping material--only some of which was funny. I've been a huge fan of hers for decades and was sooo excited for this show. It was truly disappointing to pay so much money for ... a rehearsal. I have attended comedy workshops before, always in small clubs and they can be fun and hilarious. But workshopping at the Paramount Theater, for 90 bucks a ticket ? Worst of all, her big finale joke at the end (also the title of her show), is a not-uncommon joke! I've heard at least two comedians do this exact same bit before (Hal Sparks' version is the best, google it!) The whole thing just felt really tired, like she was mailing it in. A real waste of an expensive evening.
Sarah made it clear right when she walked on stage that the Chicago theater was getting a half-baked, unpolished show and it showed. None of her jokes connected, she looked at her notes the whole time like a checklist of jokes, not a performance. Her opener went on at 7:30 and Sarah was completely done, lights up in the theater at 8:35. We got 45 min at best from her which was not worth the $150 I paid for my tickets. Hugely disappointing and, frankly, disrespectful of her fans.
Great show with many funny and incisive bits that had me laughing non-stop. Nobody skewers Nazis like Sarah.
