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Sarah Silverman heading back to Israel

Three years after her first visit, Jewish-American comedian will return as guest of Jewish Film Festival, where she will receive a special award. Silverman, who delights in provocation, has always courted controversy in her work.

She is considered one of the best and most successful comedians in the US, known for her hilarious TV show, viral online sketches, and, of course, more than a little provocation.

 

 

Jewish-American comedian Sarah Silverman will visit Israel as a guest of the 16th Jewish Film Festival, to take place on December 16-23. She's expected to participate in a screening of her stand-up TV special "Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles", for which she won an Emmy Award after being broadcast on HBO.

 

Silverman, 43, is considered one of the best and wittiest writers on American TV in the last two decades. She began her stand-up career at the age of 19, and joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" – a springboard for successful comedians for decades – in 1993. She only lasted a year, as none of her sketches made it past the writers' room.

 

She got her revenge when appearing on "The Larry Sanders Show", where she played a writer whose sketches are never aired because of chauvinism and prejudice in the writers' room. In 2014, she finally came back to "Saturday Night Live", this time as the celebrity host. Her opening monologue poked fun at her experience on the show two decades ago.

   

Sarah Silverman at the Emmys (Photo: Getty Images)
Sarah Silverman at the Emmys

 

Silverman's career began to take off in the mid-90's, when she began appearing in a long list of films and TV shows, including Seinfeld. 2005 saw the release of her film "Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic", interspersing her stand-up act with songs and sketches. A further boost to her career came that same year in the film "The Aristocrats", in which she told a particularly controversial version of the dirty joke referenced in the title.

 

In February of 2007, America's Comedy Central network premiered "The Sarah Silverman Show", a ratings hit and Emmy nominee. The show was canceled after three seasons. In 2008, Silverman won her first Emmy for writing the song "I'm Fucking Matt Damon," in which Damon himself appeared.

 

In 2011, Silverman arrived in Israel for the Conference of the President, and performed in Tel Aviv. After the screening of her film at the Jewish Film Festival, Silverman will hold a talk with the audience, and at the end she'll receive a special award for her achievements.

 


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