Sarah Silverman

Sarah Silverman, The Chainsmokers And More Just-announced D.c. Events

... Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. Fillmore, May 27, $45. Chrissie Hynde’s venerable band The Pretenders returned last year with its 10 th studio album, “Alone,” which was produced by Black Keys guitarist Dan Auerbach. After touring with Stevie Nicks, the band is back on the road on its own. Get tickets: Friday at 10 a.m. using Live Nation. Sam Hunt and Maren Morris. Jiffy Lube Live, Sept. 16, $32.25-$71.75. Sam Hunt and Maren Morris — two of pop county’s recent breakout stars — are teaming up for the “15 in a 30” tour, which will also feature Chris Janson and Ryan Follese. Get tickets: Friday at 10 a.m. using Live Nation. John Mayer. Verizon Center, April 6, $55.75-$105.75. Before he heads out on tour with Dead and Company, John Mayer will support his upcoming solo album, “The Search for Everything,” with a unique tour. Each show will be divided into three acts: one with Mayer solo, another with his full ...

This Interview Is Going Terribly.' Sarah Silverman On Weed, Butts, Trump, Cartoon Voices And More

... I can’t just be quiet. Our country has become so corrupt and an oligarchy — now more than ever. Fourteen things happen every day that would’ve made the country stand still in horror 10 years ago. And it doesn’t faze anyone anymore. Q. Aren’t you happy about Donald Trump providing you with so much material. No! I’m not that selfish a c* to be happy that someone like Donald Trump is going to be in the White House — making the rich richer and the poor poorer — because I might get jokes out of it. He’s already a parody of himself. There’s nothing clever to be said about him. It’s so hard to be funny on Twitter (about it) because you just want to wake people up. I don’t know what I’m saying. This interview is going terribly. Q. What! It’s going great. You’re bringing up politics and I just get so… Comedy is best when you have a distance from the thing you’re talking about. Q. On that subject, how often do you come up with a new standup set? Do you work ...

Sarah Silverman Leads Hollywood Liberals In A Call For Armed Overthrow

... Sarah seems to have a savior thing going, positioning herself as Phoenix rising from the now or future ashes of Main Street to save us all. I’m imagining that she was struck by the iconic figure of Marianne in Delacroix’s iconic Liberty Leading the People – bare breasted, rifle in one hand, French Tri-color in the other – rallying the troops in rebellion and musing to herself. Wow… couldn’t that be me. Unfortunately, Silverman is not the only Tinseltown lefty who seems to have forgotten that we’re a country ruled by laws and a constitution. Hollywood is a swampish terrain where this sort of thinking is bred, if not encouraged. After all, it’s a bubble world full of narcissistic actors attended to by retinues of sycophantic agents, publicists (the worst), managers and assorted riff-raff where you can get away ...

Sarah Silverman Brings Outrageous Comedy To Keswick For Two Nights

... However, she has rebounded and has advice for those moping around days before Donald Trump is sworn in as the nation’s 45 th president. “Be an active citizen,” Silverman says. “Vote, protest, maybe move from a bank to a credit union. Don’t put your money in places that invest in stuff you don’t believe in. We live in a country run by actual money addicts, who are so greedy. So as consumers, we have great power by being aware of what we buy and where that money goes. Sorry this interview is not very funny. I’ll work on that.”. Her sitcom vehicle “The Sarah Silverman Program” was one of the funnier shows of the prior decade. Silverman was hilarious as a fictionalized version of herself, an unemployed, irresponsible narcissist. Would Silverman ever attempt to create another sitcom. “Not a ...

Activist Rabbi To Speak At Jfsa Women’s Connections Brunch, Az Jewish Post

... Though her sisters followed more secular paths, “They are sort of instinctively Jewish,” she says. “You can see in a lot of Sarah’s work that being Jewish is, as she says, ‘oozing from her pores.’”. On her website, __link__, Silverman describes herself as “Rabbi, author, activist and mom,” and each role is deeply interwoven into the fabric of her life. But first and foremost she’s a mom — to Aliza, 23, who served in intelligence in the IDF and is a musician and actress; Hallel, 21, who recently completed her IDF service as an army spokesperson and is active on issues of liberal Judaism and fair trade; Adar, 18, a high school student involved in Model U. N.; Zamir, 15, who’s a serious runner; and Ashira, 13, a fair trade chocolate activist who attends an art school majoring in theater. “It’s funny,” says Silverman. “People have often commented that I have the perfect family. … It is the family I have always dreamed of; but we have had our struggles, really hard ...

Advocating A 'coup' Against Trump Is Against The Law

... 7:10 pm. President Donald Trump looks on after signing executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Jan. 24, 2017. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP/Getty Images). After Donald Trump won the election last November, there have been attempts to de-legitimize his presidency—with some even calling for a military coup. Maybe some of these comments are in jest or halfway serious, but there are laws against “advocating the overthrow of the government” of the United States. According to 18 U. S. Code § 2385 , Advocating overthrow of Government, “Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision ...

Say Hi To Sarah Silverman If You See Her In The Airport, And Other Lessons From The Comedian

... lessons from the comedian. Updated: January 12, 2017 — 5:00 AM EST. Molly Eichel. Staff Writer. Molly Eichel is an assistant features editor. She writes about film and television, and edits the Weekend section. Molly was born and raised in Philadelphia, where she spent a lot of time sitting too close to the television screen. More by Molly Eichel. Arrow icon. The comedian Sarah Silverman gained fame as a stand-up in the early aughts pairing her high, feminine voice with a dirty mind and sharp wit. She played  a character who is "strangely Pollyannaish and utterly absorbed in her own point of view," as the New Yorker described her in 2005. On her Comedy Central sitcom, The Sarah Silverman Program (2007-2010), she one-upped the man-children (Seth Rogen, Will Ferrell) who characterized that comedic era by playing a woman so proudly infused with the spirit of a snotty 11-year-old it was a wonder her ...

Big Frosty Beer Fest, Sarah Silverman

... of $35 includes a complimentary sampling mug. You must be 21 and up to attend this event. Winter Food Truck Rodeo - Durham Central Park hosts its first food truck rodeo of the year on Sunday starting at noon. There will be more than 50 trucks and a selection of local craft beer. For the children (and some of the adults) there will be inflatable bounce houses. Oaked Spokes Bottle Release - Crank Arm Brewing releases the BMX American Barley Wine on Saturday starting at 2 p.m. Hurricanes Homegrown Series - The Hurricanes Homegrown Series consists of eight Canes games that showcase some of the best that our local community has to offer in T-shirts, beer, music, food and art. The series continues Friday with selections from Deep River Brewing, BBQ nachos and a T-shirt designed by Oak City Collection. Feed Your Fire - Head to Trophy Brewing on Maywood Friday night for this Benefit for Equality NC, North Carolina's leading LGBT advocacy group. The event will include snacks, beer, music and a silent auction. On stage. A Star Trek Spectacular - Join the N. C. Symphony and host Ira David Wood III to celebrate the 50 th anniversary of Star Trek with an out-of-this-world laser ...