Sarah Silverman will return to HBO for her new stand-up comedy special debuting this May. The comedy special, her second for HBO, will feature all-new material, taped in front of a live audience at The Wilbur Theater in Boston, Massachusetts. Silvermanโs first HBO special, โSarah Silverman: We Are Miracles,โ earned her an Emmyยฎ for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special.
Nina Rosenstein, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming quote: โWe absolutely love working with Sarah. Sheโs truly one of the all-time greats, and her new special is smart, bold, and as insanely funny as ever.โ
Sarah Silverman quote: โI love working with Nina at HBO. Sheโs a great support system and we trust each other. Sheโs got lips, that one.โ
About Sarah Silverman: Sarah Silverman is a two-time Emmyยฎ-winning comedian, actress, writer, and producer. She currently hosts her weekly and critically acclaimed podcast โThe Sarah Silverman Podcastโ and she recently wrapped production on Netflixโs โMaestro.โ On stage, Silverman continues to cement her status as a force in stand-up comedy and is currently traveling around North America on her โSarah Silverman: Grow Some Lipsโ tour. The previously released Netflix standup special โA Speck of Dust,โ culminated in two Emmyยฎ Award nominations and a Grammyยฎ Award nomination. Her hour-long HBO standup special โSarah Silverman: We Are Miracles,โ earned her a Primetime Emmyยฎ Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special as well as an additional Primetime Emmyยฎ Award and Writers Guild Award nominations. Silverman also made an impressive splash with her concert-meets-comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic. This past Spring, Silvermanโs off-Broadway musical adaptation of her 2010 New York Times bestselling memoir “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee” had a sold-out run with the Atlantic Theatre Company. Silverman previously hosted the Emmyยฎ Award and Writers Guild Award nominated Hulu series โI Love You, Americaโ and continues to lend her voice to several animated series, including โBobโs Burgers.โ
Credits: Produced by JAX Media; directed by Jonathan Krisel; Executive produced by Sarah Silverman, Amy Zvi, Jonathan Krisel, John Skidmore, and Brooke Posch.
