Episode 102 — Sarah Silverman: Shock, Heart & the Joke That Grows Up

pplpod Episode 102 follows Sarah Silverman’s arc from New York clubs and SNL to a brand of boundary-pushing comedy that learned to carry both sting and empathy. We revisit the rocket of Jesus Is Magic, the fearless, cartoon-chaos of The Sarah Silverman Program, and the craft stretch of HBO’s We Are Miracles and Netflix’s A Speck of Dust—where confession, timing, and moral ambivalence sharpen the punchlines. We track her late-night and podcast eras (I Love You, America, The Sarah Silverman Podcast), pivots into film and TV (Wreck-It Ralph, Ralph Breaks the Internet, School of Rock, Masters of Sex), and a public voice that wrestles with politics, identity, and making amends in real time. How do you keep the edge and widen the circle? Silverman’s answe ...