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NBC News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- NBC News
Sarah Silverman recalls her dad telling her how he believed the comedian's brother actually died
Sarah Silverman is going public for the first time with the shocking story her father told her about her only brother's death. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the comedian and actor, 54, said she and her siblings grew up believing Jeffrey died as an infant because of a crib accident. All that changed when Silverman's dad, Donald Silverman, told her in 2022 that he believed Jeffrey died after his paternal grandfather, Max, shook him in a violent rage. 'The story was that something happened with the crib, and Jeffrey's little body slid and he got suffocated. But if you look back, there was never a lawsuit with the crib company or anything,' Sarah Silverman told the publication. The former 'Sarah Silverman Program' star said her father told her the truth three years ago after he heard her recount Jeffrey's death in her autobiographical off-Broadway musical 'The Bedwetter,' which was based on her bestselling 2010 memoir of the same name. The elder Silverman came backstage and told his daughter that Jeffrey's grandparents were babysitting him while he and Silverman's mom, Beth, were on vacation. 'My dad says, 'I always felt that he was crying or something, and my dad shook him,'' Silverman recalled. ''He shook him in a rage and killed him.'' 'As soon as he said it, it was like, 'Of course, that's what happened,'' Silverman recalled. 'His mother always stood by her husband. She watched him beat the s--- out of her son. I couldn't ask my mom, because she was dead.' Silverman described her father's childhood as 'heartbreaking' because of her grandfather's abuse. 'His dad beat the s--- out of him every day, just mercilessly. He had a younger brother who wasn't touched. His father made the kids call him Mr. Silverman,' she said. During a 2022 visit to TODAY, Silverman said her 'Bedwetter' musical revisited the challenges of her own childhood — which included struggles with anxiety and bedwetting — and their impact on her parents and her three sisters. 'I'm the youngest so I was kind of the joy. I made my family laugh,' she said, adding that her musical 'takes place in the '80s' when she was 10. 'The Bedwetter,' she added, is about 'a kid who is happy-go-lucky but falls apart, and the family kind of falls apart.' Silverman's new Netflix special, ' Sarah Silverman: PostMortem,' premiering May 20, explores how she's processed the death of her father, her mother and her step-mother, Janice, according to Variety.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sarah Silverman reveals heartbreaking story about her late brother
Sarah Silverman has revealed a tragic family story. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Silverman spoke about her new comedy special, 'PostMortem' and how her family's past has shaped some of her standup work. 'My dad had a heartbreaking childhood,' Silverman told the publication. 'His dad beat the s**t out of him every day, just mercilessly. He had a younger brother who wasn't touched. His father made the kids call him Mr. Silverman.' According to the comic, her father found connection with her mother, Beth Ann, an artist who was also abused as a child. Their's was not a happy union for multiple reasons, including the fact that Silverman's father was unfaithful to her mother, she said. 'She was more of a free spirit than my dad, who wanted to be a writer but instead took over his father's store. Once they were married and she became a part of him ego-wise, he pounded that out of her and made fun of her,' Silverman said. 'He humiliated her and felt she was lazy because she was in bed a lot. That was before people knew what depression was.' But there was even more sadness. Five years before Silverman was born, her brother, Jeffrey, was three months old when he was left in the care of Donald's parents and supposedly died after a portion of his crib collapsed. 'The story was that something happened with the crib, and Jeffrey's little body slid and he got suffocated,' Silverman told Rolling Stone. 'But if you look back, there was never a lawsuit with the crib company or anything.' Silverman said years later, her father shared what he actually felt happened to Jeffrey. 'My dad says, 'I always felt that he was crying or something, and my dad shook him,'' Silverman recalled. ''He shook him in a rage and killed him.'' 'As soon as he said it, it was like, 'Of course, that's what happened,'' Silverman recalled. 'His mother always stood by her husband,' she said her dad's parents. 'She watched him beat the s**t out of her son. I couldn't ask my mom, because she was dead.' Silverman's father has also since passed away, as well as his parents. 'Sarah Silverman: Post Mortem' is streaming on Netflix.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
When and where to watch the new comedy special
Sarah Silverman: PostMortem OTT Release Date - The queen of dark comedy is all set to drop her brand-new comedy special Postmortem, and trust us, this one's not your regular laugh-a-minute set. It's personal, it's raw, and yes, it's still hilarious in a very 'only Sarah can pull this off' kind of way. When is it coming out? Sarah Silverman: Postmortem will start streaming on May 20, 2025, exclusively on Netflix. This comedy special is a deep dive into love, loss, and how to cope when the people you love most are suddenly gone. In 2023, Sarah Silverman tragically lost both her father and her stepmother within just days of each other. And instead of running away from that pain, she decided to take it to the stage. Silverman unpacks what it's like to mourn people you love and still manage to laugh about the absurdity of it all. From awkward funeral moments to dealing with family drama to the guilt and grace that grief brings, she's baring her soul. And she's making us laugh while doing it. Who is Sarah Silverman? Sarah Silverman is one of the most fearless and sharp-witted comedians in America. She was born on December 1, 1970, in Bedford, New Hampshire. She grew up in a Jewish family and started performing stand-up comedy when she was just 17. After a brief and not-so-great stint as a writer and performer on Saturday Night Live in the early '90s (she was let go after one season), Sarah began carving her own path, one stand-up gig at a time. Her big break came in 2005 with the release of her first stand-up film, Jesus Is Magic. Sarah, then, went on to create and star in The Sarah Silverman Program (2007–2010) on Comedy Central, where she played a fictional version of herself. The show was a hit with fans of edgy, alternative comedy. She's also done several stand-up specials that earned her critical acclaim: We Are Miracles (HBO, 2013) — Won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing — Won an Emmy for Outstanding Writing A Speck of Dust (Netflix, 2017) — Nominated for Grammy and Emmy Awards — Nominated for Grammy and Emmy Awards Postmortem (2024) — Her latest and most personal special, dealing with the recent loss of her parents Aside from stand-up, Sarah's been in films (Wreck-It Ralph, School of Rock, I Smile Back), written a memoir (The Bedwetter), hosted her own Hulu series (I Love You, America), and even done political activism. For more news and updates from the world of OTT and celebrities from Bollywood and Hollywood, keep reading Indiatimes Entertainment.
