Webthe comedy landscape is full of comedians who affect the arrogant ignoramus persona silverman perfected (and has since abandoned) while broaching.

Take this old — and controversial — joke of hers:

Websarah silverman has never been the type to shy away from pushing boundaries in her comedy, but when she looks back at her old material, she cringes.

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Which is so bittersweet for a.

Websarah silverman built her career playing an arrogant ignorant character that leaned into controversial topics like race and sexism.

Weba new generation of female comedians, including sarah silverman, whitney cummings and amy schumer, is able to push the taboo threshold higher than men can.

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Silverman revisits some of her most controversial appearances — a 2001 booking on conan o’brien’s show in which she used a racial.

“i was raped by a doctor.

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However, after trump's shock 2016 election.

Webin 1997, silverman gained widespread attention when she performed a highly controversial set at the friars club roast of legendary actor and comedian, richard.

Websilverman is no stranger to religious provocation.

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