History Trivia / SarahSilverman

** And, no, neither Jonathan Silverman (of ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' fame) nor network executive Fred Silverman are any relation.

** Vanellope von Schweetz in ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' was initially caught up in Silverman's (deserved) reputation as a vulgar comedienne – it ''is'' a Disney film, after all – but once the movie came out and people saw it, they realized that Van ([[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct and Sarah]]) had HiddenDepths.
** She reprised the role for ''VideoGame/DisneyInfinity'', and audio was reused for when playing as her in the sequel.

** And, no, Jonathan Silverman (of ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' fame) is no relation.

* RealLifeRelative: Sarah's sister Laura is an actress in her own right, and they've occasionally teamed up for projects (most notably ''Series/TheSarahSilvermanProgram'' and ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers''[[note]]Laura and Sarah voice the clingy Pesto twins, Andy and Ollie. Laura is Andy and Sarah is Ollie[[/note]]). They also have another sister, Jodyne, who writes screenplays. Another Silverman sister, Susan, isn't involved in show business (she's a rabbi who currently lives in Israel).

** Vanellope von Schweetz in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' was initially caught up in Silverman's (deserved) reputation as a vulgar comedienne – it ''is'' a Disney film, after all – but once the movie came out and people saw it, they realized that Van ([[SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct and Sarah]]) had HiddenDepths.

** She reprised the role for ''VideoGames/DisneyInfinity'', and audio was reused for when playing as her in the sequel.

** Vanellope von Schweetz in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'' was initially caught up in Silverman's (deserved) reputation as a vulgar comedienne – it ''is'' a Disney film, after all – but once the movie came out and people saw it, they realized that Van ([[SheReallyCanAct and Sarah]]) had HiddenDepths.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: She was almost made a full-time cast member of ''Series/StarTrekVoyager'' on the strength of her guest-role as a twentieth-century scientist.

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: She's had more serious supporting roles in the dramedy films ''Peep World'' and ''Take This Waltz'' and on ''Series/MastersOfSex'', and in 2015 had her first lead big-screen role in a heavy drama, ''I Smile Back'', which put her on critical recognition radars going into awards season.

** She reprised the role for ''VideoGames/DisneyInfinity'', and audio was reused for when playing as her in the sequel
** Then there's her "Uncle Sarah" iPhone app, which basically casts her in the role of babysitter for toddlers. (No, really.)

** Then there's her "Uncle Sarah" iPhone app, which basically casts her in the role of [[SesameStreetCred babysitter for toddlers]]. (No, really.) She's also appeared in an episode of ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' and had a cameo in ''Film/TheMuppets''.

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: She's had more serious supporting roles in the dramedy films ''Peep World'' and ''Take This Waltz'' and on ''Series/MastersOfSex'', and in 2015 had her first lead big-screen role in a heavy drama, ''I Smile Back'', which put her on critical recognition radars going into awards season.

** She was on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' for one season, didn't appear much in sketches or get the chance to showcase the type of humor she'd be known for later, and was then faxed a statement saying that they didn't need her back. This, along with Creator/JaneaneGarofalo's time on the show (which was said to be worse than what Sarah Silverman went through), was proof for a lot of people to claim that ''SNL'' wasn't kind to women back before TinaFey turned it around and showed that crude, satirical humor knows no gender. Despite this, she came back to host ''SNL'' during its 40th season.

* [[HeReallyCanAct She Really Can Act]]: She's had more serious supporting roles in the dramedy films ''Peep World'' and ''Take This Waltz'' and on ''Series/MastersOfSex', and in 2015 had her first lead big-screen role in a heavy drama, ''I Smile Back'', which put her on critical recognition radars going into awards season.

** She's also had more serious supporting roles in the dramedy films ''Peep World'' and ''Take This Waltz'', and in 2015 had her first lead big-screen role in a heavy drama, ''I Smile Back''.

* TomHanksSyndrome: Has taken a lot more dramatic work as of late, with well-received roles in ''MastersOfSex'' and ''I Smile Back'', the latter of which has put her on critic recognition radars going into awards season.