Sarah Silverman

David Baddiel: If casting minorities matters, why should Jews be any different?

Why shouldn’t ‘authentic casting’ apply to all minorities, including Jews?

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 15:25

The Meaning of Hitler: Why are we so fascinated with Nazism?

A new documentary puts the dictator’s lasting and insidious influence under the microscope

Mon Aug 16 2021 - 06:00

That thing you did: remembering Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne

The prolific power-pop songwriter died with Covid-19 a year ago this week

Wed Apr 07 2021 - 05:00

Steve Martin at 75: ‘The name Dr Michael Hfuhruhurr still makes me laugh’

Sarah Silverman, Reginald D Hunter and more on a ‘profoundly stupid, completely brilliant’ comic

Thu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00

Imagine Gal Gadot hadn’t roped her friends into making this cringy video

Look, there’s Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams. Even Chris O’Dowd. And a lot of celebrity warbling

Thu Mar 19 2020 - 13:32

Felicity Huffman: Desperate Housewife, mother and defendant

The actor was arrested this month, accused of paying $15,000 to fix her daughter’s school test

Tue Mar 26 2019 - 06:00

Jeff Goldblum: On My Culture Radar

The actor-turned-jazz musician on working with Imelda May, Martin McDonagh and Bryan Cranston

Sat Jan 12 2019 - 05:00

Ralph Breaks the Internet: Top-notch gags, no plot

Review: A persistent kowtowing to corporate interests flattens this family film

Thu Nov 29 2018 - 06:00

Sarah Silverman: You can't swear in front of a child but there are school shootings

The actor and comedian tells unpleasant truths in profane language – and gets huge respect

Wed Nov 28 2018 - 05:00

Amy Huberman indulges her satisfyingly filthy sense of humour

Review: ‘Finding Joy’ adds a dollop of Sarah Silverman and Sharon Horgan to RTÉ comedy

Wed Oct 10 2018 - 22:05

Weblog: Intelligent conversation with Alan Alda’s Clear+Vivid podcast

Actor interviews celebrities and intellectuals on topics such as empathy and illness

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 07:15

The nine best shows to watch on Netflix in May

‘13 Reasons Why’ returns; ‘Arrested Development’ gets a remix, and one Amazon show to catch

Mon May 07 2018 - 06:00

Can’t find anything good on Netflix? Here are the best new shows on the web

From Eighty Sixed to Corpus TV, the web is still the place to find unorthodox new talent

Thu Mar 29 2018 - 08:54

‘My hard-won advice: never get into an elevator alone with Terry Gilliam’

Actor Ellen Barkin hits out at the film director who said the anti-sexual violence #MeToo campaign is creating a ‘world of victims’

Tue Mar 20 2018 - 08:18

Six of the best films to see at the cinema this weekend

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson wow in Wonder and James Franco hits gold in The Disaster Artist

Fri Dec 01 2017 - 06:00

Battle of the Sexes review: Game, set, match to Billy Jean

‘Male Chauvinist Pig versus Hairy Legged Feminist! You’re still a feminist, right?’

Fri Nov 24 2017 - 05:00

The Book of Henry review: makes Jurassic Park seem plausible

A dying boy genius leaves instructions to catch a sexual predator – then it gets silly

Thu Jun 22 2017 - 17:00

Oscars: Trump skewered in Jimmy Kimmel’s opening monologue

‘We are being watched by millions of Americans and in 225 countries that now hate us’

Mon Feb 27 2017 - 08:46

Leonard Cohen captured ‘essence of human life’, President says

Lissadell co-owner says 2010 concerts made up ‘one of most incredible weekends in my life’

Fri Nov 11 2016 - 14:17

Popstar: Spinal Tap stylings are a cover too far

Thu Aug 25 2016 - 17:20

Sanders struggles to unite his ‘political revolution’ behind Clinton

Party disunity overshadows Democratic convention as Bernie fans boo their own man

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 21:35

Michelle Obama steals the show at Democratic convention

On day of party tensions, US first lady makes deeply personal plea to unite behind Clinton

Tue Jul 26 2016 - 06:38

Marc Maron: ‘The first 100 episodes are me asking celebrities for help’

Comedian Marc Maron was an embittered recovering alcoholic before he found his way as a podcast interviewer of brutal honesty. Not even Obama refused the call

Mon Aug 31 2015 - 06:00

Celebrities react to Ireland legalising gay marriage

Singer Miley Cyrus tweets her support for the result as actor Russell Crowe calls Ireland ‘amazing’

Mon May 25 2015 - 08:13

US politicians pay tribute to Ireland’s vote on same-sex marriage

New York Times says Ireland has given a ‘powerful boost to the quest for gay equality’

Sun May 24 2015 - 08:53

Maureen Dowd: Women ratchet up the raunch for themselves

New generation of women in film and TV take things into their own hands

Mon Mar 02 2015 - 01:00

Culture Shock: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler walk into a bar. Fill in the punchline yourself

Sun Feb 15 2015 - 10:05

‘Beauty and Beast’ lurk in portrait of sex researcher Masters

Opinion: repulsive William Masters was the opposite of Tony Blair and David Frost

Mon Sept 01 2014 - 01:00

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Fri May 30 2014 - 00:00

Xbox to take on Netflix with original shows

Microsoft ’s new Xbox television studio has already committed to six original TV shows

Mon Apr 07 2014 - 10:57

Vicious gender divide in US comedy and politics is no laughing matter

Comedian Sarah Silverman wants Hillary Clinton to take a voice class

Mon Nov 11 2013 - 07:31

Women aren’t funny? Don’t make me laugh

Only five of the 57 acts at next month’s Vodafone Comedy Festival, in Dublin, are women. Perhaps that’s because women are being funny in ways that don’t always rely on stand-up

Sat Jun 29 2013 - 01:00

City breaks LA: Down to earth in La La Land

Los Angeles has great restaurants, a thriving cultural scene, and leisure and sporting facilities to beat the band. John Butler on where to top up your culture quota, eat great food, and work it off on hiking trails and beaches

Sat Mar 30 2013 - 06:00