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Sarah Silverman
Sarah Kate Silverman (born December 1, 1970) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, and writer. She first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' during its 19th season, between 1993 and 1994. She then starred in and produced '' The Sarah Silverman Program'', which ran from 2007 to 2010 on Comedy Central. For her work on the program, Silverman was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series. She has also acted in television projects such as '' Mr. Show'' and '' V.I.P.'' and starred in films, including '' Who's the Caboose?'' (1997), ''School of Rock'' (2003), '' Take This Waltz'' (2011), '' A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014), and '' Battle of the Sexes'' (2017). She also voiced Vanellope von Schweetz in ''Wreck-It Ralph'' (2012), and ''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' (2018). For her lead role in '' I Smile Back'' (2015) she was nominated for a Scre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Concord, New Hampshire
Concord () is the capital city of the U.S. state of New Hampshire and the county seat, seat of Merrimack County, New Hampshire, Merrimack County. As of the 2020 United States census the population was 43,976, making it the List of municipalities in New Hampshire, 3rd most populous city in New Hampshire after Manchester, New Hampshire, Manchester and Nashua, New Hampshire, Nashua. The area was first settled by Europeans in 1659. On January 17, 1725, the Province of Massachusetts Bay granted the Concord area as the Plantation of Penacook, and it was incorporated on February 9, 1734, as the Town of Rumford. Governor Benning Wentworth gave the city its current name in 1765 following a boundary dispute with the neighboring town of Bow, New Hampshire, Bow; the name was meant to signify the new harmony between the two towns. In 1808, Concord was named the official seat of state government, and the New Hampshire State House, State House was completed in 1819; it remains the oldest U.S. st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah Silverman Program
''The Sarah Silverman Program'' (stylized as ''The Sarah Silverman Program.'') is an American television sitcom, which ran from February 1, 2007, to April 15, 2010, on Comedy Central starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman, who created the series with Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab. ''The Sarah Silverman Program'' faced cancellation in 2009 when Comedy Central and the producers were unable to reach an agreement for the show's per-episode budget. LGBT-interest cable channel Logo TV, Logo stepped in to co-produce the third season. Premise Episodes revolve around the adventures of Sarah and her friends in Valley Village, California, a district in the San Fernando Valley portion of Los Angeles that is portrayed as an autonomous city within the show. Silverman plays a fictionalized version of herself, a single, unemployed woman who leads an irresponsible life. Her most notable trait is her undiluted, childlike self-absorption, which commonly leads to awkward comedic situations in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer than 100. An "off-Broadway production" is a production of a play (theatre), play, musical theatre, musical, or revue that appears in such a venue and adheres to related trade union and other contracts. Some shows that premiere off-Broadway are subsequently produced on Broadway. History The term originally referred to any venue, and its productions, on a street intersecting Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in Midtown Manhattan's Theater District, New York, Theater District, the hub of the American theatre industry. It later became defined by the League of Off-Broadway Theatres and Producers as a professional venue in Manhattan with a seating capacity of at least 100, but not more than 499, or a production that appears in such a venue and adhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bedwetter
''The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee'' is a memoir by actress and comedian Sarah Silverman, published in 2010. Content The first section of the book is about her family and upbringing. Silverman writes about her wetting her bed until age 16. At age 2, she would make her father laugh by saying "fuck". Her family did not find her sense of humor offensive, and supported her style of comedy. She says that Garry Shandling was her biggest influence, and how, like him, she has created a semi-fictional public persona of herself. She admits to avidly smoking cannabis. The book's (fictional) afterword is by God, writing about Silverman in the year 2063, on the occasion of her death at 93, with the epitaph "She loved dogs, New York, television, children, friendship, sex, laughing, heartbreaking songs, marijuana, farts, and cuddling." Publicity The book was released on April 20, 2010, which is a " day of celebration for marijuana users". Silverman produced a promotional l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screen Actors Guild Award For Outstanding Performance By A Female Actor In A Leading Role
The Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture is an award presented annually by the Screen Actors Guild. It has been presented since the 1st Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1995 to a female actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a leading role in a film released that year. The award has been presented 30 times, and 27 actresses have won the award. Jodie Foster was the award's first winner for '' Nell'' (1994). The most recent winner is Demi Moore who won for her performance in '' The Substance'' (2024). Frances McDormand, Renée Zellweger, and Viola Davis have all won the award twice. Meryl Streep has the most nominations with ten. Winners and nominees 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Superlatives Multiple winners ;2 wins * Viola Davis (''The Help'' (2011), ''Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (2020)) * Frances McDormand (''Fargo'' (1996), ''Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri'' (2017)) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Smile Back
''I Smile Back'' is a 2015 American drama film directed by Adam Salky and based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Amy Koppelman, who wrote the screenplay with Paige Dylan. The film stars Sarah Silverman as an upper-middle-class wife and mother struggling with mental illness and addiction. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 25, 2015. It also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 16, 2015. The film was released in a limited release on October 23, 2015, by Broad Green Pictures. Plot In a nice home in suburban New York, homemaker Laney Brooks snorts cocaine in the bathroom wearing only her panties while her husband Bruce plays outside with their young children, Eli and Janey. Laney remembers arguing with Bruce about their new dog. Later, Eli wakes from a nightmare and Laney comforts him. As Bruce gets ready for work in the morning, Laney eyes the bathroom medicine cabinet, then prepares the children's lun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Breaks The Internet
''Ralph Breaks the Internet'' is a 2018 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It is the sequel to the 2012 film ''Wreck-It Ralph''. The film was directed by Rich Moore and Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Johnston from a screenplay by Johnston and Pamela Ribon. John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch, and Ed O'Neill reprise their character roles from the first film, with Gal Gadot, Taraji P. Henson, Alfred Molina and Alan Tudyk joining the cast. In the film, Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz must travel to the internet to get a replacement for the ''Sugar Rush'' cabinet's broken steering wheel and prevent Mr. Litwak from disposing of the game. Discussions about a sequel to ''Wreck-It Ralph'' began in September 2012, and the new installment went through three different scripts before the filmmakers settled on the final plot. When the film was officially announced in June 2016, most of the original cast confirmed they had signe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wreck-It Ralph
''Wreck-It Ralph'' is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios. It was directed by Rich Moore and produced by Clark Spencer, from a screenplay by Phil Johnston (filmmaker), Phil Johnston and Jennifer Lee (filmmaker), Jennifer Lee. John Lasseter served as the film's executive producer. Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, and Jane Lynch, the film tells the story of Ralph, an arcade game villain who rebels against his "bad guy" role and dreams of becoming a hero. The concept of ''Wreck-It Ralph'' originated in the late 1980s under the working title ''High Score'' and evolved through various iterations. Moore sought to capture an authentic video-game world by including real video game characters like Bowser, Ghosts (Pac-Man), Clyde, and Doctor Eggman, while focusing on creating new characters. For animation, Disney introduced new reflectance functions and a real-time virtual camera system. The team researched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of The Sexes (2017 Film)
''Battle of the Sexes'' is a 2017 sports comedy-drama film directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton and written by Simon Beaufoy. The plot is loosely based on the 1973 tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. The film stars Emma Stone and Steve Carell as King and Riggs, leading an ensemble cast including Andrea Riseborough, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, Bill Pullman, Natalie Morales, Eric Christian Olsen, and Sarah Silverman in supporting roles. The film marks the second collaboration between Carell and Stone after ''Crazy, Stupid, Love'' and the second collaboration between Riseborough and Stone after '' Birdman.'' The film had its premiere at the 44th Telluride Film Festival on September 2, 2017, and was theatrically released in the United States by Fox Searchlight Pictures on September 22, 2017. It received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances of Stone and Carell and the direction, with some calling it the best performance of Ston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Million Ways To Die In The West
''A Million Ways to Die in the West'' is a 2014 American Western comedy film directed by Seth MacFarlane and written by MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. The film features an ensemble cast including MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Neil Patrick Harris, Giovanni Ribisi, Sarah Silverman, and Liam Neeson. The film follows a cowardly frontiersman who gains courage with the help of a female gunfighter and must use his newfound skills in a confrontation with her villainous outlaw husband. Development began while MacFarlane and co-writers Sulkin and Wild were watching Western movies during the development of '' Ted'' (2012). Casting was done between December 2012 and March 2013. Filming began on May 6, 2013, in various locations in New Mexico including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, and it concluded on August 9 that year. Joel McNeely composed the score. The film was released on May 30, 2014, in the United States, and distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Take This Waltz (film)
''Take This Waltz'' is a 2011 romantic comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Sarah Polley. The film centres on Margot, a 28-year-old freelance writer who lives in Toronto's Little Portugal neighbourhood, as she struggles with and examines her feelings for Lou, her husband of five years, while exploring a new relationship with Daniel, an artist and rickshaw driver who lives across the street. The film stars Michelle Williams, Seth Rogen, Luke Kirby, and Sarah Silverman. Plot While touring the historic town of Louisburg in Nova Scotia, Canada on an assignment, freelance writer Margot has a couple of chance encounters with Daniel, an artist and rickshaw operator. They run into each other again on the airplane from Halifax to Montreal, and then to Toronto. When the pair return home, they agree to split a cab, and an attraction between the two becomes obvious. Margot learns that Daniel actually lives across the street from her. Before she departs the cab, she tells ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
School Of Rock
''School of Rock'' (titled on screen as ''The School of Rock'') is a 2003 comedy film directed by Richard Linklater, produced by Scott Rudin and written by Mike White (filmmaker), Mike White. The film stars Jack Black, Joan Cusack, White and Sarah Silverman. Black plays struggling Rock music, rock guitarist Dewey Finn, who is fired from his band and subsequently poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious College-preparatory school, prep school. After witnessing the musical talent of the students, Dewey forms a band of fifth-graders to attempt to win the upcoming Battle of the Bands and use his winnings to pay his rent. ''School of Rock'' was released on October 3, 2003 by Paramount Pictures, grossing $131 million worldwide on a $35 million budget. The film received positive reviews from critics, with praise for Black's performance and humor. It was the highest-grossing music-themed comedy of all time until the release of ''Pitch Perfect 2'' in 2015. A stage School of Rock (m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
