Ridgefield Playhouse to Welcome Sarah Silverman, 6/1

She has been called the "funniest woman in America" by Rolling Stone, and now the two-time Emmy Award winning comedian, writer and actress Sarah Silverman is back on the road! She brings her outrageous, sweet, hilarious stand up back to The Ridgefield Playhouse and Clark Construction Comedy Series on Wednesday, June 1 at 8 p.m.

Sarah Silverman is best known for her politically incorrect humor, courting controversy through stand-up specials and shows like 'Jesus is Magic.' She is also one of the most entertainers, with credits including actress, creator, writer, executive producer, comedian, and author. Kicking off the night is special guest Todd Barry. Barry is known for amazing jokes and amazing crowd work. He can do an entire show just by riffing and bantering with the audience. He brings quick wit with his signature low key delivery. Media sponsor for this show is 99.1fm WPLR.

Silverman will next be seen in both The Book of Henry and The Top Secret Untitled Lonely Island Movie, both of which are set for release later this year. Silverman also continues to lend her voice to the Emmy-nominated Fox animated series Bob's Burgers and has a recurring role on the Golden Globe-nominated Showtime series Masters of Sex, which will return for its fourth season this year. Additionally, she is a part of JASH, a comedy collective on YouTube featuring original content by Silverman and friends Michael Cera, Tim & Eric, and Reggie Watts.

Silverman was most recently seen as the star of I Smile Back, the film adaptation of the Amy Koppelman novel. The drama premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival to critical acclaim and was later released in theaters by Broad Green Pictures. Silverman received much praise for her role as "Laney Brooks," culminating in a 2016 Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for "Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role." Her additional film credits include Ashby, A Million Ways to Die in the West, Take This Waltz, Gravy, Peep World, I Want Someone to Eat Cheese With, The School of Rock, There's Something About Mary, The Way of The Gun, and the Oscar nominated smash hit Wreck It Ralph.

On stage, Silverman continues to cement her status as a force in standup comedy. In 2013, she debuted her hour long, critically-acclaimed HBO standup special Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles, which earned her the 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special." The special received an additional Primetime Emmy Awards nomination that year for "Outstanding Variety Special" in addition to a Writers Guild Awards nomination. In September 2014, Silverman released the special as an audio album through Sub Pop Records, which went on to receive a 2015 Grammy Awards nomination for "Best Comedy Album." Previously, Silverman made an impressive splash with her concert-meets-comedy film Sarah Silverman: Jesus is Magic, which garnered major attention at the Toronto Film Festival. In 2010, she released her first book, a memoir called The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee. The book went on to become a New York Times Bestseller.

For tickets ($95), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

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