Sarah Silverman vs. Philip Roth
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Sarah Silverman
1970 – present
Sarah Kate Silverman 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.
"Questions for Sarah Silverman" in The New York Times Magazine"
Philip Roth
1933 – 2018
Philip Roth was an American novelist best known for works exploring Jewish identity, sexuality, and American life, including Portnoy's Complaint and American Pastoral. He won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
"No one I know of has foreseen an America like the one we live in today. No one could have imagined that the 21st-century catastrophe to befall the U.S.A., the m…"