Sarah Silverman is a comedian and actress known for her style, which combines pointed satire with a cheerful willingness to outrage with her purposefully over the top commentary on race, gender, and politics. First rising to fame as an actress on television and in movies, Silverman would later find an audience for her bold, conceptual style of stand-up comedy through the performance film Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic and the HBO special We Are Miracles.