Growing up Sarah Silverman

The impishly crude comic was not exactly the girl next door—as these anecdotes from Silverman's new memoir reveal

A new memoir provides a rare glimpse into Sarah Silverman's personal life.
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So seldom does comic Sarah Silverman break out of her snarky, foulmouthed persona, that even the Emmy-nominated star's biggest fans know little about her. Her revelatory new memoir, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, however, offers a rare window into "how a rebellious comic perspective evolved." Here are four of the most telling anecdotes from Silverman's youth:

A comic is born

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