Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.

Comedic actor Ruth Buzzi, whose TV credits include ‘Laugh-in,’ ‘Sesame Street’ and ‘Saved by the Bell,’ died peacefully on her Texas ranch at 88.

Silverman's father and stepmother are buried under one tombstone that reads: "Janice and Donald, who loved to laugh." The loss was a starting point for Silverman's "cathartic" Netflix comedy special.

"Laugh-In" members: producer George Schlatter, top left, Gary Owens, Judy Carne, Henry Gibson, Lily Tomlin, second from right, Larry Hovis, Sarah Kennedy, Ms. Buzzi, center, and Johnny Brown ...

You might not expect a Netflix comedy special to be borne out of a eulogy, but that's how Sarah Silverman's PostMortem came to be. In 2023, Silverman's father and stepmother died just nine days ...

Her parents died 9 days apart, but Sarah Silverman gets the last laugh in 'PostMortem' By Terry Gross Published May 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM CDT Listen • 44:36 ...

You might not expect a Netflix comedy special to be borne out of a eulogy, but that's how Sarah Silverman's PostMortem came to be. In 2023, Silverman's father and stepmother died just nine days apart ...