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• She is of Polish and Russian heritage.

• Ranked #29 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.

• Sarah says she does not want to get married until same-sex couples are able to.

• Doesn't want to have biological children to avoid the chance that they might inherit her depression.

• She enjoys playing Scrabble on the Internet. One of her regular opponents is Alyssa Milano, who lives in the same building.

• She credited comedian Tig Notaro as one of her best friends in an interview in The Advocate.

• Fellow Sarah Silverman Program actor Laura Silverman is her sister, both fictionally and in real life.

• Talked about having dated Dave Attell on one of her appearances on The Howard Stern Show. Silverman and Colin Quinn joked about having been romantically linked during her Saturday Night Live career. In her first appearance on the Stern show in June 2001, she said she was dating someone named Tom who wrote for SNL.

• Since 2002, Silverman has been in a relationship with Jimmy Kimmel.

• Is a fan of Jenny Lewis and appeared in one of Lewis' music videos.

• She is also a fan of comedian Steve Martin, who was one of her major inspirations as a younger comedian.

• Has said that she does not consume alcohol, because it nauseates her.

• Has three sisters: Susan Silverman, a feminist rabbi (and co-author, with husband Yosef Abramowitz, of the book 'Jewish Family & Life: Traditions, Holidays, and Values for Today's Parents and Children'); Laura Silverman, an actress; and Jody Silverman, a screenwriter.

• Once wrote an article for Penthouse Magazine.

• Became the girlfriend of comedian/TV host Jimmy Kimmel in 2002 following Kimmel's divorce from wife Gina.

• Caused a major controversy when she used the word "chink" during a stand up routine on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

• Is open about her lifelong battle with clinical depression, crediting her current emotional health to her use of prescription drug Zoloft. She struggled with bedwetting when she was a teenager, and has said the last time she wet her bed was when she was fired from Saturday Night Live.

• Was nominated for a Teen Choice Awards in category 'Choice Movie Sleazebag' for her part in The School of Rock.