Sarah Silverman Talks Peep World and Distancing Herself from 'Jewish Comedian Sarah Silverman'

Speaking with Movieline at the end of a long day of interviews for Peep World, an ensemble comedy-drama in which she plays a spoiled aspiring ingenue, comedian/television star/film actress/bestselling author Sarah Silverman clutches a red backpack close, prepared to escape the strange confines of the luxury hotel she's been sitting in for hours. At odds with the confrontational comic persona that dominates her screen and stage persona, Silverman is gracious and thoughtful discussing her character, the wonders of Twitter, and more, but there's one thing she's really tired of: Being known as the "Jewish comedian Sarah Silverman."

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