Early Life
Silverman was born in Manchester, New Hampshire to Beth Ann O'Hara and Donald Silverman. Her parents are divorced and each remarried—to John O'Hara (deceased) and Janice Silverman, respectively.
Silverman was born the youngest of four daughters: Rabbi Susan, screenwriter Jodyne, actress Laura Silverman, and comedian/actress Sarah. Her eldest sister Susan is a rabbi who lives in Jerusalem, Israel on a kibbutz with her husband Yosef Abramowitz and their five children.
Silverman is Jewish, though was not "raised with any religion". After graduating from The Derryfield School in Manchester, New Hampshire, she attended New York University and continued her stand-up in Greenwich Village.
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