Sarah Silverman brings her sweet-and-sour humor to the Skyway Theatre

June 10, 2016 at 8:59PM
Comedian/actress Sarah Silverman, left, and actor Michael Sheen pose together at the premiere of the film "Love & Friendship" at the Directors Guild of America on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Silverman (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In the stand-up history books, Sarah Silverman will most certainly be recognized as a comedy pioneer of using sex as a weapon. That territory has been somewhat ceded in recent years to Amy Schumer and Nikki Glaser, while their "elder" has explored her dramatic chops, most notably in the critically acclaimed film "I Smile Back" and the Showtime series "Masters of Sex." But Silverman hasn't abandoned her ability to disarm audiences with a sweet-and-sour routine that will surely remind fans that she hasn't gone completely Hollywood. The clever, and often caustic, Todd Glass opens. (8 p.m. Sat., Skyway Theatre, 711 Hennepin Av. S., Mpls. $49.50-$59.50. 612-333-6100.)

Neal Justin

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