Homelyface
7 min readFeb 17, 2022
The whole megillah started with a rant from comedian Sarah Silverman on her October podcast. Silverman kvetched about something she called “Jewface,” apparently annoyed that actress Kathryn Hahn, a non-Jew, was being cast to play the late Jewish comedian Joan Rivers in a Showtime series. I’m guessing that Silverman wanted the role for herself, one Jewish standup comic to portray another. But let’s face it, Silverman, you are far too pretty to play Rivers.
