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  • Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
  • Written by: Sarah Silverman
  • Narrated by: Sarah Silverman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 42 mins
  • 4.1 out of 5 stars (51 ratings)

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The Bedwetter

Written by: Sarah Silverman
Narrated by: Sarah Silverman
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Publisher's Summary

From the outrageously filthy and oddly innocent comedienne and star of the powerful 2015 film I Smile Back Sarah Silverman comes a memoir—her first book—that is at once shockingly personal, surprisingly poignant, and still pee-in-your-pants funny. If you like Sarah's television show The Sarah Silverman Program, or memoirs such as Chelsea Handler's Are You There Vodka? It's Me Chelsea and Artie Lange's Too Fat to Fish, you'll love The Bedwetter.
©2010 Sarah Silverman (P)2010 HarperCollins Publishers

What the critics say

"Silverman takes readers on a tour of the underground tunnel that is her mind, and believe me, it is as full of muck as the sewers of Paris. Only funnier....[A]n absurdist’s delight." ( Booklist)

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no thanks

I wasn't ready for the crudeness...turned me off. Somehow I thought SS was classier than this.

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some good info, and some parts could use work

ot was OK. it was great to see someone who could be so vulnerable at times, and definitely had it's funny points. other parts of it seemed to be written by a young adult with a potty mouth.

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Funny but definitely dated.

I like Sarah’s humour, though more than 10 years later now and it is dated. I would suggest some censoring of inappropriate words, there are a few.

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Funny and educational

The narration is sublime, delivered with the perfect timing of an accomplished stand-up comic. I learned from her honest depiction of life.

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  • D.
  • 2021-03-02

Loads of fun!

This was such a fun book! Lots of funny little stories! I laughed out a few times!

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she is kind of funny,

kind of funny, but with too many silly, and not very funny pee jokes. also, a lot of effort trying to please others and trying to justify her various controversies.

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Lol

A funny behind the scenes look into a hilarious life of one of my favourite comedians #Audible1

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  • Jamie
  • 2010-04-30

a surprisingly nice, unsurprisingly funny memoir

I thought this memoir would be...snarkier. It's low in snark, self-pity and self-congratulations, high in clarity, warmth, and intelligence. It provides sharp social commentary and fantastic insight into the profession of comedy. I have a whole new appreciation of Sarah Silverman's cleverness and relevance.

Also: I was never, not even for one second, bored. There were no self-indulgent narrative tangents or preciously clever diatribes. This is very good, very disciplined writing.

Impeccably narrated by the author.

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  • Theodore
  • 2012-03-12

Adequate but not great...

I blame myself listening Bossypants right before giving this one a listen.... I found the audiobook entertaining in parts and I must admit you have to be pretty much devoid of a sense of humour or just plain dense not to laugh at some of her jokes but it wasn't that memorable or great of a title to me.

The thing that made me actually finish listening to the book was not so much the story itself but the performance by Sarah. Let's face it, Sarah is pretty funny and her quirky, in your face, spunky, no holds bar attitude while narrating this book kept you listening. She was the shining star in the whole thing.

The book felt long... I honestly must say the book felt really long and after listening to it I honestly don't remember half of what I listened. I do remember that I laughed at parts, smiled at parts and was thoroughly entertained in others. I also was quite bored at parts and found myself checking how much longer it will take for the book to end (not a good sign).

It's a good book, it is something that you can listen to and find some light adult rated fun. Far from amazing or just plain great even...

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  • Sand
  • 2013-11-03

Never pass up an author-read comedian bio

When a brilliant and talented comedian writes a biography and then reads it to you , in my experience it's pretty much worth the price of admission, no matter what the content.

These are people who have honed their delivery to razor-sharp perfection, and Silverman is no exception. In fact, of my four favorite Audible comedian autobio authors (the other three being Tina Fey, Kathy Griffin, and Chelsea Handler), Silverman definitely gets the narrator's edge for being the most beautifully articulate. Which, we learn in the book, is probably a direct product of her mother's careful movie-listing-perfected elocution.

Silverman's cut-glass, ladylike delivery of often outrageous, disgusting (and otherwise hilarious) material is what makes her so entertaining to listen to, so I can't imagine how the print book could in any way measure up to the audio version.

Not that this book is just a bunch of jokes; this a a real memoir and anyone interested in how successful entertainers rise to the top should find it interesting --and touching-- on its own merits.

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  • Angela
  • 2010-09-13

Strong start, but it really pooped out

In the beginning of the book I thought it was excellent. It made me declare "I love Sarah Silverman!". But then somewhere near the middle, the writing got a little messy. It wasn't as introspective. It wasn't written with any chronology or progression... No climax. I just started wishing she'd stop talking about herself and her "Jewy-ness" and her pot smoking and the TV episode she wrote about banging Jesus... Bleck. By the time it was over I was just happy it was over.

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  • Amber
  • 2010-08-20

A light, entertaining read

While I'm not a huge Sarah Silverman fan (I find her fascination with human bodily functions distressing, and suggest you not listen while eating breakfast!), I enjoyed this book. It's a light read, peppered with stories from her somewhat traumatic childhood and early years as a comic. It is far from a "tell-all," however--she glosses over her dating life and wastes a lot of time in non-sequitor humor bits, but it was engaging enough that I wasn't bored.

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  • John
  • 2010-08-14

Laugh out loud funny, but...

Sarah is a great narrator and many of the stories were very funny and poignant, but the detailed description of each season of the show, and the participants was a little tedious. At times it seemed like an extended "acknowledgements" page. Overall, a worthwhile listen. Sarah is a true comic genius.

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  • Adam
  • 2010-06-25

If you love Sarah, you will love this book!

It was very pleasant to listen to Sarah Silverman read her own book. I thought it was very fascinating on how some of her life experiences were integrated in the Sarah Silverman program. She is very opinionated and is not afraid to go in to details about any aspect of her life. It was surprising to learn of the many well known comedians that influenced Silverman's own career. If you're looking for an entertaining retrospective or just a good laugh, i highly recommend it.

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  • steve
  • 2012-04-10

Better than I Expected

Not a big Silverman fan as I think she is more annoying than funny but I love listening to comedy audiobooks and I love biographies and I thought this had a nice mix of both. A good listen and Silverman does a nice job as the narrator too.

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  • felicity jones
  • 2010-08-04

Blah...blah...blah

Sarah Silverman starts out (post-foreword) with some funny tidbits and interesting stories from her life. However, as the book drones on and on, she seems to resort to filling space by giving what seem to be minute by minute updates of her shows writers. If you'd like to actually enjoy this audiobook, find the abridged version.

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  • Danaelle Marie Lewis
  • 2019-02-26

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It may be good for you, not good for me. I didn't enjoy this experience.

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  • LJG
  • 2020-01-28

Nice autobiography

Very nicely read by the author but I was expecting to laugh a bit more. The funniest parts are when she’s quoting her dad - wish I had his autobiography he sounds like a hoot!!!

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