Sarah Silverman won the 2014 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles.
The HBO special was recorded at Largo at the Coronet in Los Angeles and aired in 2013. Silverman’s performance combines stand-up, musical comedy, deliberately provocative premises, and autobiographical material in the intimate setting of the club.
The Emmy recognized Silverman’s writing for the special, not a performance in an acting category. This distinction matters because awards for comedy specials may be divided among writing, directing, variety performance, and technical categories.
We Are Miracles was one of several major televised projects that established Silverman as a prominent comedian and writer. The special’s title refers to a line in its closing material and should not be confused with her 2007 film Jesus Is Magic.