**Sarah Silverman Reveals Heart-Wrenching Family History in Recent Interview**

Renowned comedian Sarah Silverman recently opened up about her family's dark past, revealing painful memories that have influenced her stand-up comedy. In an interview with Rolling Stone, Silverman discussed her latest comedy special, "PostMortem," and shared harrowing details about her father's traumatic childhood.

Silverman narrated the heartbreaking story of her father, who suffered severe abuse at the hands of his own father. "His dad beat the s**t out of him every day, just mercilessly," Silverman revealed. She also made a stark contrast by noting that his younger brother was spared from the violence and that their father demanded to be addressed as "Mr. Silverman."

The comic uncovered another layer of hurt when discussing her parents' tumultuous marriage. Silverman’s father found a partner in her mother, Beth Ann, an artist who herself had endured childhood abuse. However, their marriage was far from harmonious. Silverman confessed that her father’s unfaithfulness and emotional abuse shadowed their relationship. "He humiliated her and felt she was lazy because she was in bed a lot," Silverman explained, attributing this misperception to a lack of understanding about depression at the time.

Tragedy continued to haunt the family even before Silverman was born. Five years prior to her birth, her brother Jeffrey, then just three months old, died while in the care of her paternal grandparents. The official narrative suggested that a crib malfunction led to his suffocation, but Silverman's father harbored a darker suspicion. "My dad says, 'I always felt that he was crying or something, and my dad shook him,'" Silverman recounted, implicating her grandfather in the infant's death.

Silverman further disclosed that her grandmother remained unwaveringly loyal to her husband, despite witnessing his brutality. "She watched him beat the s**t out of her son," Silverman said, painting a grim picture of familial loyalty overshadowed by violence.

Both of Silverman's parents, as well as her paternal grandparents, have since passed away. Despite the sorrowful past, Silverman channels these painful memories into her comedic work, exploring themes of suffering and resilience. Her new special "PostMortem" is currently available for streaming on Netflix.