Sarah Sherman has not publicly announced her sexual orientation or come out about her sexuality. Sherman developed an interest in stand-up comedy after she didn’t make the improv team at Northwestern.
After graduating, she decided to stay in Chicago, befriending comedians like Megan Stalter, and had a monthly show called Helltrap Nightmare along with Luke Taylor, David Brown, Wyatt Fair, and Scott Egleston.
Sherman was asked to audition for the long-running NBC sketch-comedy show Saturday Night Live after doing a stand-up set at the Just for Laughs festival. She had previously been asked to do some showcases for SNL producers and attempted some character-based work which according to her, “fucking sucked.
Sherman was subsequently cast as a featured player for its 47th season, alongside fellow newcomers James Austin Johnson and Aristotle Athari. Before getting hired on SNL, she had trouble finding employment due to her gross-out videos turning off hiring managers.
