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ComedyImageSarah Silverman brings her latest stand-up show, “Postmortem,” to the Beacon Theater on Friday and Saturday.Credit... Robyn Von Swank Sarah Silverman

Jan. 17-18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Beacon Theater, 2124 Broadway, Manhattan; msg.com/beacon-theatre.

Since the early 1990s, Sarah Silverman has fearlessly pushed boundaries, finding laughs no matter the subject. Her incisive wit and dead-on deadpan helped her break through with the concert film “Jesus Is Magic” in 2005, earned her 10 Emmy nominations and two awards over the years, and continues to keep her busy: She occasionally guest hosts for “The Daily Show” on Comedy Central, and she currently presides over “Stupid Pet Tricks,” TBS’s adaptation of David Letterman’s beloved skit.

With her latest stand-up show, “Postmortem,” which she has toured across the country and will tape at the Beacon Theater this weekend, she tackles perhaps her greatest challenge: the deaths of her father and stepmother, who died within days of each other in May 2023. But whether she has cracked wise about childhood trauma in her memoir,PESO99 official “The Bedwetter,” the musical adaptation of which is set to open in Washington in February, or about antisemitism in her 2023 HBO special, “Someone You Love,” Silverman has proved herself expert at turning troubling topics into thought-provoking humor.

Tickets start at $29.50 on Ticketmaster. SEAN L. McCARTHY

Calls for school crackdowns have mounted with reports of cyberbullying among adolescents and studies indicating that smartphones, which offer round-the-clock distraction and social media access, have hindered academic instruction and the mental health of children.

MusicImageThe members of Ovlov at Market Hotel in Brooklyn in March. The band will be at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday.Credit...Emilio Herce

Pop & Rock

Ovlov

Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. at Music Hall of Williamsburg, 66 North Sixth Street, Brooklyn; musichallofwilliamsburg.com.

Ovlov is a boomerang of a band. Initially formed in 2008 by three brothers and their childhood friend, the group has weathered multiple breakups and lineup changes, and has gone long stretches without releasing music. Yet it keeps coming back, to the delight of its modest but fervent following. Across the years, the band’s music has maintained high energy and efficiency, with tight songs in which sneakily catchy melodies weave through woolly guitar riffs and dramatic dynamics.

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