--- description: The Season 2 cast of the acclaimed drama just got a lot funnier, as the comedian has agreed to play the recurring role of Helen, a palm reader and the former lesbian lover of Annaleigh Ashford’s character Betty title: Sarah Silverman Joins Masters of Sex Cast image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e5316e3bfbd755/69868ce806f2c1b5a632ea3e/461638131.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Sarah Silverman Joins _Masters of Sex_ Cast by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 10:49 PM CUT  LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 09: Sarah Silverman attends the Audi Golden Globes Weekend Cocktail Party held at Cecconi's Restaurant on January 9, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage) LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 09: Sarah Silverman attends the Audi Golden Globes Weekend Cocktail Party held at Cecconi's Restaurant on January 9, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by JB Lacroix/WireImage)JB Lacroix—WireImage/Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 28, 2014 10:49 PM CUT Comedian Sarah Silverman is joining the Season 2 cast of Showtime’s drama _Masters of Sex_. The cable network released a statement Monday announcing the addition of Silverman, whose previous TV credits include the Emmy-nominated series _The Sarah Silverman Program_ and _Monk._ The acclaimed series is based on the true story of St. Louis-based duo William Masters and Virginia Johnson, whose pioneering research shed new light on the human sexual experience. On the show, Silverman will play in the recurring role of Helen, a palm reader and the former lesbian lover of Annaleigh Ashford’s character Betty, according to the [Hollywood _Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/sarah-silverman-boards-masters-sex-699372 "undefined"). _Breaking Bad_ star Betsy Brandt and _Akeelah and the Bee_ star KeKe Palmer are also joining the Golden Globe nominated cast that includes Michael Sheen as William Masters and Lizzy Caplan as Virginia Johnson. Season 2 of _Masters of Sex_ premiers on Showtime July 13. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/80193/sarah-silverman-masters-of-sex-showtime/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/80193/sarah-silverman-masters-of-sex-showtime/"},"headline":"Sarah Silverman Joins Masters of Sex Cast","datePublished":"2014-04-28T22:49:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:32:49.440Z","description":"The Season 2 cast of the acclaimed drama just got a lot funnier, as the comedian has agreed to play the recurring role of Helen, a palm reader and the former lesbian lover of Annaleigh Ashford’s character Betty","url":"https://time.com/80193/sarah-silverman-masters-of-sex-showtime/","keywords":["Television","Showtime","Sarah Silverman","Masters of Sex"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e5316e3bfbd755/69868ce806f2c1b5a632ea3e/461638131.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Maya Rhodan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3e5316e3bfbd755/69868ce806f2c1b5a632ea3e/461638131.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Audi Golden Globes Weekend Cocktail Party","caption":"Audi Golden Globes Weekend Cocktail Party","creditText":"JB Lacroix—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/80193/sarah-silverman-masters-of-sex-showtime/","name":"Sarah Silverman Joins Masters of Sex Cast"}}]}] ```