How to Dress Like Jewish Comedian Sarah Sherman

The best way to describe the SNL star's eye-popping fashion choices is clown couture.

Sarah Sherman, also known by her stage name Sarah Squirm, might well be the zaniest, loudest, grossest and dare I say funniest comedian working right now.

Since 2021, the 32-year-old Jewish stand-up has brought her quirky, body horror-filled comedic sensibility to “Saturday Night Live.” She’s played a young woman covered in singing meatballs, a tennis player whose head is blown off, an office worker who got a googly eyes transplant, a drunk raccoon and who can forget Jewish Elvis?

But my personal favorite role of Sarah’s is when she can be herself. It’s only then that Sarah Squirm, her stage name, can come out to play with unfiltered rumination on bushy body hair, thick vaginal discharge and lots of diarrhea.

Heightening all of these disgusting yet relatable jokes is her wardrobe. Sarah’s sense of style is best described as clown couture: well-tailored garments colliding with noisy patterns and effervescent colors that appear straight out of “Pee Wee’s Playhouse,” a John Waters’ movie or Fran Fine’s closet. Think, as Sarah has herself joked, Chucky goes to Sarah Lawrence. At the same time, however, she isn’t afraid to dress down or go kitschy with branded trucker hats and giant t-shirts.

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So, how does one dress like Sarah Sherman? My advice is to lean-in to everything weird, bold and wacky. Some common themes in her wardrobe are shades of rainbow, giant collars, checkered patterns, patchwork fabric polka dots, stripes, smiley faces and eyeballs. Accessorize with giant ties, suspenders, a mullet, a bottle of Pepto and your late grandmother’s prosthetic eyeball (seriously). Curate a vintage collection, as Sarah herself has, or go for brands like Fashion Brand Company, Lazy Oaf, Boyko, Unilogical Poem or Fluevog (especially when the Sarah Squirm superclogs are back in stock).

Read on for our list of products to help you dress like the one-and-only Sarah Sherman. Happy shopping!

Adam in Solimar Loafer (Charlotte Stone)

Since Sarah's Fluevog clogs are out of stock, these multi-color heeled loafers will have to serve as a very fun dupe.

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CLC 4 in. L X 2 in. W Nylon Ruler Suspenders Yellow (Ace Hardware)

These suspenders made Sarah's list of things she cannot live without on The Strategist! "I always have them with me, because I like to wear big clown pants," she wrote. "I’ve never gotten anything tailored. Instead of buying clothes that fit, I just buy big clown clothes that don’t fit, so the suspenders come in handy."

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Scrap Patch Quilted Long Coat (Fashion Brand Company)

Fashion Brand Company seems to be a go-to brand for Sarah, as she wears a lot of their pieces. She's even modeled for them! Sarah owns a FBC chessboard jacket in purple, but this scrap patchwork jacket will look just as good.

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Killer Klowns From Outer Space Hat (Walmart)

In an interview with Cultured Mag, Sarah shared that her starter pack includes a Killer Klowns from OuterSpace hat or a Texas Chainsaw Massacre hat. "I dont think I’ve left the house without one of them on for months," she explained.

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Harlequin Long Bloomers (Fashion Brand Company)

An adherent of clown couture needs clown pants, no? Sarah has previously donned these bloomers (and the top below).

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Glitter Critter Bag Charm (Susan Alexandra)

For the SNL50 Homecoming Concert, Sarah donned a Susan Alexandra necklace. It appeared to be custom-made with the bejeweled little creatures typically on Susan Alexandra keychains. So this glitter critter is a must.

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Sunnei Drama Frise Colour Block T-Shirt (Editoralist)

While Sarah dressed for "Live with Kelly and Mark" in this top, it's certainly a good every day piece for your closet.

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Allie Clips in Caterpillar (Chunks)

When she's not wearing a trucker hat, Sarah will sometimes do up her hair with clips and barrettes. These caterpillar clips feel very much her style.

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NoLa Grafitti T-Shirt

According to a bit Sarah did on Weekend Update, her underwear consists of a diaper, a sports bra and a t-shirt she got in New Orleans that says "New Orleans." While this tee option isn't quite a novelty shirt, the letters do look like innards, which I think Sarah would appreciate.

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Patchouli Eau de Cologne (Santa Maria Novella)

Another item Sarah cannot live without, this is "her" smell. She says that it smells like balsamic vinegar and wet dirt and piss, and somehow still smells amazing.

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Wish You Had 3 Hands? Shirt in Multi-Color Carmel (Motoguo)

Not only does this kooky top have pockets, it has an extra pocket. Surely that's why Sarah wore the blue, green and red version of it on TODAY.

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Oversized Red Polka Dot Necktie by skirtinonby (Etsy)

A giant red, polka dot tie is necessity for anyone trying to emulate Sarah Sherman's looks.

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Camo Hat (Official Store of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

Viola, a Texas Chainsaw Massacre hat — from the official store, no less!

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Butterfly Kaleidoscope Work Pants (Big Bud Press)

The maximalist pattern and vintage-y feel of these pants are what make this garment so perfectly clown couture.

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Real Scorpion Keychain

Another item in Sarah's starter pack is her giant scorpion keychain. She didn't specify a brand, so this one will do nicely.

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Burger Babe Barf Fast Food Puke Charm Earrings by MissAnnaLeighJewelry (Etsy)

On an episode of "Watch What Happens Live," Sarah wore a pair of puking clown earrings from Miss Anna Leigh Jewelry on Etsy. Since those are out of stock, the next best option are these puking burgers.

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Circus Illustration Printed Patchwork Dress (Unilogical Poem)

No piece of clothing has ever served circus in the way this dress does.

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Mccoy Pants in Lime/Ivory (Boyko)

Sarah owns these pants in black, but I think she'd approve of this lime/chartreuse/vomit-colored pair.

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Jumbo Rainbow Snap Clips

With these hair clips, you can try attempt to recreate Sarah's paperclip hair clip look from her September 2025 appearance on "Late Night with Seth Meyers."

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Tomorrow Stripe Cashmere Sweater (Free People)

A rainbow sweater is essentially a basic in Sarah Sherman's world.

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Monchhichi Frill Bag (Lazy Oaf)

Though Sarah has a preference for Garbage Pail Kids, ephemera like Monchhichis seem very much up her alley.

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Blue Doll Handmade Ear Clips (Unilogical Poem)

These earrings toe the line perfectly between cute and creepy.

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Garrett Leight Byrne Sun

Yet another accessory Sarah cannot live without. She was put on to these glasses by the one and only Hannah Einbinder.

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Oversized Starburst Clown Necktie by skirtinonby (Etsy)

One more giant clown tie because why not?

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Platform Clog Slingbacks (Fluevog)

These coppery, platform clogs lowkey give cockroach exoskeleton (complimentary, of course) and Sarah recently modeled them on Instagram!

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Large Sterling Silver Eye Pendant (Rhys Kelly)

Sarah famously wears her grandma's (of blessed memory) prosthetic eyeball as a necklace. While that's obviously a family heirloom, jeweler and artisan Rhys Kelly makes very cool eyeball jewelry to fill that gap in your wardrobe.

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Evelyn Frick

Evelyn Frick (she/they) is a writer and associate editor at Hey Alma. She graduated from Vassar College in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. In her spare time, she's a comedian and contributor for Reductress and The Onion.

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