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Inside Amy Schumer · Trainwreck · Life & BethAmy Schumer
Stand-up who went from Last Comic Standing to an Emmy-winning sketch show, Trainwreck and Broadway.
- Born
- June 1, 1981
- Sketch show
- Inside Amy Schumer (2013–16)
- Film debut
- Trainwreck (2015)
- Honors
- Peabody, Emmy
Who is Amy Schumer?
Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer and director. She started in comedy in the early 2000s and was a contestant on season five of NBC’s Last Comic Standing in 2007.
From 2013 to 2016 she created, co-produced, co-wrote and starred in Comedy Central’s Inside Amy Schumer, which won a Peabody and the 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series.
She wrote and starred in Trainwreck (2015), earning a Golden Globe nomination, then starred in Snatched (2017) and I Feel Pretty (2018). She made HBO’s Expecting Amy (2020) and Hulu’s Life & Beth (2022–2024), earned a Tony nomination for Broadway’s Meteor Shower, and has two Grammy nominations.
Timeline
- 2007Last Comic Standing, season 5
- 2013Inside Amy Schumer premieres
- 2015Emmy for sketch series; Trainwreck
- 2016Memoir The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
- 2017Snatched; Meteor Shower on Broadway
- 2018I Feel Pretty
- 2022Life & Beth on Hulu
Specials, TV & more
On the podcasts
Full episodes where Amy is a guest or comes up, newest first.
Amy Schumer FAQ
What was Inside Amy Schumer?
Her Comedy Central sketch series (2013–2016), which won a Peabody and a 2015 Emmy.
Did Amy Schumer write Trainwreck?
Yes. She wrote and starred in it (2015).
Was Amy Schumer on Last Comic Standing?
Yes, season five in 2007.
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Anthony JeselnikPhotos: Rachel Feinstein: Photo: Dealphungo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Kurt Metzger: Photo: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Nikki Glaser: Photo: Neal Brennan, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Bill Burr: Photo: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Anthony Jeselnik: Photo: Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club on YouTube, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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