Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer

1981-06-01

Biography

Amy Schumer was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island, New York. She attended South Side High School and was voted both "Class Clown" and "Teacher's Worst Nightmare" upon graduation in 1999. Schumer graduated from Towson University in 2003 with a degree in theater. She moved to New York City after college, where she studied at the William Esper Studio for two years and worked as a bartender and a waitress. Through her father, she is the niece of Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York. Amy Schumer portrayed a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer in the off-Broadway black comedy Keeping Abreast. She started doing stand-up comedy on June 1, 2004, when she first performed at Gotham Comedy Club. She recorded a special for Comedy Central before appearing on Last Comic Standing; she said in August 2012 that she thought of the special as her "big break". After not passing an audition for an earlier season, she advanced to the finals of the fifth season of the NBC reality television talent show Last Comic Standing and placed fourth. Schumer said in April 2011, "Last Comic was totally fun. I had a great time because there was no pressure on me; I had been doing stand-up around two years. I wasn't supposed to do well. So every time I advanced it was a happy surprise. I kept it honest on the show and it served me well." (Wikipedia)

Also appears in

IF

IF

7.3

Trolls Band Together

Trolls Band Together

7.3

Trainwreck

Trainwreck

5.8

Bros

Bros

6.8

I Feel Pretty

I Feel Pretty

6.4

Unfrosted

Unfrosted

5.3

Snatched

Snatched

5.4

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World

6.6

Thank You for Your Service

Thank You for Your Service

6.5

The Humans

The Humans

6.1

Sleepwalk with Me

Sleepwalk with Me

6.5

Amy Schumer: The Leather Special

Amy Schumer: The Leather Special

3.9

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen

7.1

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne

6.6

Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff

Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff

6.0

Amy Schumer: Growing

Amy Schumer: Growing

5.9

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

6.9

Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy

6.2

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

7.1

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

6.0