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Amy Schumer
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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)
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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)
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Family Guy
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Simpsons
The Graham Norton Show
Bob's Burgers
30 Rock
Celebrity Family Feud
MTV Movie & TV Awards
History 101
Comedy Central Roasts
Good Mythical Morning
Finding Your Roots
The Shop
BoJack Horseman
TripTank
Chelsea
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Jonathan Ross Show
Girls
No Activity
Live at Gotham
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
Cupid
The Kardashians
Lights Out with David Spade
The Burn with Jeff Ross
Only Murders in the Building
The Jeselnik Offensive
IF
Bros
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne
The Oscars
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Delocated
Unfrosted
Trolls Band Together
Reality Bites Back
Sam Morril: Positive Influence
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
I Feel Pretty
Inside Amy Schumer
Life & Beth
Kinda Pregnant
Expecting Amy
Snatched
Trainwreck
Production Credits
Snatched
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Inside Amy Schumer
Life & Beth
Sam Morril: Positive Influence
Expecting Amy
Kinda Pregnant
Trainwreck
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
I Feel Pretty
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