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Amy Schumer

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"The way that these girls keep themselves skinny is awful, isn't it? By vomiting or using hard drugs -- which I can't afford."

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Born in the 1980s

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A little about Amy

Love life

Before getting married to chef and farmer Chris Fischer in 2018, Amy dated professional wrestler Nick Nemeth, better known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler, and comedian Anthony Jeselnik.

Gene Attell = genital?

While Schumer initially gave her son, Gene, the middle name Attell—in honor of comedian Dave Attell—they changed it to David after realizing that "Gene Attell" sounded like "genital."

High school superlatives

She was voted both "Class Clown" and "Teacher's Worst Nightmare" upon high school graduation in 1999.

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Ideal first date

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Ideal first date

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The Brooklyn botanical gardens - we slow-dance, sipping prosecco under the stars. just kidding. no date, please just come over! I'm already kind of drunk.

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Celebrity crush

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Celebrity crush

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Christian Bale or Joaquin Phoenix. I like speech impediments and tiny deformities.

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What Anthony Jeselnik is really liked

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What Anthony Jeselnik is really liked

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he is an evil genius. And has a good heart.

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Weirdest thing she has done sexually

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Weirdest thing she has done sexually

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oof, that's hard. i would say re-enacting the basement scene from pulp fiction. playing all the characters by myself.

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Favorite animal

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Favorite animal

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i'm going to go penguin. I'm going to go with the penguins that stick awkwardly to themselves and stare off into space. so socially awkward penguins.

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Favorite Q & A from "Amy goes deep" sessions (from her show Inside Amy Schumer)

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Favorite Q & A from "Amy goes deep" sessions (from her show Inside Amy Schumer)

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i liked asking the Jesus Camp Counselor if he thought i was going to hell. He said no, but his eyes said "yes."

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What she thinks about Portland, Oregon

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What she thinks about Portland, Oregon

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i love portland. i love anywhere where people are allowed to dress like they're in a traveling circus, but really are just baristas.

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How long was it before you got paid for comedy, and advice for aspiring comics

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How long was it before you got paid for comedy, and advice for aspiring comics

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getting paid does NOT make you any better at standup, trust me. i wish it did. it's all about getting as much stage time as possible. it took me 2 years - my first gig, i got paid $20 and i drove 8 hours to do it. worth it. advice: get onstage, however possible. there are no shortcuts. you need to put in the time.

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How good Anthony Jeselnik is in bed

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How good Anthony Jeselnik is in bed

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Anthony is exactly as good in bed as he looks like he would be.

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Comedian she most wants to work with but hasn't yet

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Comedian she most wants to work with but hasn't yet

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Woody Allen.

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What she was like in high school

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What she was like in high school

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I was like every member of the Breakfast Club in one. I identify with nerds, drama geeks, athletes, sluts, and prudes. I didn't identify with the kids who had straight As. thanks for your question, that is really nice.

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Are any topics off limits in her comedy

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Are any topics off limits in her comedy

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no, not really. as long as my intention is to make people laugh, and be truthful, then i ain't scurred.

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On the idea of a "big break" in the stand-up comedy world

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On the idea of a "big break" in the stand-up comedy world

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i don't think standup is a place for networking or getting discovered too quickly. it's really something you need to spend a lot of time on before getting good, and it's a good idea to hold off before exposing people to your work. there are a couple of times when it felt like a break, but you can't tell a break when it happens to you. you just hope people see your work and like it. And keep doing it. About 4 years into comedy is when i got filed from my mail-sorting job and relied on comedy. it still feels like a frightening risk.

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Interacting with fans in public

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Interacting with fans in public

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i'm still not really used to it, so I by accident will scream or gasp a lot when people call my name or touch me on the street. yesterday on the way home, a couple touched my shoulder to get my attention to tell me they were fans, and i yelled out "aaah!" and the woman dropped her coffee. i scared the shit out of them.

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