Amy Schumer
Stand-up comedian

Amy Schumer

Who Amy Schumer is

American stand-up comedian, actress, writer and director who first drew national attention finishing fourth on NBC's Last Comic Standing in 2007. She created and starred in Comedy Central's Inside Amy Schumer (Peabody Award; 2015 Emmy for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series), wrote and starred in the film Trainwreck (2015), and created Hulu's Life & Beth. Her stand-up specials include Live at the Apollo (HBO) and The Leather Special, Growing and Emergency Contact (Netflix).

At a glance

Born
1981
Style
Sexual candor
Came up through
Last Comic Standing
Stand-up specials
Mostly Sex Stuff, Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, The Leather Special and 3 more
Albums
Cutting, Live at the Apollo and The Leather Special
Podcasts
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo and Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith
On screen
Last Comic Standing, Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck and 13 more

On stage

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Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 1981Born
  2. 2007Last Comic Standing (contestant, 2007) On screen
  3. 2011Cutting (2011) Album
  4. 2012Mostly Sex Stuff (2012, Comedy Central) Special
  5. 2013Inside Amy Schumer (creator and star, 2013–2016, 2022) On screen
  6. 2015Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015, HBO) Special
  7. 2015Trainwreck (Amy Townsend; also writer, film, 2015) On screen
  8. 2015Saturday Night Live (host, 2015–2022) On screen
  9. 2016Live at the Apollo (2016) Album
  10. 2016The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo (memoir, 2016) Book
  11. 2017The Leather Special (2017, Netflix; Bellco Theatre, Denver) Special
  12. 2017Snatched (Emily Middleton, 2017) On screen
  13. 2017Thank You for Your Service (Amanda Doster, 2017) On screen
  14. 2017The Leather Special (2017) Album
  15. 2018I Feel Pretty (Renee Bennett; also producer, 2018) On screen
  16. 2018Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith (podcast host, 2018–2020) Podcast or book
  17. 2019Growing (2019, Netflix) Special
  18. 2020Expecting Amy (docuseries, 2020) On screen
  19. 2020Amy Schumer Learns to Cook (star; creator, Food Network, 2020) On screen
  20. 2021The Humans (Aimee Blake, 2021) On screen
  21. 2022Parental Advisory (2022, Netflix) Special
  22. 2022Life & Beth (Beth; creator, 2022–2024) On screen
  23. 202294th Academy Awards (co-host, 2022) On screen
  24. 2023Emergency Contact (2023, Netflix) Special
  25. 2023Trolls Band Together (Velvet, voice, 2023) On screen
  26. 2024Unfrosted (Marjorie Post, 2024) On screen
  27. 2024IF (Gummy Bear, voice, 2024) On screen
  28. 2025Kinda Pregnant (Lainy Newton; also writer, 2025) On screen

Questions about Amy Schumer

Where is Amy Schumer performing next?

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What stand-up specials have they released?

Mostly Sex Stuff, Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo, The Leather Special, Growing, Parental Advisory and Emergency Contact.

What podcast do they host?

The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo and Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Last Comic Standing, Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck, Saturday Night Live, Expecting Amy and Life & Beth, among 16 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Last Comic Standing (finished fourth).

When were they born?

In 1981.

Who are some comedians like them?

Nikki Glaser (also in Trainwreck), Carmen Lynch (also in Life & Beth), Dave Attell (also in Trainwreck), Yamaneika Saunders (also in Life & Beth) and Sebastian Maniscalco (also in Unfrosted).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

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Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026