Amy Schumer

Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director. She rose to fame after appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. Schumer is best known for her work on the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, in which she served as the creator, co-producer, co-writer, and star from 2013 to 2016. She received a Peabody Award for the show and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards, winning Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. Schumer made her film debut in the 2015 movie Trainwreck, for which she received critical acclaim and award nominations. She is also a published author, with her memoir The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo reaching the top position on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list in 2016.