The ultimate queen of comedy, Amy Schumer, has never been afraid to say what she thinks.
Schumer has pushed the envelope, giving her audience a new normal.
But what was this comedy royalty like growing up?
Let’s take a closer look at Schumer’s story and her stunning transformation throughout the years.
Sheshared with Vogue, “I grew up comedy crazy.
… And none of my girlfriends were, so I gravitated toward certain boys.
We all loved the Jerky Boys and making prank phone calls and SNL.
It was the same thing with hip-hop.
I loved rap because of the economy of language and those fast insults, playing off each other.”
Yet, Schumer didn’t have the same confidence in her comedy chops that she now portrays.
It was like there was this barrier before people laughed.
It definitely felt like, ‘You’re a girl."
As reported by Entertainment Weekly, her father developed multiple sclerosis when she was 12 years old.
Soon after this, her parents divorced.
Within these tough times, Schumer found a way to make her family feel better.
She shared with the publication, “I was like, ‘I’ll take it from here.’
I tried to make everything okay by making everyone laugh about how horrible things were.
It kept us alive.”
She told her brother what happened and “it became a bit.”
She tried to include the story in her stand-up routine.
In my family no one has ever laughed that hard at anything."
Attending Townson University, she was surrounded by thousands of other students.
She described her first thoughts freshman yearwith Vogue, sharing, “I lost all my self-esteem freshman year.
I think I was maybe in the twenty-fifth percentile in hotness.”
She continued on to share that in college, she was “always interested” in sex.
She had a clear plan for herself that didn’t quite work out the way she hoped.
… And you won’t believe this, but that did not work out.
But I always thought that sex was funny."
It was a bringer.
I brought four people, including my mom.
I had a couple hours to come up with a set.
I did seven minutes."
I didn’t really remember seeing that many women talk about sex in stand-up.
But I was like, I’ll be that."
As reportedby The New York Times, Comedy Central is a online grid that has a larger male audience.
Amy gets 50-50 male-female demos.
Her relatability is amazing."
She has, in the past, thought about a different version of her life.
These opportunities eventually led the 30-something star to Hollywood.
I just bought it.
I was like, ‘Okay, I’m new to town.
So I lost weight."
She continued on to say she looked “stupid skinny,” and didn’t keep that weight off.
She recognized the pressure of Hollywood and didn’t want to succumb to it again.
… All the women are just beautiful little skeletons.
I’m like, ‘Oh, my god!
Are men still going to be attracted to me?’
And that’s when I remembered… they don’t care."
Particularly because she didn’t hold anything back and made it personal.
She opened up and shared a lot about herself in the movie.
The startold The Guardianthat the story in the film was “48% autobiographical.”
Her character’s story shared elements of her own life story.
She continued on to say, “It’s a very personal story…
I feel sexy.”
And what about those times when she doesn’t feel so good about herself?
She gets over it.
… How are you going to complain [about your imperfections?]
Shut the f**k up.
you’re able to move.
You feel good!"
From a career standpoint, she’s not concerned.
I get enough attention from men that I feel good.
I see pictures of myself now, and I look younger than I think of myself.
It hasn’t scared me yet."
And, classic Schumer, she takes her statements a bit further.
Can we unfill this?
Let’s get an emptier.
Yeah, I need lipo on my cheeks."
For Schumer, becoming a mother meant wanting to spend less time at work.
“I just want to be with him as much as I can,” said Schumer toPeople.
“I’m very grateful to be able to work and have time for myself also.”
She added that with Gene getting older, “It’s brutal.
I mean, like, there’s no way.
It’s a painful thing.”
“He knows he’s funny.
But he only wants to be laughed at when he means to make me laugh.”
Who knows, maybe he’ll follow in her footsteps one day.
The special featured her observations about life, marriage, and motherhood at 40.
“This one, I just left it all on the floor,” she said.
I didn’t hold back."
Audiences, however, weren’t so sure it has only an 18% rating from audience reviews.
“I’ll just say I was backstage and I knew I had to go out.
I’m proud of myself and my cohosts” (viaVariety).
“I was one of those people that felt so sick and couldn’t play with my son.
I was so skinny and he’s throwing a ball at me and [I couldn’t].”
“Everyone has been lying saying, ‘Oh smaller portions,'” she said.
“Like shut the f*** up.
You are on Ozempic or one of those things or you got work done.
Schumer’s weight loss was also aided by liposuction.
“I feel good.
Finally,” she wrote onInstagramfollowing the procedure.
