Comedy queen Amy Schumer has never been afraid to say what she thinks.
From her early days in stand-up to her massive success in film and television, the star pushes
the envelope and gives her audience a new normal.
Let's take a closer look at Schumer's life and stunning transformation throughout the
years.
"I don't think I'm better than anyone else.
I just think that I'm funnier, and that my p---- is magic."
Comedy kid
Comedy has been a part of Schumer's life since she was a kid.
She shared 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."
Still, Schumer didn't have the same confidence in her comedy chops that she does now.
She told GQ that it felt like being funny was just for boys at the time, saying,
"I really got a sense: 'Just be quiet.'
It was like there was this barrier before people laughed.
It definitely felt like, 'You're a girl.'"
Finding the humor
At age 12, Schumer was forced to grow up fast when her her father developed multiple sclerosis
and her parents divorced shortly after.
During these hard times, Schumer found a way to make her family feel better.
She told Entertainment Weekly,
"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."
When Schumer was 17, her father lost control of his bowels at the airport, and she later
tried to include the story in her stand-up routine.
She told People magazine,
"People were like, 'Nooooo, too dark,' . . . In my family no one has ever laughed that hard
at anything."
Relatability
Schumer worked her way through the stand-up scene, and she ended up bringing a whole new
voice to the comedy world when Inside Amy Schumer began in 2013.
She showed Comedy Central's predominantly male audience that her humor is for everyone.
Brooke Posch, the executive in charge of production for Comedy Central at the time, told The New
York Times in 2013,
"Amy celebrates being a girl and being girly.
Amy gets 50-50 male-female demos.
Her relatability is amazing."
"Thank you.
Yes."
Sacrifice
Being a successful comedian with her own show, Schumer had to give up other life paths in
order to have her career.
In 2013, the star was very candid with The New York Times about the life she has and
the one she doesn't, saying,
"At the end of week, when everyone hangs out with their husband or loved ones, I get on
a plane and do morning radio."
Schumer has, in the past, thought about a different version of her life.
She revealed,
"Sometimes, I just want to move to a small town and have a family."
Revealing film
While Schumer wasn't a big fan of certain Hollywood expectations — like being pressured
to lose weight — that didn't take away from the exciting achievement of her first film,
Trainwreck, which she wrote and starred in.
The actress told The Guardian that the story in the film was, quote, "48% autobiographical."
Perhaps Schumer's willingness to give her character elements from her own life story
is what made the film resonate so well with audiences.
She explained,
"It's a very personal story.
. . . I wrote it two years ago and it's kind of about myself, a version of myself, like
maybe from a younger age."
Grateful
Even though it's easy to get caught up in Hollywood's focus on imperfections, Schumer
knows how to keep things in perspective.
In an interview with People magazine, she shared,
"I feel very good in my own skin.
. . . I feel strong.
I feel healthy.
I do."
"Well I know everyone here is like 'how do we date you?'
Thank you.
Well, you can't."
And what about those times when she doesn't feel so good about herself?
She gets over it.
Schumer explained,
"My dad, like, has MS and is in a wheelchair and it's, like, I'm just psyched I can f**king
move.
. . . How are you going to complain [about your imperfections]?
Shut the f**k up.
You're alive.
You can move.
You feel good!"
Cosmetic work
As Schumer looks down the line, she's pretty sure she'll never get cosmetic work done…but
no promises.
She told InStyle that from a career standpoint, she's not concerned, saying,
"I'm good-looking enough that I can work in the business.
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 in classic Schumer fashion, she took her statements a bit further, saying,
"I'm pretty sure I'll never get any sort of surgery, but no proclamations.
Also, I cannot imagine a moment when I will need filler for my face, as if it needs to
be filled.
Can we unfill this?
Let's get an emptier.
Yeah, I need lipo on my cheeks."
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