- Amy Schumer. - Trevor Noah.
Welcome to The Daily Show.
Thank you. I'm going to miss you.
Don't leave.
Wha-- wha-- what do you mean?
I mean, you know what I mean.
Well, wait. Well, wait.
But you make it--
you make it sound like I'm dying.
I'll see you in comedy clubs.
I'll see you-- you're on tour.
You're doing other things. You--
I know, but I don't want to see you in person.
I want to see you on TV.
[laughter]
Where you belong.
- It's good to see you-- - Thank you.
--back where you belong, Inside Amy Schumer.
We have waited such a long time.
You've been so patient.
It was critically acclaimed.
What did you win, like, three Emmy Awards, right?
Nominated multiple times.
You've been up there, accepting.
God. TREVOR NOAH: It was huge.
- Wow. - And then you disappeared.
You became a movie star.
And then you worked on a New York Times best-selling book.
And it was just like, Amy's gone, and then it's like, no,
Amy is back now. - I'm back.
You're still doing everything else.
Yeah.
But, like, why did you make us wait this long?
Well, first of all, I'm so sorry about that.
You know, like, somebody in the media, but especially a woman,
people get annoyed when they see you too much.
So you have to kind of disappear a little bit.
And then you, like, pop out like a groundhog just like,
I'm still here.
You know, but then it's just-- you just want
to burn women to the stake.
I mean, really, it's just--
which makes me want to give a shoutout to the Iranian women
right now.
[cheering]
Zan, Zendegi, Azadi.
When you look at a situation like what's happening in Iran,
and you think of some of the positions
that you've taken, like, let's say
in standup, where you've gone, you know,
Amy should shut up about this.
Amy shouldn't talk about that.
Oh, politics, this is not your place.
Just shut up and be funny.
Actually, you're not even funny.
Yeah.
It feels like-- and I'm not even comparing the two worlds,
by the way.
AMY SCHUMER: Right, right.
But it feels like there is a certain level of--
there's a camaraderie around the world
right now, where women are saying,
we experience many instances of men policing us
and how we do or dress or say or perform.
And in creating your show--
Yeah.
--do you think of that first?
Is that, like, what's on the top of your mind?
Or do you just naturally go into that as Amy?
Because everything you do is so scathing and insightful.
Thank you.
Tell my husband that.
I love a little respect at home, but--
just an ounce.
But, no, I don't even--
I think I was one of those people who was, like, didn't
identify as a feminist, like, didn't know what it meant,
that it just meant equality.
But it's always just been in me.
And so the show--
like, some journalist one time said
it was like sneaking shaved carrots in with the brownies,
which is like this show too.
It's like people don't want to feel like they're
learning something.
But if you can make people laugh
and have a point, that's the only way I want
to learn anything, you know?
And that's the only way I like learning things.
Yeah.
You do that in the show.
You also-- you've also shared a part of your life
that has been particularly interesting, I found.
There used to be a period where Amy Schumer
was all jokes, all facade.
And then something changed.
You started sharing the ups and downs.
You talked about plastic surgery and your journey.
You talked about childbirth.
You talked about being a mother.
And where everyone thought it would only
land in a punch line, there started being
a lot more vulnerability.
I would love to know why you chose
that because it feels like you're
just opening yourself up.
And people, luckily, loved what you did.
But why would you choose to do that?
I think it came from not being raised well.
No, I mean, you know, but you know what I mean?
Like, you're supposed to have healthy boundaries.
OK.
And I just never developed those.
So, I mean, I'm joking, but I'm also
serious with I feel better when I share things about myself,
when I admit to the most horrible thing.
Like, I've been listening to this podcast.
It's like Secrets or something.
It's really-- like, you feel sick listening to it.
But you just-- you feel a weight lifted.
And then I just--
I found that when I was honest about my struggles
and the things I was battling with that I
was ashamed of, people were expressing, like, me too.
And that made me feel so much better.
And so that makes me feel like it's worth opening my mouth,
you know, to make people laugh and feel better--
and to be authentic.
You know, I think people can tell.
It's a challenge though.
It is.
I mean, because there's authenticity,
but there's also-- you're still performing.
And so you're always trying to find that balance.
Do your friends or family ever say,
Amy, that's a little too much?
I've learned to ask people, if they don't want jokes
about them, that it's not worth it to burn any bridges
with your friends and family.
TREVOR NOAH: What do you think you're
going to do, like, with kids?
Because a lot of comedians think their kids
are really funny. - Yeah.
- And they are. - Yeah.
You have to admit, they are.
But then now some kids might go,
I don't like that you told that joke about me.
Oh, yeah, I don't plan on--
I really-- [laughs] I already--
I don't think I'm becoming a better parent.
But I think I'm just getting used to failing.
You know, like, you just fail so hard all the time.
And you know what I named my son?
TREVOR NOAH: No.
Oh, gosh, OK.
First name, Gene, because that was my husband's father's
name, and then his last name-- my husband's
last name is Fischer, which is why I, Amy, won't take it.
I don't know if you know who Amy Fischer was.
You might have missed that.
But it's not who you want to share a Google alert with.
And then I wanted to pay tribute
to Dave Attell, my favorite comedian, my good friend.
TREVOR NOAH: Oh, yes.
So I made his middle name Attell.
I named him "Genital Fissure."
[laughter]
That was--
Please, make eye contact with me.
Genital Fissure, OK?
Yeah, and so I-- but I don't want to joke about him.
I try not to post pictures of him.
I don't want to say anything that--
like, that needs no saying.
You know you could have changed the name.
You could have just changed the name.
Well, yeah, we changed it to Fingerbang Shit Snatch.
[laughter]
Is that better or--
It depends on who your audience is.
Yeah, I guess. [laughter]
You're back on tour now-- AMY SCHUMER: Yeah.
TREVOR NOAH: --filling out some of the biggest
arenas around the country, traveling
wherever you want to.
What does Amy Schumer want to do now?
I'd love to know.
Like, where do you go from here?
What are your dreams?
What are your aspirations?
Or do you just cruise through life?
Well, I love not working.
Like, you know?
I've heard good things about it.
Right? Oh my god.
I've heard good things about it.
[applause]
I would love to-- no, I'm proud of my career.
And I want to keep doing things that I'm proud of
and creating content that I think is funny and helpful.
But I want to hang out with my family a bunch.
And I want to go on a boat.
[laughter]
Invite me on your boat.
Where's my camera?
Yeah, I want to-- yeah.
Who are you inviting on a boat?
I don't know.
I want to go on a boat.
You know people-- you always see famous people on boats.
Are you saying a boat or yacht?
You're right.
I'm going to upgrade it-- a yacht boat.
OK.
Invite me on your yacht boat.
TREVOR NOAH: Invite Amy Schumer on your yacht boat
if you have one.
Thank you so much for joining me on the show.
Great seeing you again.
Amy Schumer, everybody.