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Amy Schumer Signs Deal To Do Her Own Podcast on Spotify for $1 Million

May 29, 2018

High profile names doing podcasts continue to be a rising tide for the future of podcasts. If you want to think about the value of podcasts at the current moment, a seven-figure deal for talent is comparable to similar deals made routinely for TV, movies, and music.

Schumer will be doing a podcast that covers her takes on the world in regards to pop culture, politics, and stand up comedy. That could easily be the basis for a topical weekly show that Schumer could have hosted, but doing it in podcast form is much less production intensive and allows Schumer time to do plenty of other projects.

We think that this might be a tipping point for those on the fence about listening to podcasts.

Amy Schumer Satirizes the Idea of Beauty in “I Feel Pretty”

February 9, 2018

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If you’ve been missing Inside Amy Schumer, the trailer for Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein’s I Feel Pretty seems to promise you the next closest thing to some new sketches Schumer. It stars Amy in what could possibly be a reverse engineered, turned-inside-out, feminist version of Shallow Hal.

Schumer herself gave a bit on a preface to the movie’s trailer release on Ellen here.

You can look for I Feel Pretty in theaters this Summer on June 29th.

Judd Apatow Gets Looks of Concern in Trailer for His Netflix Special

November 14, 2017

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On December 12th, a brand new comedy special from Judd Apatow will stream on Netflix. It won’t be some sort of variety TV special. It will be an hour of stand-up special from the writer/director/producer that used to do stand-up several years ago, first coming up with Adam Sandler before heading off to writing gigs at places like The Larry Sanders Show.

As it turns out, the idea of Judd Apatow: The Return as a stand-up special has caused some alarm for comedians who he has personally worked with behind the camera over the years.

See for yourself in this trailer what Chris Gethard, Amy Schumer, Mike Birbiglia, and more have to “say” to Apatow about returning to doing stand-up.

“Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don’t Be Yourself” Premieres Tonight

May 12, 2017

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Mark Normand’s very first hour comedy special premieres tonight and is presented by none other than Amy Schumer.

In fact, you can see Amy give Mark a pep talk right before he taped the special and just how much she believes in him.

Catch “Amy Schumer Presents Mark Normand: Don’t Be Yourself” tonight at Midnight on Comedy Central.

Amy Schumer’s “The Leather Special” Now Streaming on Netflix

March 8, 2017

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Since it’s International Woman’s Day, we’d like you to take note that Netflix’s releases for stand-up specials for 2017 have included great hours from Jen Kirkman and Cristela Alonzo and, this week, a brand new hour special Amy Schumer.

The aptly titled “The Leather Special” has Amy get as unfiltered as she has ever been all while checking off the box for “wearing a leather outfit for a comedy special”.

International Woman’s Day or not, you should watch all three specials, Just Keep Livin’, Lower Classy, and The Leather Special as soon as you get the chance.

Watch Trailer for Amy Schumer’s Netflix Special “The Leather Special”

March 2, 2017

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In the grand tradition of doing a stand up comedy special in a leather outfit, Amy Schumer decided to check off that box with her upcoming Netflix special. In fact, she went as far as calling it The Leather Special and does indeed went awesomely old with her outfit. See for yourself in the trailer above.

Amy Schumer’s Latest Special Coming to Netflix on March 7th

January 10, 2017

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Amy Schumer’s Latest Special Coming to Netflix on March 7th

It may have happened before this with Netflix for signing on both Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle for comedy specials, but Schumer now having her latest special released through the streaming service giant officially makes getting a Netflix special the new “getting an HBO special”.

Amy Schumer Is First Woman to Make Forbes’ Top 10 Highest Earning Comedians List, Kevin Hart Scores Top Spot

September 29, 2016

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Amy Schumer Is First Woman to Make Forbes’ Top 10 Highest Earning Comedians List, Kevin Hart Scores Top Spot

Score two for diversity.

Kevin Hart was far and away the top earning comedian by pulling in $87.5 million and Schumer cracks into what is pretty much exclusively a boys club (no mention of Joan Rivers through the years seems odd) with $17 million.

Also, it’s nice to see Dave Chappelle and Jim Gaffigan on the list as that would suggest that this top 10 list isn’t getting more balanced with comedians that are oft-appreciated for their craft.

Fox’s Comedy Block of Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, Son of Zorn, Family Guy, and Last Man on Earth Returns Tonight

September 25, 2016

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Also, remember that Amy Schumer guest stars on the season openers of Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, and Family Guy tonight.

Bob’s Burgers (season 7 premiere) 7:30PM
The Simpsons (season 28 premiere) 8PM
Son of Zorn (series premiere) 8:30PM
Family Guy (season 15 premiere) 9PM
Last Man on Earth (season 3 premiere) 9:30PM

Fox’s primetime Sunday comedy block, slowly, but surely, keeps growing.

Inside Amy Schumer Season 5 Might Be on Hiatus for Awhile

August 18, 2016

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Due to addressing incendiary remarks regarding a rape case in the comedy community by Kurt Metzger, an Inside Amy Schumer writer, Amy Schumer mysteriously said that the show wasn’t happening anymore, then had to explain through a series of tweets that season 5 of Inside Amy Schumer is going to happen, but “…not for the next year at least.”

So, we might have to wait until the end of 2017, maybe even 2018 for new episodes of the critically acclaimed, award winning sketch show.

Amy Schumer’s Book “The Girl With The Lower Back Tattoo” Out Now

August 16, 2016

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Today, you can add author to the comedy superstar multi-hyphenate Amy Schumer as her book The Girl with The Lower Back Tattoo just got its release today. Amy sticks to her unflinchingly honest brand of comedy in this collection of personal essays that will give you as deep a look into Amy’s life as she has probably ever given.

Wherever books are sold, you can get it in hardcover as well as getting it on Kindle or as an audiobook on Audible or even on CD.

Comedy Nominations for 2016 Primetime Emmy Awards

July 15, 2016

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This year, Veep, Transparent, Last Week Tonight, and Silicon Valley are still going strong as perennial awards favorites, Master of None and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend are new favorites, Key & Peele finished their run strong, Amy Schumer got nods for both her series and her special, and it was nice to see Bob’s Burgers, Childrens Hospital, Catastrophe, United Shades of America, and Triumph’s Election Special 2016 getting nods as well.

Here are the comedy nominees for 2016 Emmys (all comedy nominees in italics):

Comedy Series
-Black-ish
-Master of None
-Modern Family
-Silicon Valley
-Veep
-Transparent
-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
-Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
-Aziz Ansari, Master of None
-Will Forte, Last Man on Earth
-William H. Macy, Shameless
-Thomas Middleditch, Silicon Valley
-Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
-Ellie Kemper, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
-Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
-Laurie Metcalf, Getting On
-Tracee Ellis Ross, Blackish
-Amy Schumer, Inside Amy Schumer
-Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie

Supporting Actor in a Comedy
-Louie Anderson, Baskets
-Keegan-Michael Key, Key & Peele
-Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine
-Ty Burrell, Modern Family
-Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
-Matt Walsh, Veep
-Tony Hale, Veep

Supporting Actress in a Comedy
-Niecy Nash, Getting On
-Allison Janney, Mom
-Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
-Judith Light, Transparent
-Gaby Hoffmann, Transparent
-Anna Chlumsky, Veep

Outstanding TV Movie
-A Very Murray Christmas
-All the Way
-Confirmation
-Luther
-Sherlock

Variety Talk Series
-Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
-Jimmy Kimmel Live
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver
-The Late Late Show With James Corden
-Real Time With Bill Maher
-Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon

Variety Sketch Series
-Documentary Now
-Drunk History
-Inside Amy Schumer
-Key & Peele
-Portlandia
-Saturday Night Live

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Comedy Series
-Bob Newhart, “The Big Bang Theory”
-Tracy Morgan, “Saturday Night Live”
-Larry David, “Saturday Night Live”
-Bradley Whitford, “Transparent”
-Martin Mull, “Veep”
-Peter MacNicol, “Veep”

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series
-Laurie Metcalf, “The Big Bang Theory”
-Christine Baranski, “The Big Bang Theory
-Tina Fey & Amy Poehler, “Saturday Night Live”
-Melissa McCarthy, “Saturday Night Live”
-Amy Schumer, “Saturday Night Live”
-Melora Hardin, “Transparent “

Outstanding Actor In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Rob Corddry, “Childrens Hospital”
-Rob Huebel, “Childrens Hospital”
-Lou Diamond Phillips, “The Crossroads Of History“
-Oscar Nuñez, “The Crossroads Of History“
-Jack McBrayer as Ollie, “Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell”

Outstanding Actress In A Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Patrika Darbo, “Acting Dead”
–Erinn Hayes, “Childrens Hospital “
-Janet Varney, “Everyone’s Crazy But Us”
-Michelle Ang, “Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462”
-Tracie Thoms, “Send Me: an original web series”

Outstanding Animated Program
-Archer
-Bob’s Burgers
-Phineas and Ferb Last Day of Summer
-The Simpsons
-South Park

Outstanding Short Form Animated Program
-Adventure Time
-The Powerpuff Girls
-Robot Chicken
-SpongeBob SquarePants
-Steven Universe

Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Program (Half-Hour Or Less)
-The Big Bang Theory
-The Muppets
-Silicon Valley
-Transparent
-Veep

Outstanding Production Design For A Variety, Nonfiction, Reality OrReality-Competition Series
-Drunk History
-Key & Peele
-Portlandia
-Saturday Night Live
-The Voice

Outstanding Narrator
-Adrien Brody, “Breakthrough”
-Keith David, “Jackie Robinson”
–Anthony Mendez, “Jane The Virgin”
-David Attenborough, “Life Story”
-Laurence Fishburne, “Roots”

Outstanding Costumes For A Contemporary Series, Limited Series Or Movie
-American Horror Story: Hotel
-Empire
-The Good Wife
-Grace And Frankie
-Transparent

Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance
-Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane as Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Brian Griffin, Glenn -Quagmire, Dr. Hartman, Tom Tucker, Mr. Spacely
-South Park, Trey Parker as PC Principal, Cartman
-South Park, Matt Stone as Craig Tucker, Tweek, Thomas Tucker
-SuperMansion, Keegan-Michael Key as American Ranger, Sgt. Agony
-SuperMansion, Chris Pine as Dr. Devizo, Robo-Dino

Outstanding Casting For A Comedy Series
-Modern Family, Jeff Greenberg
-Silicon Valley, Jeanne McCarthy
-Transparent, Eyde Belasco
-Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Cindy Tolan
-Veep, Allison Jones

Outstanding Choreography
-America’s Best Dance Crew, Quest Crew
–Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kathryn Burns
-Dancing With The Stars, Derek Hough
-So You Think You Can Dance, Anthony Morigerato
-So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall

Outstanding Cinematography For A Multi-Camera Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Steven V. Silver
-Mom, Steven V. Silver
-Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn , John Simmons
-The Soul Man, George Mooradian

Outstanding Costumes For A Variety, Nonfiction Or Reality Program
-Dancing With The Stars, Daniela Gschwendtner, Costume Designer Steven Lee, Costume Designer, Polina Roytman, Assistant Costume Designer Karina Torrico, Assistant Costume Designer Howard Sussman, Costume Supervisor
-Grease: Live, William Ivey Long, Costume Designer, Paul Spadone, Assistant Costume Designer Nanrose Buchman, Assistant Costume Designer Gail Fitzgibbons, Costume Supervisor, Tom Beall, Costume Supervisor
-RuPaul’s Drag Race, Zaldy Goco, Costume Designer
–Saturday Night Live, Tom Broecker, Costume Designer Eric Justian, Costume Designer
-The Wiz Live!, Paul Tazewell, Costume Designer, Rachel Attridge, Assistant Costume Designer Rory Powers, Costume Supervisor

Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series
-Master Of None, Aziz Ansari
-Silicon Valley, Alec Berg
-Silicon Valley, Mike Judge
-Transparent, Jill Soloway
-Veep, Dave Mandel
-Veep, Chris Addison
-Veep, Dale Stern

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series
-Inside Amy Schumer, Ryan McFaul
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Paul Pennolino
-The Late Late Show With James Corden, Tim Mancinelli
-Saturday Night Live, Don Roy King
-The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Dave Diomedi

Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special
-Adele Live In New York City, Beth McCarthy-Miller
-Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, Chris Rock
-58th Grammy Awards, Louis J. Horvitz
-Grease: Live, Thomas Kail, Alex Rudzinski
-The Kennedy Center Honors , Glenn Weiss
-Lemonade, Kahlil Joseph, Beyoncé Knowles Carter

Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Kabir Akhtar
-Silicon Valley, Tim Roche
-Silicon Valley, Brian Merken
-Veep, Steven Rasch
-Veep, Shawn Paper

Outstanding Multi-Camera Picture Editing For A Comedy Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Peter Chakos
-Horace And Pete, Gina Sansom
-Last Man Standing, Kris Trexler
-Mike & Molly, Stephen Prime
-Mom, Ben Bosse
-2 Broke Girls, Darryl Bates

Outstanding Picture Editing For Variety Programming
–CONAN In Korea, Robert James Ashe, Lead Editor
Christopher Heller, Editor, David Grecu, Editor, Meaghan Wilbur, Editor
–Drunk History, Jody McVeigh-Schultz
–Key & Peele. Rich LaBrie, Editor, Neil Mahoney, Editor, Nicholas Monsour, Editor, Stephen Waichulis, Additional Editor
–Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Anthony Miale
-Lemonade. Bill Yukich

Outstanding Hairstyling For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special
-Dancing With The Stars, Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Kimi Messina, Key Hairstylist, Gail Ryan, Additional Hairstylist, Jennifer Guerrero, Additional Hairstylist
Sean Smith, Additional Hairstylist, Dean Banowetz, Additional Hairstylist
-Grease: Live, Mary Guerrero, Department Head Hairstylist
Kimi Messina, Key Hairstylist, Gail Ryan, Additional Hairstylist, Jennifer Guerrero, Additional Hairstylist
Dean Banowetz, Additional Hairstylist
Lucia Mace, Additional Hairstylist, Key & Peele, Amanda Mofield, Department Head Hairstylist, Raissa Patton, Assistant Department Head Hairstylist
-Saturday Night Live, Bettie O. Rogers, Department Head Hairstylist
Jodi Mancuso, Key Hairstylist, Inga Thrasher, Hairstylist, Jennifer Serio, Hairstylist, Cara Hannah Sullivan, Hairstylist
Joe Whitmeyer, Hairstylist
-The Wiz Live!, Charles G. LaPointe, Department Head Hairstylist
Kevin Maybee, Co-Department Head Hairstylist
Elizabeth Printz, Hairstylist, Amanda Duffy, Key Hairstylist

Outstanding Interactive Program
–CONAN, Conan O’Brien, Executive Producer/Host Jeff Ross, Executive Producer, John A. Wooden, Executive Producer Steve Beslow, Producer, Aaron Bleyaert, Producer
-Game Of Thrones, Elastic
-The Late Late Show With James Corden, CBS Interactive
-Saturday Night Live Interactive Experience, NBC Entertainment
-Talking Dead Interactive Experience, Michael Davies, Executive Producer Jen Patton, Executive Producer Brandon Monk, Executive Producer Chris Hardwick, Producer/Host

Outstanding Lighting Design/Lighting Direction For A Variety Series
-American Idol, Kieran Healy, Lighting Designer
Harry Sangmeister, Lighting Director
George Harvey, Lighting Director
Harrison Lippman, Lighting Director
-Dancing With The Stars, Simon Miles, Lighting Designer
Matthew Cotter, Lighting Director
Suzanne Sotelo, Lighting Director
-Saturday Night Live, Phil Hymes, Lighting Designer
Geoff Amoral, Lighting Director
Rick McGuinness, Lighting Director
-So You Think You Can Dance, Robert Barnhart, Lighting Designer
Matt Firestone, Lighting Director
Patrick Boozer, Lighting Director
Pete Radice, Lighting Director
-The Voice, Oscar Dominguez, Lighting Designer Samuel Barker, Lighting Director Daniel K. Boland, Lighting Director Craig Housenick, Lighting Director Johnny Bradley, Media Server Operator

Outstanding Makeup For A Multi-Camera Series Or Special (Non-Prosthetic)
-Dancing With The Stars, Zena Shteysel, Department Head Makeup Artist
Angela Moos, Key Makeup Artist, Patti Ramsey Bortoli, Additional Makeup Artist
Sarah Woolf, Additional Makeup Artist, Julie Socash, Additional Makeup Artist
Alison Gladieux, Additional Makeup Artist
-Grease: Live, Zena Shteysel, Department Head Makeup Artist
Angela Moos, Key Makeup Artist, Julie Socash, Additional Makeup Artist, Alison Gladieux, Additional Makeup Artist
–Key & Peele , Scott Wheeler, Department Head Makeup Artist
Suzy Diaz, Key Makeup Artist, Jason Hamer, Key Makeup Artist, Natalie Thimm, Key Makeup Artist, Michael Blake, Key Makeup Artist
–Saturday Night Live, Louie Zakarian, Department Head Makeup Artist
Amy Tagliamonti, Key Makeup Artist, Jason Milani, Key Makeup Artist, Daniela Zivkovic, Makeup Artist, Melanie Demitri, Makeup Artist
Margie Durand, Makeup Artist
-The Wiz Live!, Cookie Jordan, Co-Department Head Makeup Artist Matiki Anoff, Co-Department Head Makeup Artist Debi Young, Makeup Artist, Stephanie McGee, Makeup Artist, Bjorn Rehbein, Makeup Artist Christine Domaniecki, Makeup Artist

Outstanding Original Music And Lyrics
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, “Settle For Me”, Adam Schlesinger, Music & Lyrics by Rachel Bloom, Lyrics by, Jack Dolgen, Lyrics by
-Empire, “Good People”, Jim Beanz, Music & Lyrics by
-Galavant “A New Season”, Alan Menken, Music by
Glenn Slater, Lyrics by
-Garfunkel and Oates: Trying To Be Special • “Frozen Lullaby”, Riki Lindhome, Music & Lyrics by
Kate Micucci, Music & Lyrics by
-The Hunting Ground, “Til It Happens To You”, Diane Warren, Music & Lyrics by

Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Rachel Bloom, Theme by
Adam Schlesinger, Theme by
-Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Sean P. Callery, Theme by
-Narcos, Rodrigo Amarante, Theme by
-The Night Manager, Victor Reyes, Theme by
-Sense8, Johnny Klimek, Theme by
Tom Tykwer, Theme by
-The Whispers, Robert Duncan, Theme by

Outstanding Variety Special
-Adele Live In New York City
-Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo
-The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Prime Time Special
-Lemonade

Outstanding Short Form Comedy Or Drama Series
-Childrens Hospital
-Fear The Walking Dead: Flight 462
-Hack Into Broad City
-Her Story
-UnREAL The Auditions

Outstanding Short Form Variety Series
-Epic Rap Battles Of History
-Gay Of Thrones
-Honest Trailers
-Making A Scene With James Franco
-Park Bench With Steve Buscemi

Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program
-Born This Way
-Deadliest Catch
-Gaycation With Ellen Page
-Intervention
-Project Greenlight
-United Shades Of America

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (Half-Hour) And
Animation
-Modern Family, Brian R. Harman, Re-Recording Mixer
Dean Okrand, Re-Recording Mixer
Stephen A. Tibbo, Production Mixer
-Mozart In The Jungle, Andy D’Addario, Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Varga, Production Mixer, Bill Higley, ADR Mixer, Chris Navarro, ADR Mixer
-Silicon Valley, Todd Beckett, Re-Recording Mixer, Elmo Ponsdomenech, Re-Recording Mixer
Ben Patrick, C.A.S., Production Mixer
-The Simpsons, Mark Linden, Re-Recording Mixer
Tara Paul, Re-Recording Mixer
-Veep, John W. Cook II, Re-Recording Mixer
Bill Freesh, Re-Recording Mixer, Bill MacPherson, Production Mixer

Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Variety Series Or Special
-Danny Elfman’s Music From The Films Of Tim Burton (Live From Lincoln Center), Ken Hahn, Re-Recording Mixer
Paul Bevan, Production Mixer
-Grease: Live, J. Mark King, Production Mixer, Biff Dawes, Music Mixer, Eric Johnston, Playback and SFX Mixer, Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener, Pablo Munguia, Protools Playback Music Mixer
Kevin Wapner, Foldback Mixer, John Protzko, Foldback Mixer, John Garlick, PA Mixer, Barrance D. Warrick, Monitor Mixer
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Charlie Jones, Music Mixer
Steve Watson, Audio Mixer
Steve Lettie, PA Mixer
Tony Rollins, Monitor Mixer
-The Oscars, Paul Sandweiss, Broadcast Production Mixer
Tommy Vicari, Broadcast Music Mixer, Marc Repp, Broadcast Music Mixer, Pablo Munguia, Pro Tools Mixer, Michael Parker, Monitor Mixer, Tom Pesa, Orchestra Monitor Mixer, Patrick Baltzell, FOH Mixer, Kristian Pedregon, Post Production and Package Mixer
Bob LaMasney, Audience Sweetener
-The Voice, Michael Abbott, Broadcast Production Mixer, Randy Faustino, Broadcast Music Mixer, Kenyata Westbrook, Reality Supervising Production Mixer
John Koster, Production Reality Mixer, Robert P. Matthews, Jr., Production Reality Mixer, Sterling Cross, Production Reality Mixer, Ryan Young, Re-Recording Mixer, Brian Riordan, Re-Recording Mixer, Tim Hatayama, Re-Recording Music Mixer, Eric White, Re-Recording Music Mixer, William Dietzman, Monitor Mixer/Music Mixer Reality
Eddie Marquez, Interstitial Playback Music Mixer
Christian Schrader, Supplemental Audio Mixer, Andrew Fletcher, House PA Mixer

Outstanding Stunt Coordination For A Comedy Series Or Variety Program
-Angie Tribeca, Erik Solky
-Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Norman Howell
-K.C. Undercover, Hiro Koda
-Saturday Night Live, Brian Smyj
-Shameless, Eddie Perez

Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control For A Series
-The Big Bang Theory, Brian Wayne Armstrong, Camera
John Pierre Dechene, Camera
James L. Hitchcock, Camera
Richard G. Price, Camera, John D. O’Brien, Video Control
-Dancing With The Stars, Charles Ciup, Technical Director
Brian Reason, Camera, Hector Ramirez, Camera, Nat Havholm, Camera, Jeff Wheat, Camera, Bert Atkinson, Camera
Bettina Levesque, Camera
Adam Margolis, Camera
Damien Tuffereau, Camera
Easter Xua, Camera, Mike Malone, Camera, Rob Palmer, Camera, Ron Lehman, Camera
Keith Dicker, Camera, Mike Carr, Camera, Ed Horton, Camera, Dyan Sanford, Camera
Freddy Frederick, Camera
Chris Hill, Video Control, Ed Moore, Video Control
-Jimmy Kimmel Live, Ervin D. Hurd, Technical Director
Kris Wilson, Camera, Parker Bartlett, Camera, Greg Grouwinkel, Camera, Nick Gomez, Camera
Garret Hurt, Camera
Bernd Reinhardt, Camera
Mark Gonzales, Camera
James Alario, Camera
Kevin Murphy, Camera
Carlos Rios, Camera, Guy Jones, Video Control
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Dave Saretsky, Technical Director
John Harrison, Camera, Dante Pagano, Camera, Paul Cangialosi, Camera, Nick Fayo, Camera, Ray Hoover, Camera, Augie Yuson, Video Control
Saturday Night Live, Steven Cimino, Technical Director
John Pinto, Camera, Paul Cangialosi, Camera, Len Wechsler, Camera, Joe DeBonis, Camera, Eric A. Eisenstein, Camera
Susan Noll, Video Control
Frank Grisanti, Video Control
-The Voice, Allan Wells, Technical Director
Terrance Ho, Senior Video Control
Diane Biederbeck, Camera
Suzanne Ebner, Camera, Guido Frenzel, Camera, Nick Gomez, Camera, Alex Hernandez, Camera
Dave Hilmer, Camera, Marc Hunter, Camera, Scott Hylton, Camera
Katherine Iacofono, Camera
Scott Kaye, Camera, Ron Lehman, Camera
Jofre Rosero, Camera
Steve Simmons, Camera
Dan Webb, Camera

Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series
-Catastrophe, Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan
-Master Of None, Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang
-Silicon Valley, Dan O’Keefe
-Silicon Valley, Alec Berg
-Veep, David Mandel
-Veep, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series
-Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, Jo Miller, Writer, Samantha Bee, Writer
Ashley Nicole Black, Writer
Pat Cassels, Writer
Mathan Erhardt, Writer
Joe Grossman, Writer
Jason Reich, Writer
Melinda Taub, Writer, Eric Drysdale, Writer
-Inside Amy Schumer, Michael Lawrence, Writer
Amy Schumer, Writer
Jessi Klein, Writer, Daniel Powell, Writer
Christine Nangle, Writer
Kim Caramele, Writer
Kyle Dunnigan, Writer
Tami Sagher, Writer, Kurt Metzger, Writer
Claudia O’Doherty, Writer
-Key & Peele, Jay Martel, Writer, Alex Rubens, Writer
Rebecca Drysdale, Writer
Colton Dunn, Writer, Phil Augusta Jackson, Writer
Ian Roberts, Writer, Charlie Sanders, Writer, Rich Talarico, Writer, Jordan Peele, Writer
Keegan-Michael Key, Writer
-Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Kevin Avery, Writer, Tim Carvell, Writer, Josh Gondelman, Writer
Dan Gurewitch, Writer
Geoff Haggerty, Writer
Jeff Maurer, Writer
John Oliver, Writer
Scott Sherman, Writer
Will Tracy, Writer, Jill Twiss, Writer
Juli Weiner, Writer
-Portlandia, Fred Armisen, Writer
Carrie Brownstein, Writer
Jonathan Krisel, Writer
Graham Wagner, Writer
Karey Dornetto, Writer
-Saturday Night Live , Rob Klein, Head Writer
Bryan Tucker, Head Writer
James Anderson, Writer
Jeremy Beiler, Writer
Chris Belair, Writer, Megan Callahan, Writer
Michael Che, Writer, Mikey Day, Writer, Fran Gillespie, Writer, Sudi Green, Writer, Steve Higgins, Writer
Colin Jost, Writer, Zach Kanin, Write, Chris Kelly, Writer, Erik Kenward, Writer, Paul Masella, Writer, Dave McCary, Writer
Dennis McNicholas, Writer
Seth Meyers, Writer, Lorne Michaels, Writer
Josh Patten, Writer, Katie Rich, Writer, Tim Robinson, Writer
Sarah Schneider, Writer
Pete Schultz, Writer
Streeter Seidell, Writer
Dave Sirus, Writer, Will Stephen, Writer, Kent Sublette, Writer, Julio Torres, Writer

Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special
–Amy Schumer: Live At The Apollo, Amy Schumer
-John Mulaney: The Comeback Kid, John Mulaney
-Patton Oswalt: Talking For Clapping, Patton Oswalt
-Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted, Tig Notaro
-Triumph’s Election Special 2016, Robert Smigel, Writer
David Feldman, Writer
RJ Fried, Writer, Michael Koman, Writer
Brian Reich, Writer, Andy Breckman, Writer
Josh Comers, Writer, Raj Desai, Writer, Jarrett Grode, Writer
Ben Joseph, Writer
Matthew Kirsch, Writer
Michael Lawrence, Writer
Craig Rowin, Writer, Zach Smilovitz, Writer
David Taylor, Writer
Andy Weinberg, Writer

Full list of nominees for 2016 Primetime Emmys are here.

Cut Gun Control ‘Inside Amy Schumer’ Sketch Gets Posted Online

June 25, 2016

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For some reason, this great sketch on Inside Amy Schumer featuring Jon Benjamin as a lawyer who can’t do anything about mass shootings was cut from airing even though gun control is absolutely the hot button issue in the U.S. right now.

All the filibustering, sit-ins, and general demand from an overwhelming majority of Americans for any sort of action on gun control make the sketch so timely that it has now been posted online.

Watch it here.

Amy Schumer Does a Dark Satire of Multi Cam Sitcoms That Somehow Still Exist in 2016

June 10, 2016

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There are so many reasons to think that we’re living in the future that past generations dreamed of, this presidential election notwithstanding, including going to Mars, self-driving cars, living past 100, and having the Internet instantly available in our pockets.

However, in 2016, there are many sitcoms, often those of the multi cam variety, that are still culturally reductive and, in a manner of speaking, ‘way behind the times’. You’ve probably seen Louie call this out on one episode where they had a cheesy sitcom break the fourth wall.

Well, Inside Amy Schumer upped the ante and went even darker with their satire of sitcoms that should have stayed in the last millennium.

Watch it here.

Watch Some of the Biggest Comedians Purely Talk the Craft of Comedy in Teaser for “Dying Laughing”

June 5, 2016

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Jerry Seinfeld, Amy Schumer, Billy Connolly, Garry Shandling, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Kevin Hart, Dave Attell, Frankie Boyle, Omid Djalili, Kirk Fox, Eddie Izzard, Stewart Lee, Paul Provenza, Emo Philips, Bonnie McFarland, Tiffany Haddish, and more offer their take on the artistry and craftsmanship that actually goes into going on stage and doing stand-up comedy in the documentary Dying Laughing.

Directors Lloyd Stanton and Paul Toogood extensively interviewed all of the above and made what might be another documentary that showcases stand-up as being more than just a bunch of clowns rattling off jokes every night.

Watch the teaser here.

Inside Amy Schumer Breaks Down the Disparity in Shopping for Different Women’s Sizes

May 18, 2016

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Amy Schumer and her team at Inside Amy Schumer takes on the issue of plus sizes versus “normal” sizes when it comes to women’s clothing by showing the vast disparity between the two.

How big is that disparity between shopping for a size 12 versus a size 6? Just look at it here.

“Amy Schumer Presents Rachel Feinstein: Only Whores Wear Purple” Premieres Tonight

April 23, 2016

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11PM on Comedy Central.

This will be Rachel Feinstein’s third Comedy Central special, not to mention her biggest to date.

The hour of Only Whores Wear Purple allows room for Feinstein to go beyond the voices and characters to skewer things like her own love life and her overly excited mother. It’s Feinstein most personal and, consequently, best special yet.

Again, catch it its premiere at 11PM on Comedy Central.

Season 4 of Inside Amy Schumer Premieres Tonight

April 21, 2016

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10PM on Comedy Central.

The groundbreaking sketch series Inside Amy Schumer will undoubtedly continue to break more ground, highlight the issues of our time from Amy’s perspective, and provide gut-busting laughter while doing so.

Again, 10PM on Comedy Central tonight.

Inside Amy Schumer’s Season 4 Trailer Promises Boldest Season Yet

April 14, 2016

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In the years that Inside Amy Schumer has been around, Amy Schumer has not only propelled herself into legitimate comedy stardom on nearly all fronts, but has become a feminist icon.

Many big and bold sketches from the last season of Inside Amy Schumer perfectly exemplify that notion and the upcoming 4th season looks to be even more delightfully bolder.

See for yourself in this trailer, then look for the new season to start next week on Thursday, April 21st at 10PM on Comedy Central.

Bono Thinks That Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Their Comedy Should Be Deployed Against ISIS

April 13, 2016

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While you might think this this celebrity fueled clickbait, take note that Bono from U2 did just go to a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing and suggested that comedy be employed in taking down terrorist group ISIS, specifically Amy Schumer, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Chris Rock.

That’s one of the world’s most well known musicians giving credence to the power of comedy and recommending comedy in fighting the narrow minded extremism over other art forms that are more often highly regarded for their political activism.

So, Schumer, Cohen, and Rock should be doing an ISIS roast?

Amy Schumer’s Book “The Girl with The Lower Back Tattoo” Set for Aug. 16th Release

March 8, 2016

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Amy Schumer is on pace to have her own empire.

The Girl with The Lower Back Tattoo will be a collection of the sort of personal stories that have shot Schumer to the stardom she has now.

Announced today, the book is due out on Tuesday August 16th, which should give you plenty of time to finish whatever you’re currently reading right now.

Here Are the 2016 Critics’ Choice Awards Comedy Winners

January 18, 2016

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The Big Short and Amy Schumer took home two statues and Inside Out inevitably got the prize for Best Animated Feature. However, we’re really glad to see Master of None, BoJack Horseman, and Last Week Tonight to get some love as well as Rachel Bloom getting her second best actress award this award season.

Here are all the comedy winners from last night:

Inside Out–Best Animated Feature
The Big Short–Best Comedy
Christian Bale, The Big Short–Best Actor in a Comedy
Amy Schumer, Trainwreck–Best Actress in a Comedy
Amy Schumer–MVP Award
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent-Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend-Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Master of None-Best Comedy Series
Timothy Olyphant, The Grinder-Best Guest Actor/Actress in a Comedy Series
Andre Braugher, Brooklyn Nine-Nine-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory-Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
BoJack Horseman-Best Animation Series
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver-Best Talk Show

Check out the full list of winners here.

Amy Schumer to Receive Critics’ Choice MVP Award

January 12, 2016

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Actor are players, so it works, right?

Though Amy Schumer didn’t get a Golden Globe for her unfiltered romantic comedy Trainwreck, she will be getting a special distinction with The Critics’ Choice MP Award. The Critics Choice covers both TV and movies, so the honor is well deserved for Schumer between Inside Amy Schumer, Trainwreck and her HBO special.

Anyone taking bets on whether Schumer will do a bit with Jennifer Lawrence while she’s accepting her award?

Comedy Central Renews Inside Amy Schumer for a Fifth Season, Broad City for a Fourth and Fifth Season, and Is Giving Abbi and Ilana a Mini-Series

January 6, 2016

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Guess Comedy Central heard how much the world loved Amy Schumer, Abbi Jacobson, and Ilana Glazer.

As Comedy Central is in a current golden age with the likes of Nathan For You, Review, and Drunk History in addition to Inside Amy Schumer and Broad City, it just stands to reason that they would keep that going.

So, Broad City got picked up for two more seasons, which would bring Abbi and Ilana’s misadventures in the Big Apple to seasons 4 and 5 and got a mini series called Time Traveling Bong written by their writers Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs.

Comedy Central also announce that Inside Amy Schumer got its fifth season today and we can only imagine that Schumer is going to build off of the milestone year that she had in 2015 with her groundbreaking series.

Transparent, Veep, Anomalisa, and Master of None Get Golden Globe Comedy Nominations as Well as Joy and The Martian

December 10, 2015

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The Hollywood Foreign Press Association continues to have a broader definition of comedy than anyone else during awards season.

There are your favorites as well as the favored upstarts in the field of this year’s Golden Globes nominees. The consistently praised Anomalisa and Master of None, heavy returning favorites Veep, Silicon Valley, and Transparent, comedy superstar Amy Schumer for Trainwreck, and brash newcomer Rachel Bloom for Crazy Ex-Girlfriend all got nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. There were even some noms for work that should be getting more love from more awards, but, somehow, isn’t. This includes Lily Tomlin’s turn in Grandma, Melissa McCarthy for Spy, and Hulu’s Casual from Jason Reitman.

With all of that said, films and shows that are being considered in different lights, mainly dramatic rather than comedic, have found their way into the comedy nominees, like they usually do, at The Golden Globes such as Joy, The Martian, The Big Short, and Orange Is the New Black. Certainly, Joy, The Martian, and The Big Short weren’t touting themselves as comedies in trailers and promotion and Orange Is the New Black has shifted to dramatic consideration with other awards. We’re not exactly sure why the distinction for comedy is so noticeably different with HFPA, but it does possibly allow for some notoriety for work that wouldn’t really get recognized otherwise.

So, here are the comedy nominees for this year’s Golden Globes.

Best Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Joy
Spy
The Big Short
The Martian
Trainwreck

Best Screenplay
The Big Short-Adam McKay, Charles Randolph

Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grandma
Jennifer Lawrence-Joy
Melissa McCarthy-Spy
Maggie Smith-The Lady in the Van
Amy Schumer-Trainwreck

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy Or Musical
Al Pacino-Danny Collins
Mark Ruffalo-Infinitely Polar Bear
Christian Bale-The Big Short
Steve Carell-The Big Short
Matt Damon-The Martian

Best Director – Motion Picture
Ridley Scott-The Martian

Best Animated Feature Film
Anomalisa
Inside Out
Shaun the Sheep Movie
The Good Dinosaur
The Peanuts Movie

Best Foreign Language Film
The Brand New Testament-France

Best Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Casual
Mozart in the Jungle
Orange is the New Black
Silicon Valley
Transparent
Veep

Best Performance by an Actress In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Lily Tomlin-Grace and Frankie
Gina Rodriguez-Jane The Virgin
Jamie Lee Curtis-Scream Queens
Julia Louis-Dreyfus-Veep
Rachel Bloom-Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Best Performance by an Actor In A Television Series – Comedy Or Musical
Patrick Stewart-Blunt Talk
Aziz Ansari-Master Of None
Gael García Bernal-Mozart in the Jungle
Rob Lowe-The Grinder
Jeffrey Tambor-Transparent

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Uzo Aduba-Orange is the New Black
Judith Light-Transparent

Get a look at the full list of the 2016 Golden Globes nominees here.

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