Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Poster
Genre	Comedy
Written by	Amy Schumer
Directed by	Chris Rock
Starring	Amy Schumer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Amy Schumer Jimmy Miller Mike Berkowitz Tony Hernandez Steven Ast
Producers	Kim Caramele Kevin Kane John Skidmore
Running time	1 hour
Production company	Jax Media
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	October 17, 2015 (2015-10-17)

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo is an hour-long comedy special from Amy Schumer that premiered on HBO on October 17, 2015. ^[1] The special was recorded in May 2015 ^[2] with comedian Chris Rock directing; ^[3] Rock's work earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special. ^[4] Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo also received Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. ^{[5] [6]} The special also earned a Writers Guild of America nomination. ^[7]

Reception

Reviewing the special in Paste , Garrett Martin described the topics of Schumer's special as similar to the stand-up clips in her television show Inside Amy Schumer , but "she’s matured as a comedian—she’s able to get bigger and better laughs with material that’s a little bit subtler than in the past." ^[8] In Slate , Willa Paskin said much of the special was "funny and scathing" but while "Schumer often makes fun of both herself and of gender standards, which can be a cannily self-deprecating way of skewering the status quo...sometimes [this] just seems like an inadvertent upholding of it." ^[9]

Awards

In 2017, the album was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards. ^[10]

References

1. "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo". HBO. Retrieved October 17, 2015.
2. Lowman, Rob (October 14, 2015). "Review: Amy Schumer livens it up with Apollo special on HBO". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
3. Bacle, Ariana (March 7, 2017). "6 (Mostly) NSFW Highlights from Amy Schumer's New Netflix Special". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
4. "2016 Primetime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Directing For A Variety Special Nominees/Winners". Primetime Emmy Awards . Retrieved July 16, 2016.
5. "2016 Primetime Emmy Awards – Variety Special Nominees/Winners". Primetime Emmy Awards . Retrieved July 16, 2016.
6. "2016 Primetime Emmy Awards – Outstanding Writing For A Variety Special Nominees/Winners". Primetime Emmy Awards . Retrieved July 16, 2016.
7. Kelley, Seth (January 10, 2017). "New Amy Schumer Stand-Up Special to Debut on Netflix in March". Variety. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
8. Martin, Garrett (October 16, 2015). "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Review". Paste . Retrieved October 17, 2015.
9. Paskin, Willa (October 19, 2015). "Amy Schumer's HBO Special Live at the Apollo Was Funny—but Frustrating". Slate. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
10. "Amy Schumer". grammy.com. Retrieved January 31, 2024.