Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

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Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo poster.png
Poster
GenreComedy
Written by Amy Schumer
Directed by Chris Rock
StarringAmy Schumer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
  • Amy Schumer
  • Jimmy Miller
  • Mike Berkowitz
  • Tony Hernandez
  • Steven Ast
Producers
Running time1 hour
Production company Jax Media
Original release
Network HBO
ReleaseOctober 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]

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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]

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References

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  7. Kelley, Seth (10 January 2017). "New Amy Schumer Stand-Up Special to Debut on Netflix in March". Variety. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  8. Martin, Garrett (October 16, 2015). "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Review". Paste . Retrieved October 17, 2015.
  9. Paskin, Willa (19 October 2015). "Amy Schumer's HBO Special Live at the Apollo Was Funny—but Frustrating". Slate. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  10. "Amy Schumer". grammy.com. Retrieved 31 January 2024.