Amy Beth Schumer[1] (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, producer, and director.

Schumer ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007.

Schumer wrote and made her film debut in a starring role in Trainwreck (2015) earning a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.

In 2017, as a guest on Finding Your Roots, Schumer learned that in 1704, three children from her ancestor Thomas Tarbell's family were captured at Groton, Massachusetts, in a French-Abenaki raid and taken to Montreal.

[7] Schumer moved to Long Island with her mother and lived in Rockville Centre where she attended South Side High School.

[19][22] After graduating from college, she returned to New York City, where she studied at the William Esper Studio[23] for two years and worked as a bartender and a waitress.

[25] She has a younger sister, Kim Caramele, who is a comedy writer and a producer,[22][26] and a half-brother, Jason Stein,[27] who is a musician in Chicago, Illinois.

[28][29] After graduating with a degree in theater from Towson University in 2003 and moving to New York City, Schumer portrayed a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer in the Off-Off-Broadway black comedy Keeping Abreast.

[48] Schumer wrote and played her first leading film role in Trainwreck, co-starring Bill Hader, which was released on July 17, 2015.

[51] Schumer performed as opening act for Madonna on three New York City dates of the singer's Rebel Heart Tour in September 2015.

[60] It held the top position on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list for two weeks in September 2016 and garnered her a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.

[58][61] Schumer made her Broadway debut in 2017 acting in Steve Martin's comedy play Meteor Shower alongside Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos.

"[63] Schumer was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play losing to Glenda Jackson for the revival of Edward Albee's Three Tall Women.

[72] The series was self-shot and also featured Schumer donating to The Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program and domestic violence organizations.

[74] She next appeared in a documentary series Expecting Amy, which she also executive produced, following Schumer preparing for a stand-up special while going through a difficult pregnancy for HBO Max, which premiered on July 9, 2020.

[78] The revival of her sketch series Inside Amy Schumer, which had been on hiatus since 2016, was announced in February 2021, with five additional specials to be released through Paramount+.

Schumer's comedic influences include Wendy Liebman,[83] Carol Burnett,[84] Lucille Ball,[84] and Joan Rivers.

"[94] Schumer was again criticized in July 2020 by Kyndall Cunningham of The Daily Beast for her earlier work, which included "objectifying black men" and calling Latina women "crazy".

[96][97][98][99] After a fatal shooting took place at a showing of Trainwreck in Louisiana, Schumer advocated for stricter gun control laws and increased mental health funding.

[101] Schumer tweeted the photo, writing "Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman.

"[102] In January 2016, Schumer was accused of stealing jokes from comedians Tammy Pescatelli, Kathleen Madigan, Wendy Liebman, and Patrice O'Neal.

[109] In 2017, a video showcasing all cases of alleged joke thefts were collated in a 26-minute compilation on YouTube by The Tangerine Show, garnering more than 9.2 million views as of January 2025.

[110] On October 4, 2018, Schumer was arrested at the U.S. Capitol while protesting the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

[115] In October 2023, Schumer was one of over 700 Hollywood professionals who signed an open letter condemning the terrorist group Hamas and demanding the release of hostages held in Gaza.

[116] The letter reads, "As Israel takes the necessary steps to defend its citizens in the coming days and weeks, social media will be overrun by an orchestrated misinformation campaign spearheaded by Iran.

"[117] Schumer dated professional wrestler Nic Nemeth, known by his ring name Dolph Ziggler,[118] and comedian Anthony Jeselnik.