Amy Schumer

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

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🗓️ 29 March 2022

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Amy Schumer is, of course, the creator and star of the hit sketch show Inside Amy Schumer. She also wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed romcom Trainwreck and has taped several comedy specials. She has been nominated for Emmys, Grammys, Golden Globes, a Tony, and even won a Peabody award for Inside Amy Schumer. Amy's newest project is a semi-autobiographical television comedy called Life & Beth. She wrote, directed, created, and stars in the show. Life & Beth is intense, probing, and a little unpredictable. Amy talks with us about the new show and what inspired her to create it. She also shares why she said yes to maybe one of the most stressful jobs in showbiz, hosting the Oscars. Plus, she talks about her work in stand-up and how her comedy has evolved over the years.

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0:00.0	Bullseye with Jesse Thorn is a production of MaximumFun.org and is distributed by NPR.
0:10.5	It's Bullseye, I'm Jesse Thorn.
0:22.2	My first guest this week is Amy Schumer.
0:24.6	Amy is of course the creator and star of the hit sketch show Inside Amy Schumer.
0:29.5	She also wrote and starred in the hit rom-com train wreck.
0:33.8	She's been nominated for Emmy Scramby, Sculdon Globes, Atoni.
0:37.6	She won a P-body for Inside Amy Schumer.
0:40.9	Her newest project is a TV comedy called Life and Beth.
0:45.0	She wrote directed, created, and stars in the show.
0:49.0	Life and Beth is intense, probing, and unpredictable.
0:53.0	Schumer plays the title character, Beth.
0:55.3	That's also Amy's middle name.
0:57.4	When the show begins, Beth is living in Manhattan with a great job.
1:01.1	She lives with her very handsome boyfriend, who also has a great job.
1:05.3	When the episode ends, an inciting event upends her life.
1:10.6	It causes her to re-examine who she is, where she came from, and why she is the person she
1:15.6	is today.
1:16.6	I want to give you a quick heads up before we get into my conversation with Amy.
1:21.6	Three heads up, really.
1:23.4	First, there are some references to sexual assault in this conversation, no graphic descriptions,
1:28.4	just a few mentions.
1:29.7	Second, Amy Schumer just hosted the Academy Awards, but we taped this the Wednesday before
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