Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

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 Writer's Guild of America nomination.[7]

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Poster
GenreComedy
Written byAmy Schumer
Directed byChris Rock
StarringAmy Schumer
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Amy Schumer
  • Jimmy Miller
  • Mike Berkowitz
  • Tony Hernandez
  • Steven Ast
Producer(s)
  • Kim Caramele
  • Kevin Kane
  • John Skidmore
Running time1 hour
Production company(s)Jax Media
Release
Original networkHBO
Original releaseOctober 17, 2015

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.

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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 4 April 2017.
  3. Bacle, Ariana (7 March 2017). "6 (Mostly) NSFW Highlights from Amy Schumer's New Netflix Special". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 4 April 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 (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.
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