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Created by Amy SchumerDaniel Powell Written by Jessi KleinAmy SchumerKyle DunniganJon GlaserGabe LiedmanKurt MetzgerTami SagherChristine NangleDaniel PowellBrandon T. Snider Directed by Neal BrennanSteven TsuchidaJohn Lee Similar Saturday Night Live, Key & Peele, Chappelle's Show, Kroll Show, Mr Show with Bob and David Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inside Amy Schumer is an American sketch comedy television series created and hosted by its star, Amy Schumer. The series premiered on April 30, 2013, on Comedy Central. Schumer and Daniel Powell serve as the show's executive producers. Inside Amy Schumer completed its second season on June 3, 2014, and was renewed for a third season a week later. The third season premiered on April 21, 2015, with a fourth season ordered the same day. The fourth season premiered on April 21, 2016. The show has received a Peabody Award and has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two. On January 6, 2016, the show was renewed for a fifth season. However, in August 2016, Schumer revealed that while a fifth season would happen at some point, there were no plans for it to begin production in the near future.
Contents
Structure
Each episode is divided into segments of varying length – sketches, stand-up bits, street interviews and longer interviews with an unusual personality, often regarding sexuality and gender roles. Amy Schumer is the only actor featured in every episode and each segment. Comedy Central airs two versions of the series; the regular version for prime time and earlier airings rated TV-14 with profanity bleeped, along with a late night 'uncensored' version rated TV-MA-L with no censoring at all. This version, as of season three, is also the version offered on online video portals such as iTunes, and is also the version aired on Canada's Comedy Network at all times.
Reception
The show has been met with positive reviews. The first season received a weighted average score of 66 out of 100 on Metacritic based on eight critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Critics were even more positive towards the second and third seasons, which received Metascores of 74 and 71 respectively. The third season also received a 100% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on reviews from 10 critics, with an average rating of 10 out of 10. The site's critical consensus states, "Edgy and thought-provoking, Inside Amy Schumer's third season delivers more of the social relevance and self-deprecating wit that fans of the series have come to expect." The series was honored with a Peabody Award in 2015. The fourth season of the series saw more mixed reviews, receiving a score of 62 on Metacritic.
International broadcast
In 2014, Inside Amy Schumer began to be broadcast in Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it is broadcast on the Viacom networks primarily Comedy Central and Comedy Central Extra.
