Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer was born in Manhattan and grew up on Long Island New York She attended South Side High School and was voted both Class Clown and Teachers Worst Nightmare upon graduation in 1999 Schumer graduated from Towson University in 2003 with a degree in theater She moved to New York City after college where she studied at the William Esper Studio for two years and worked as a bartender and a waitress Through her father she is the niece of Chuck Schumer US Senator from New York Amy Schumer portrayed a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer in the offBroadway black comedy Keeping Abreast She started doing standup comedy on June 1 2004 when she first performed at Gotham Comedy Club She recorded a special for Comedy Central before appearing on Last Comic Standing she said in August 2012 that she thought of the special as her big break After not passing an audition for an earlier season she advanced to the finals of the fifth season of the NBC reality television talent show Last Comic Standing and placed fourth Schumer said in April 2011 Last Comic was totally fun I had a great time because there was no pressure on me I had been doing standup around two years I wasnt supposed to do well So every time I advanced it was a happy surprise I kept it honest on the show and it served me well Wikipedia