In honor of InsideAmySchumer’s return to TV, revisit 12 essential sketches that encapsulate its timely, self-deprecating, and biting sense of humor
’s first season grapples with gender norms, unpacking double standards and flipping the script on preconceived notions of femininity. While some of the sketches are fun but run-of-the-mill “men are from Mars, women are from Venus” concepts, others dig slightly deeper. In “Lunch at O’Nutters,” Schumer parodies Hooters and its ilk when she and a friend bring their heartbroken male co-worker to O’Nutters, a testicle-themed restaurant where the waiters are scantily clad men.
’s first season came a slightly bolder second season, first evidenced in “A Very Realistic Military Game.” After deciding to play as a girl in her boyfriend’s military video game , Schumer is shocked to watch as her character is raped by a fellow officer. Her new missions include doing paperwork, testifying at the Pentagon, and watching as her attacker is put back on active duty despite being found guilty. It’s snappy, timely, and somehow still funny.
sketch is also the best episode of the series. An episode-long spoof of a classic courtroom drama at the height of the series’ success was certainly a bold choice, but it proved to be the best creative decision that Schumer & Co. ever made. Inspired by the Reginald Rose play and film, the sketch follows the 12 jurors tasked with determining whether Schumer is hot enough for television. Her punishment if found guilty? Losing her TV show — and maybe even death.
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