'Inside Amy Schumer' returns for a new season on Paramount+. Our critic Eric Deggans was looking forward to the return of the series, but wishes the material was stronger.
After watching two episodes of theI'm glad Schumer is bringing her voice back for a fifth season of her Peabody and Emmy award-winning sketch show, just when pop culture and comedy need another strong, female-centered voice.As it is, the skits which fill the new version oftoo often feel like undercooked ideas which may have started as a funny line pitched by somebody in a writers' room.
The takeaway – that dating shows are built around encouraging people to behave badly in ways they regret later – is obvious and not necessarily worth a full-on sketch."Reality dating shows are bad for women," Schumer says, speaking to the camera after the sketch ends."They're bad for men. And I will watch them all until I die." It's a great line; I just wish the sketch had explored the idea a little better.
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