Rank: 0/5
Amy Schumer may be the next big thing, but that doesn’t excuse her disgusting, off-color humor.
Season four of her show, “Inside Amy Schumer,” premiered on Comedy Central April 21 and was a disgrace to good comedy.
The show has been nominated for eight Primetime Emmy Awards, but this episode pushed the boundaries a little too far. This season’s tagline states that Schumer is “less apologetic than ever,” which definitely holds up.
The episode, “The World’s Most Interesting Woman In The World,” is in poor taste. The jokes are provocative, deplorable and simply unacceptable.
Opening with a parody of the Dos Equis campaign, Schumer is disguised as a hard-drinking, hard-living woman with an insatiable thirst for alcohol.
The skit shows her past adventures, as she plots military strategy with fellow generals and plays the trumpet at Bobby Kennedy’s funeral, but ultimately serves as an advertisement for Clementine Hospice Care, which is “for women who lived like men.”
The only laughter elicited from this episode is that of nervous laughter. Schumer could make a person with even the filthiest sense of humor uncomfortable.
The premiere’s only high points are its jabs at the gendered double standard of society and at the congressmen who wrongly believe they know a woman’s body best.
Schumer sheds light on the fight for reproductive rights by poking fun at the politicians whose ignorance results in many accusations. They fail to understand how a sexually active 34-year-old remains childless and responds to many of Schumer’s statements with an emphatic “ew.”
The series operates mainly on shock value. The episode was indulgent and relied on uncouth tactics, rather than pure humor. Long gone are the days of physical comedy by comedy greats like Lucille Ball and Dick Van Dyke.
Today, comedians depend on sexuality and crude humor. They seem to give listeners a did-she-really-just-say-that mentality by continually pushing the envelope. We need class, not crass.
Each episode of the series is divided into segments of sketches, stand-up bits and interviews, all of varying lengths. The seasons each contain 10 episodes and the series was renewed for a fifth season in January.
The series has featured guest stars like Bill Nye, Patricia Arquette, Tina Fey and Jerry Seinfeld, prompting criticism that the show relies primarily on celebrity guests, rather than good writing.
If you want to watch something that will leave you speechless — in a bad way — this is the show for you. Otherwise, I’d hold out for some real comedy.