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Tony Nominations Good News for Tina Fey, Amy Schumer

'Mean Girls' adaptation grabs a dozen; Schumer up for best actress

(Newser) - Tina Fey's musical Mean Girls, which she adapted from her much-beloved and oft-quoted 2004 high school comedy movie, and the goofy undersea cartoon adaptation SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical lead the Tony Award nominations with a dozen nods each. A British revival of Angels in America, Tony Kushner's...

Amy Schumer&#39;s I Feel Pretty Seems Pretty Misguided
Amy Schumer's
New Movie Is a Flop
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 20, 2018 11:42 AM CDT

Amy Schumer's New Movie Is a Flop

Its 'body-positive message gets lost,' says one critic of 'I Feel Pretty'

(Newser) - It's another disappointing showing for Amy Schumer, say critics, who've given new flick I Feel Pretty a 36% rating on Rotten Tomatoes . (Audiences were even less kind, at 26%.) Alongside other funny females like Busy Philipps, Aidy Bryant, and Sasheer Zamata, Schumer stars as a self-conscious woman...

Schumer Is Adamant: 'I'm Not Amy Fischer!'

Long Island native wants to avoid confusion with 'Long Island Lolita'

(Newser) - No, Amy Schumer will not become Amy Fischer following the comedian's marriage to chef Chris Fischer . 'Cause, well, she doesn't want to be confused with an attempted-killer-turned-porn-star. This came to light via Instagram, where Schumer's father asked his famous daughter if she would make the switch....

Amy Schumer Reveals New Man, Gets Married 2 Days Later

Comedian wed chef Chris Fischer on Tuesday

(Newser) - It's been a whirlwind few days for fans of Amy Schumer—and probably the comedian herself, to be honest. People reports the Trainwreck star married chef Chris Fischer in a very private ceremony Tuesday in Malibu. The couple had only gone public with their relationship—via Instagram post —...

Amy Schumer Breaks Up With Boyfriend

It's over between her and Ben Hanisch

(Newser) - It's over for Amy Schumer and her boyfriend of a year and a half. The 35-year-old actress met Ben Hanisch, 30, on a dating app around November 2015 and first went public with their romance in January 2016, People reports. But they haven't been spotted together—or on...

King Arthur Suffers Legend of the Flop
King Arthur Suffers
Legend of the Flop
BOX OFFICE
May 14, 2017 11:07 AM CDT

King Arthur Suffers Legend of the Flop

$175M Guy Ritchie film scores disastrous $14.7M, behind 'Guardians,' 'Snatched'

(Newser) - The first major box office flop of the summer movie season has arrived. Studio estimates on Sunday say director Guy Ritchie's King Arthur: Legend of the Sword opened to a bleak $14.7 million from more than 3,700 locations against a costly $175 million production budget, reports the...

Amy Schumer&#39;s New Movie Is Getting Razzed
Amy Schumer's New
Movie Is Getting Razzed
movie review
May 12, 2017 9:18 AM CDT

Amy Schumer's New Movie Is Getting Razzed

Critics pan 'Snatched,' also starring Goldie Hawn

(Newser) - Amy Schumer's new movie is out, and most critics are oh-so-disappointed. Snatched, starring Schumer and Goldie Hawn as a mother-daughter duo on a disastrous trip to Ecuador, was managing a measly 37% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes . Worse, even fewer audiences members like it (25%). Here's a sampling:...

Schumer Uses Store's Bathroom, Says Thanks in Huge Way

Go Amy

(Newser) - Tales of Amy Schumer's generosity continue: While jogging around Chicago on April 13, Schumer stopped in at the Six Corners Mattress Firm, hoping to find a bathroom, reports People . Employee Sagine Lazarre, not recognizing the visitor, quickly showed her the way. But when Schumer had done her business, she...

Amy Schumer 'Bummed' to Ditch Barbie

Star says 'scheduling conflicts' are to blame for dropping out of movie

(Newser) - Ken will have to find another Barbie. Amy Schumer, who was set to star in the live-action version of the movie based on the doll, has pulled out of the film, Variety reports. It's apparently not because she thinks the Sony flick will be some kind of train wreck,...

Amy Schumer: Thanks, Trolls, I'm Actually the Perfect Barbie

And don't bother calling it fat-shaming since she's neither fat nor shamed

(Newser) - Amy Schumer has been hit with backlash since the announcement that she'll be playing Barbie in an upcoming movie about the iconic toy, and on Tuesday, she hit back at the haters on Instagram . Next to a picture of herself in a bathing suit, she wrote that it shouldn'...

Amy Schumer Is Getting Kicked Out of Barbieland

While starring as Barbie in the upcoming 'Barbie' film

(Newser) - What's the bigger surprise: Amy Schumer playing Barbie in the Barbie movie or said Barbie movie being rated PG? Regardless, EW reports the comedian is in talks to star in the live-action film that Mattel and Sony have been working on since 2014. "Schumer’s growing stature as...

20K People Just Trolled Mike Pence
20K People
Just Trolled
Mike Pence
Nov 17, 2016 7:34 AM CST

20K People Just Trolled Mike Pence

They donated to Planned Parenthood in his name

(Newser) - Donald Trump has many fearing for the future of women's reproductive freedom, but last week's election outcome wasn't all bad for Planned Parenthood. The organization has seen an "unprecedented outpouring (of) support" in the days since in the form of 160,000 donations, including 20,000...

Amy Schumer Has Harsh Words for Those Vowing to Move to Canada

'Just as disgusting as anyone who voted for this racist'

(Newser) - Apparently when Amy Schumer saying she's going to leave the country if Donald Trump is elected president was a joke, but other people saying the same thing is a serious matter. The comedian went on a rant against such people Wednesday on Instagram , first clarifying that she said she...

Amy Schumer: Here's Why You Shouldn't Be Mad About My 'Formation'

She reacts to the controversy on 'Medium'

(Newser) - Amy Schumer is taking heat for making a "parody" video of Beyonce's "Formation," a song and music video that were seen as " a celebration of all things black ." Critics of Schumer's version said she was guilty of cultural appropriation and was making light...

Here's What Amy Schumer Had to Say to the Walk-Outs

'How could I think it was OK to spend five minutes having a peaceful conversation with someone with different views?'

(Newser) - Amy Schumer has something to say to the 200 audience members who walked out of her Tampa, Fla., show Sunday night after she started dissing Donald Trump, People reports. "Dearest Tampa, I’m sorry you didn’t want me, a comedian who talks about what she believes in, to...

200 People Storm Out of Schumer Show

Over what else these days—Donald Trump

(Newser) - Some folks who went for the comedy, not the politics—which is often fair game in comedy, especially during an election year—didn't take too kindly to Amy Schumer's remarks about Donald Trump during a Sunday show at Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. Per the Tampa Bay Times ...

The Most Dangerous Celebs to Search For

Amy Schumer tops the list, but Justin Bieber could get you in trouble

(Newser) - If Googling Justin Bieber seems like a bad idea, you're not wrong. A study by Intel Security finds that the Biebs is one of the most dangerous celebrities to search for online. The list also includes Miley Cyrus, Will Smith, and Rihanna—but the most dangerous is Amy Schumer....

Amy Schumer Breaks a New Glass Ceiling

Becomes first female to make it onto the highest-paid comedians list

(Newser) - For the first time, a woman has made it onto Forbes' list of the highest-paid comedians in the world. And Amy Schumer isn't just on the list, she's in the fourth spot. At Forbes , Madeline Berg looks at how Schumer pulled off the huge accomplishment. She made $17...

Amy Schumer Gets Sexist Heckler Tossed

'Show us your t---' didn't go over well with her

(Newser) - Don't mess with Amy Schumer. In the middle of the comedian's set in Stockholm, Sweden, Wednesday, a man in the audience interrupted her to yell, "Show us your t---!" Schumer asked the audience to point him out, then grilled him about his job before telling him,...

Trolls Target Amy Schumer's New Book

They're leaving fake one-star reviews on Amazon

(Newser) - Amy Schumer's new collection of essays, titled The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo, currently sits at the No. 2 spot on Amazon's bestsellers list, with Heidi Stevens at the Chicago Tribune describing it as "a brave, vulnerable tale" that's also "hilarious." Its Amazon...

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