Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
  • Network: HBO
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 17, 2015
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9

Critic Reviews

  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Keith Uhlich
    Oct 16, 2015
    60
    Schumer's impression of the personal trainer [is] a great routine, one that's matched only by a subsequent ode to semen (during which she does a priceless shout-out to Oprah Winfrey), as well as a climactic monologue about sexual positions that features some pretty uproarious audience participation. It's during these sections that Schumer's humor is most alive--truly transgressive in ways that confront, rather than winkingly tweak, the chauvinistic prejudices she's targeting. The rest is scattershot in the way of a very talented comic still honing both her points and her live-act presence.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Oct 15, 2015
    58
    It's all standard Schumer stuff, and nothing fans haven't sort of heard before, or maybe laughed at before, or cringed at before, or seen elements of before (her 2012 Comedy Central special). Those fans should be pleased. As usual, everyone else will be appalled.

Awards & Rankings

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#47 Best TV Season of 2015
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#4 Most Shared TV Season of 2015

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User Score
4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 53 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 53
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 53
  3. Negative: 22 out of 53
  1. SirNilesIV
    Oct 22, 2015
    1
    This is neither guffaw-worth nor eye opening. She is not funny. I watched 10 min of this shrill excuse for comedy. Hey do you like MargaretThis is neither guffaw-worth nor eye opening. She is not funny. I watched 10 min of this shrill excuse for comedy. Hey do you like Margaret Cho, Chelsea Handler with a dash of Sarah Silverman? Does anybody? No seriously, thats not a rhetorical question. She is destined to be the Dane Cooke of comedy: a low brow, slow cooking miasma of poor comedic taste and soon to be dated humor.… Full Review »
  2. madnut666
    Oct 23, 2015
    6
    It was OK, but it felt like just a list of jokes that were haphazardly strung together. There is no real buildup i found myself losingIt was OK, but it felt like just a list of jokes that were haphazardly strung together. There is no real buildup i found myself losing interest frequently as she rambled on trying to get to a joke. This is the least good HBO special i have seen yet.… Full Review »
  3. Dragonfly44
    Nov 27, 2017
    0
    I came to watch a comedy from what I heard to be a praised comedian but wound up watching someone who thinks she is funny complain aboutI came to watch a comedy from what I heard to be a praised comedian but wound up watching someone who thinks she is funny complain about stupid things and if she ever gets to the punch line, it takes too long or you could see it for miles beforehand.… Full Review »
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