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

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  1. 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 about stupid things and if she ever gets to the punch line, it takes too long or you could see it for miles beforehand.
  2. 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 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.
  3. 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 losing interest frequently as she rambled on trying to get to a joke. This is the least good HBO special i have seen yet.
  4. mtg837
    Oct 20, 2015
    9
    As a long time Schumer fan, I first saw her stand up before seeing her show. And even though I think her show is the best comedy half hour on television, I missed her stand up comedy.

    Hour comedy specials are tricky, and if done poorly can feel ill-paced, poorly timed and overly long. Schumer avoids all these hurdles and delivers huge laughs, all while maintaining an unapologetic eye    As a long time Schumer fan, I first saw her stand up before seeing her show. And even though I think her show is the best comedy half hour on television, I missed her stand up comedy.

    Hour comedy specials are tricky, and if done poorly can feel ill-paced, poorly timed and overly long. Schumer avoids all these hurdles and delivers huge laughs, all while maintaining an unapologetic eye on her targets (many of which, endearingly as she intends, are herself.)

    What I love so much about Amy is that she never gets off message, never half apologizes, and never courts men and their sensitivities.    … Expand
  5. j1train
    Oct 18, 2015
    7
    A disappointing amount of jokes anyone who's watched her show, talk show interviews and past standup will have already heard. But it's still fun and edgy stuff. Bit of the night: "Oprah was cum! Oprah could've wound up on somebody's **** but we got Oprah. Thank you cum!"

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

Critic Reviews

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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
  1. Under The Radar
    Reviewed by: Kyle Turner
    Oct 19, 2015
    80
    Sharply written and delivered with an acute self-awareness.
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  2. Sioux City Journal
    Reviewed by: Bruce Miller
    Oct 16, 2015
    80
    It recalls some of the better standup specials of the past decade. It hits on those R-rated topics she’s good at addressing and it lets her weigh in on the problems women face in Hollywood.
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  3. 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.
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