Amy Schumer is no stranger to skewering gender politics and social injustices in her Emmy-winning Comedy Central series, “Inside Amy Schumer.” True to form, the opening skit in the May 5 episode tackled the sorts of roles written for women in Hollywood, and she had the help of some Oscar winners and nominees to bring it home.
Julianne Moore, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Hudson, and Laura Linney all came on board to spoof “best leading actress” nominees whose roles are confined to crying on the phone while waiting for her husband and raising her children. Introduced on the Oscar stage by Steve Buscemi, Schumer (here Amy Winsbury, star of “The Clumsy Coal Miner”) ends up taking the title—but she’s only available by phone for her acceptance speech.
“More than anything, I really want to thank the writers, because you’re the ones that come up with all these dynamic roles for women,” Schumer says. “Without you, we wouldn’t be able to answer the phone. Thank you, heroes.”
The clip acts as a critique of two-dimensional female characters in film while also taking a jab at the Academy for rarely recognizing comedic performances (Schumer’s turn in “Trainwreck,” anyone?). The band plays Schumer and Buscemi off while the voiceover announcer comes in, saying, “This is Amy’s first win and first nomination after wasting years of her life in comedy.”
It’s little surprise that Schumer’s walking away with the last laugh on this one!
Watch the hilarious (and cringe-worthy) sketch below.
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