Amy Schumer: Growing

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Amy Schumer: Growing is an American stand-up comedy special by Amy Schumer. It was recorded at the Chicago Theatre while Schumer was in the second trimester of pregnancy with her first child.{{Cite web |last=Logan |first=Brian |date=2019-03-16 |title=Growing: Amy Schumer is the daddy of carnal standup |url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/mar/16/amy-shumer-growing |access-date=2021-02-06 |website=the Guardian |language=en}} The hour-long special premiered March 19, 2019 on Netflix.{{Cite web |last=Swartz |first=Tracy |title=Amy Schumer's Netflix special, taped at the Chicago Theatre, to drop in March |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/tv/ct-ent-amy-schumer-netflix-special-20190212-story.html |access-date=2021-02-06 |website=chicagotribune.com|date=12 February 2019 }}

Background

Schumer developed and directed the special while amidst a 60-show tour of 42 cities in the United States. On the first day she was expected to film the special, Schumer was hospitalized due to issues with hyperemesis gravidarum as she could not keep water down.{{Cite web |last=Gilbert |first=Sophie |date=2020-07-12 |title=The Radical Exposure of Amy Schumer |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/07/amy-schumer-expecting-amy-hbo-max/614047/ |access-date=2021-02-06 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes 79% of the 14 reviews are positive. The website's critics consensus reads: "Amy Schumer's standup matures in an hour filled with concise insights into aging and matrimony, marked with only slight Growing pains as the comedian refreshes her comedic voice."{{Cite web |title=Amy Schumer Growing (2019) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |date=19 March 2019 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/amy_schumer_growing |access-date=2023-03-03 }}

Awards and nominations

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2019

!scope="row"| Emmy Award{{Cite web |title=Amy Schumer Growing |url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/amy-schumer-growing |access-date=2021-02-07 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}

| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special

Amy Schumer{{nom}}
2019

!scope="row"| Broadcast Film Critics Association Award{{Cite web |title=Critics Choice Awards |url=https://www.criticschoice.com/critics-choice-awards/ |access-date=2021-02-07 |language=en-US}}

| Best Comedy Special

Amy Schumer: Growing{{nom}}
2019

!scope="row"| Online Film & Television Association Award{{Cite web |title=23rd Annual TV Awards (2018-19) - Online Film & Television Association |url=http://www.oftaawards.com/television-awards/23rd-annual-tv-awards-2018-19/ |access-date=2021-02-07 |language=en-US}}

| Best Writing of a Variety, Reality or Non-Fiction Program

Amy Schumer{{nom}}

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