Amy Schumer Learns to Cook
{{short description|American cooking show}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 8
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- Amy Schumer
- Chris Fischer
- Dan Cesareo
- Lucilla D'Agostino
- Jordana Starr
- Faith Gaskins
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| runtime = 49 minutes
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- It's So Easy Productions
- Big Fish Entertainment (season 1)
- Inked Out Productions
- DayDream Pictures
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| network = Food Network
| location = Martha's Vineyard
| first_aired = {{Start date|2020|5|11}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2020|9|7}}
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Amy Schumer Learns to Cook is an American cooking show starring Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer, which follows Schumer learning to cook from her husband, Fischer, while making cocktails. The series aired from May 11 to September 7, 2020, on Food Network.{{cite web|url=https://people.com/food/amy-schumer-son-gene-new-cooking-show-late-clip-night-snack/|title=Amy Schumer (and Son Gene!) Make Her Ultimate Late-Night Snack In Preview of Her New Cooking Show|work=People|first=Mary|last=Honkus|date=May 4, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}
In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 17, 2020.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/amy-schumer-learns-cook-food-network-extends-tv-1234693964/|title=Food Network Extends Amy Schumer's Quarantine Cooking Series|work=Variety|first=Brian|last=Steinberg|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=June 30, 2020}}
An uncensored version of this show titled Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Uncensored premiered on January 1, 2021, on discovery+.{{cite press release|title=discovery+ Announces Exclusive Original Series Debuting in January 2021|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2020/12/03/discoveryplus-announces-exclusive-original-series-debuting-in-january-2021-592304/20201203discovery01/|publisher=Discovery, Inc.|via=The Futon Critic|date=December 3, 2020}}
Production
In May 2020, Food Network announced that comedian Amy Schumer and her husband Chris Fischer would star in an eight-episode cooking show, Amy Schumer Learns to Cook, which follows the couple cooking in their home kitchen while quarantined during the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/04/amy-schumer-quarantine-cooking-show-food-network-amy-schumer-learns-to-cook-1202905641/|title=Amy Schumer To Front Quarantine Cooking Show For Food Network|work=Deadline Hollywood|first=Denise|last=Petski|date=April 10, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://etcanada.com/news/638086/amy-schumer-brings-comedy-to-cooking-in-new-show-from-quarantine/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505161949/https://etcanada.com/news/638086/amy-schumer-brings-comedy-to-cooking-in-new-show-from-quarantine/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2020|title=Amy Schumer Brings Comedy To Cooking In New Show From Quarantine|publisher=Entertainment Tonight Canada|first=Jaime|last=Samhan|date=May 4, 2020}} The series was self-shot and also features Schumer donating to Coalition of Immokalee Workers Fair Food Program and domestic violence organizations.{{cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2020/04/10/amy-schumer-quarantine-cooking-show-series-order-food-network/|title=Amy Schumer Learns to Cook During Quarantine in New Food Network Show|work=TVLine|first=Ryan|last=Schwartz|date=April 10, 2020|access-date=May 6, 2020}}{{cite episode|title=Breakfast Time and Late-Night Eats|series=Amy Schumer Learns to Cook|network=Food Network|airdate=May 11, 2020|number=1|season=1|id=1}}
Cast
- Amy Schumer, comedian, wife and mother
- Chris Fischer, chef, husband and father
- Gene, Chris and Amy's baby
- Jane, student from the Philippines serving as nanny and camera operator.{{cite web|url=https://www.connectradio.fm/2020/05/07/amy-schumer-struggles-to-make-cocktail-in-new-series-amy-schumer-learns-to-cook/|title=Amy Schumer struggles to make cocktail in new series 'Amy Schumer Learns to Cook'|publisher=WCED-FM|agency=ABC News|date=May 7, 2020|location=DuBois, Pennsylvania|access-date=May 20, 2020|archive-date=June 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618003301/https://www.connectradio.fm/2020/05/07/amy-schumer-struggles-to-make-cocktail-in-new-series-amy-schumer-learns-to-cook/|url-status=dead}}
Episodes
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| end2 = {{End date|2020|09|07}}
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=Season 1 (2020)=
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|Title = Breakfast Time and Late-Night Eats
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|05|11}}
|ShortSummary = Series premiere. Introduces the series, chef Chris, bartender Amy, son Gene, nanny and cameraman Jane, dog Tatiana, Amy's father Gordon. Amy reveals her years of bartending, Chris reveals his love of fennel. They teach the audience that chocolate is poisonous to dogs. They make latke, old fashioneds, poached eggs, bacon, fennel salad, fried rice, chicken wings, moscows, applesauce, chocolate peanut (sic. almond) butter cup cookies, matzah toast.
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|Title = Lunch Break and Pasta Night
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|ShortSummary = Remote robocam operator Mike is introduced. Amy introduces her sister Kim, with whom she shares a love of Italian train station speck sandwiches. Chris and Amy make various sandwiches, various salads, pastas. They make speck sandwich, tomato veggie sandwich, verro de tinto, panzanella salad, crustini salad sandwich, crab salad, mushroom sauce spaghetti, tomato sauce spaghetti, brassica spaghetti
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|Title = Taco Night and Movie Night
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|ShortSummary = Intercom with off-site producer introduced. Amy recommends having sex to alleviate quarantine relationship issues. Amy reveals Chris has won a James Beard Award, Chris reveals Amy has won an Emmy. Chris explains that fish tacos usually use whitefish, such as haddock, seabass, striped bass. Amy and Chris make palomas, guacamole, masa tortillas, al dente rice, shaved cabbage salad, tempura haddock, tempura veggies, sour cream mix. They make tacos. Amy reveals Gene's original middle name was "Attell", before being changed to "Dave", Dave Attell's first name and her father's middle name. Then they make dirty martini, Greek salad dip, crispy potatoes, lamb sliders. Danny DeVito reveals his version of a martini.
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|Title = Brunch and Leftovers
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|ShortSummary = Amy reveals that Jane is from the Philippines, discusses the robotic cameras around the kitchen. Brunch: They make a peach bellini, scones, pork sausage, eggs sunny side up. Fridge Clean Out: It's time to clean out the fridge. They make a hot toddy, and leftovers. Michael Rapaport checks in remotely. A giant fritatta is made for the local school, with eggs, onions, butter, cooking in the oven for 4 hours. Amy reveals they live in Manhattan when not in quarantine. Warm potato and radish salad with tonnato (tuna) dressing. Mashed potatoes are made, with garlic. Fennel and radish salad with tonnato dressing. Peas and carrots are made, with a dressing of bacon. Amy reveals her learnings during the course of the show for this final episode.
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=Season 2 (2020)=
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|Title = Fresh, Not Frozen and Kids Menu
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Fresh, Not Frozen
- Piña colada
- Pigs in a blanket
- "celery in a sack" (C-sac): Roasted celery root in crescent roll wrap
- Eric Andre guests on videocall
- Chris relates tale of when he tried and failed to rescue a sow having a bad litter delivery
- Deep-fried potato skins and sour cream and scallion dip
- Bacon and cheddar potato skins
- Deep-fried empanada size pot stickers, from dough from scratch and filling from scratch, scratch made offscreen, filled and cooked onscreen; with soy sauce based sauce made onscreen
- Amy complains about the TV ratings
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Kids Menu
- Alcoholic coffee
- Frozen hot chocolate
- Broccoli and ricotta pancake w/butter
- "Gene's favorite waffles": frozen waffles + cream cheese & maple syrup
- Beef meatballs
- Chris eats a caterpillar found in the pot blanching organic kale
- Israeli couscous broccoli peas: from frozen peas, premade couscous, cooked broccoli
- Jesse Eisenberg guests on videocall
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|Title = Picnic and Unlimited Soup and Salad
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Picnic
- Margarita cocktail, from margarita mix base
- Pine nut and peanut butter brownies
- Pesto pasta salad, with fresh pesto using podolico butter
- Jeff Goldblum guests on speakerphone
- Gene has become 14 months old
- Chicken cutlet BLT sandwich; with previously made chicken cutlets
- Celery root watermelon salad w/ ricotta
- "Jane Learned to Cook"
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Unlimited soup & salad
- Home quarantine bad haircut
- Fischer Fennel Fanatic Fan Club: F.F.F.C.
- Sazerac cocktail; Chris messes up the cocktail shaker shake
- Amy's Unique Original Salad (U.O.S.): cabbage (or iceberg lettuce), blue cheese dressing, blue cheese chunks, bacon, carrots, butter lettuce, dill, salt, lemon juice
- kale, anchovy, parsley salad; w/ parmesan, olive oil and lemon juice: Chris teaches kale stripping
- John Early guests on speakerphone; John officiated Amy and Chris' wedding
- Celery root soup with yogurt; a cold soup: boiled celery root, boiled fennel, parsley, yogurt, blended together then refrigerated
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|Title = Takeout Favorites and Finger Foods
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|8|31}}
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Takeout Favorites
- Spaghetti with pomodoro and basil; Chris keeps losing microplanes
- Shrimp in lobster sauce; the cooking liquid from the shrimp is thickened to create the lobster-less lobster sauce
- Sushi: tuna cone roll, nori-less cut roll; Chris teaches how to deskin fish
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Finger Foods
- Gin and tonic; how to add ice to a glass, do not put glasses into ice bins
- Mini grilled cheese sandwich
- Gazpacho
- Pizza bagels
- John Forté visits
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|Title = Amy's Steakhouse Dinner and BBQ
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|9|7}}
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Amy's Steakhouse Dinner
- Tatiana goes to the vet
- Cocktail Bicyclette: white wine, Compari, orange, ice
- Skirt steak; marinated with garlic powder and onion powder in soy sauce; Chris finds a slug in the organic shiitake; steak cooked in soy with the shiitake
- Sandy Schumer, Amy's mom on speakerphone; her cat Sofia goes to the vet
- Creamed spinach and summer squash; with garlic scapes, frozen and fresh spinach, corn cut off the cob, pattypan squash, heavy cream, butter
- Cinnamon and sugar bites: a pie crust with cinnamon and sugar coat, with nothing else; making pie crust from scratch
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BBQ!
- Sofia Schumer, the cat, died (2003-2020)
- Tati the dog is back
- Gene gets his own garden
- Watermelon vodka punch bowl: a hollowed out watermelon as a punch bowl/lidded pot; hand blender immersed into the watermelon to blend up the innards, and add vodka and mint
- Peperonata: summer squash, roasted red peppers, snow peas, salt, basil, oregano, celery root, olive oil
- Pork chops: bone-in porterhouse, marinated with salt, fennel seeds, olive oil, dried thyme, peach, lemon, garlic scapes, flowering thyme; grilled on the BBQ
- Artichokes with lemon butter: steamed then grilled
- Grilled lobster rolls: grilled rolls with grilled lobster in mayonnaise and lettuce
- Possible new season, "Amy Schumer Learned to Cook" or "Amy Schumer Cooks"
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Accolades
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| Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program | Amy Schumer, Chris Fischer, Dan Cesareo, Lucilla D'Agostino, Jordana Starr and Faith Gaskins | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|12212014|Amy Schumer Learns to Cook}}
{{Amy Schumer}}
{{Food Network series}}
Category:2020 American television series debuts
Category:2020 American television series endings
Category:2020s American cooking television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Food Network original programming
Category:Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic