Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo (2015) is a stand-up special you can watch online on iFILM. Directed by Chris Rock, the HBO hour was shot before a live audience at New York's Apollo Theater.

Schumer was rising fast in American comedy at the time, and this special was one of her first real tests at scale. For sixty minutes she goes through relationships, body image, sex and what it feels like to be in an industry that has very specific opinions about how you should look. The material is blunt. She doesn't hedge, doesn't soften the punchlines, doesn't reach for easy crowd-pleasing. If you want a comedian who plays it safe — this show is not that. Stream Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo online on iFILM.