Amy Beth Schumer (born June 1, 1981) is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She is the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, which has been airing on Comedy Central since 2013. Inside Amy Schumer has received a Peabody Award and Schumer has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series, winning for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. She wrote and starred in the comedy, Trainwreck (2015), for which she received a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.