Amy Schumer: A Biography

by Ashley Scott

Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007. Since 2013, she has been the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, for which she received a Peabody Award and for which Schumer has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series, winning Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. She wrote and made her film debut in a starring role in Trainwreck, for which she received nominations for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She published a memoir in 2016, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, which held the top position on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list for two weeks, and has also written for Cosmopolitan magazine. Schumer also starred alongside Goldie Hawn in the comedy film Snatched.

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 9, 2017

About the author

Ashley Scott grew up in the Deep South with a head full of stories, a bookshelf full of fantasy, and a deep belief that cats are wiser than most people. She discovered The Lord of the Rings as a teenager and has returned to Middle-earth more than forty times since—usually with a cat in her lap and a highlighter in hand.

After earning her doctorate from the University of Alabama and spending 21 years in federal service, Ashley retired and finally gave herself permission to do what she’d always dreamed of: write books that spark wonder, healing, and a little bit of magic.

She now writes from her home in Florida, where she lives with her husband and a sassy tortie cat. Her late tabby Rudy—who lived to the extraordinary age of 24—inspired The Marvelous Cats of McFarland Park, a heartwarming fantasy series where cats lead the way, and humans would be wise to follow.

Ashley is also the creator of the Enchanted Pages Series, a collection of guided journals that blend reflection, ritual, and creativity. Her first two, The Purr of Gratitude and Awaken Your Inner Goddess, invite readers to slow down, listen within, and color outside the lines—literally.

More feline adventures, magical journals, and even a children's book are on the way. Until then, she’ll be reading (at least 100 books a year), sipping tea, and taking dictation from her cat.

Reviews

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just finished reading the audible version of “AMY SCHUMER: A BIOGRAPHY” by ASHLEY SCOTT and narrated by LAUREN HARTZOG. Amy Beth Schumer is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer. She ventured into comedy in the early 2000s before appearing as a contestant on the fifth season of the NBC reality competition series Last Comic Standing in 2007.  Since 2013, she has been the creator, co-producer, co-writer and star of the Comedy Central sketch comedy series Inside Amy Schumer, for which she received a Peabody Award and for which Schumer has been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for her work on the series, winning Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. She wrote and made her film debut in a starring role in Trainwreck, for which she received nominations for the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Comedy or Musical. She published a memoir in 2016, The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo, which held the top position on The New York Times Non-Fiction Best Seller list for two weeks, and has also written for Cosmopolitan magazine. Schumer also starred alongside Goldie Hawn in the comedy film Snatched. This book only wants me to read “THE GIRL WITH THE LOWER BACK TATTOO”. I love her!