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Amy Schumer, Emmy Award-winning comedian, actress, writer, and star, mines her past for stories about her teenage years, her family, relationship, and sex, and shares the experiences that have shaped who she is--a woman with the courage to bare her soul and stand up for what she believes in, all while making us laugh. Ranging from the raucous to the romantic, the heartfelt to the harrowing, this highly entertaining and universally appealing collection...
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A wide range of women—actors, athletes, academics, CEOs, writers, small-business owners, birth workers, physicians, and activists—share their experiences of becoming mothers in this multifaceted, moving, and revealing collection.
Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including those of her friend...
Throughout her difficult pregnancy and following her frightening labor experience, Amy Schumer found camaraderie and empowerment in hearing birth stories from other women, including those of her friend...
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A ratings hit! Amy Schumer debuts her one-hour special in front of a live audience at the Historic Fillmore Theatre in San Francisco. Nothing is off limits as Schumer airs every hilarious, messed up detail of her dating and sex life, from encounters with unexpected body parts to hate-filled personal grooming appointments. In her matter-of-fact raunchy style, at odds with her self-described 'Cabbage Patch Kid' appearance, Schumer tells stories of a...
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"Two pink lines on a pregnancy test. The primal scream of a woman pushing through her thirty-fifth hour of labor. The moment a still-wet newborn is placed in his mother's open arms after an unexpected c-section. The bottomless love reflected in the eyes of a father seeing his daughter for the first time. The moment a baby latches to her mother's breast. Or the moment that mother decides to switch to formula. Each of these, and so many more, are stories...
17) Women who kill
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Top comediennes and four close friends Amy Schumer, Rachel Feinstein, Nikki Glaser and Marina Franklin come together in New York City for one hilarious night of stand-up comedy. From racism to pregnancy, nothing is off limits as each comic delivers her own sharp point-of-view that kills audiences time and again.
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As one of the funniest, freshest faces on television and film, the comedian is dominating the world of comedy today with her unique blend of honesty and an unapologetic sense of humor. Schumer's provocative, hilariously wicked mind is on full display as she headlines her first HBO stand-up comedy special.
19) The humans
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Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter's apartment in lower Manhattan. As darkness falls outside and eerie things start to go bump in the night, the group's deepest fears are laid bare. The piercingly funny and haunting debut film from writer-director Stephen Karam, adapted from his Tony Awardʼ-winning play, THE HUMANS explores the hidden dread of a family and the love that binds...
20) The Humans
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A family gathers for Thanksgiving in their daughter's apartment. Amidst the warmth and humor of the holiday, the tight-knit family tries to hold together in the face of an anxious and uncertain future. Based on the Tony Award-winning play also by Stephen Karam.
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