Which Amy Schumer Moment Totally Blew Your Panties off This Year?
Amy Schumer made 2015 her bitch. She scored her very first Emmy, made her SNL hosting debut, wrote and starred in a little movie called Trainwreck-all while schooling us on what modern romance really looks like when you wake up to it hungover in the morning. She dominated pop culture, taking issues like feminism and body image and putting a comedic, real-as-hell spin on them, and also seriously took a stance on tightening gun laws after a gunman invaded a screening of her movie over the summer. In other words, she did all the right things to get us talking, with a bottle of wine in hand at all times.
This is why we're raising our glasses to Amy at VH1 Big In 15 With Entertainment Weekly, to roast and toast the powerhouse for all she's accomplished this year. In preparation for the big event, Monday, December 7, 2015 at 9pm ET/PT on VH1, we're here to remind you of all the Amy epic-ness that happened this year. Not that you needed reminding. Check them out and sound off on your favorite moment in the poll and comments below, trainwrecks. It's time.
April: Her nude, non-airbrushed EW cover
Not only did Amy have the lady balls to pose nude, but later thanked the magazine for avoiding photoshop to make her "look skinny" and tweeted: "For real very cool. Thank you. Proud size 6 yo!"
April: Named one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People 2015
If TIME declares you to be a boss, you're a boss.
April: Pranking Kimye on the TIME red carpet
The all-too-stiff couple couldn't hang with Amy having a little fun, which made it epic when it happened, and epic for all of eternity.
April: Kissing Amber Rose at the MTV Movie Awards
Which she was hosting, by the way.
June: Saying she refuses to look like a "malnourished bird"
We will never stop praising Amy for bringing light to body image issues and realistic body expectations. "It's very therapeutic for me to be like, 'Yes, I'm not going to look like a malnourished bird,'" she said at a Trainwreck press conference. "I like speaking to that, as well as speaking to my work and what I'm doing."
July: Trainwreck. Period.
The hilarious depiction of modern dating from a woman's perspective, which she wrote and starred in. It made over $30 million opening weekend.
July: Stepping up and speaking out on gun laws
After a man opened fire and killed three people during a Trainwreck screening in Lafayette, Louisiana, Amy took a serious stance on violence and gun rights. She stood alongside her cousin, Sen. Chuck Schumer, as he announced new legislation enforcing gun laws. “The critics scoff and say, ‘There is no way to stop crazy people from doing crazy things,'” she said. “They’re wrong.” She also became an advocate for increased mental health funding.
October: HBO special Amy Schumer Live at the Apollo premieres
Not only did she score her own HBO special, she completely nailed it. I think I peed a little when I watched from laughing so hard.
September: First Emmy win
Amy took the gold in Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for Inside Amy Schumer and earned three additional nominations as well. The slay is real.
September: Opening act for Madonna's Rebel Heart tour
Amy opened for Madge during three of the her NYC tour dates. This is Madonna we're talking about, people.
October: Calling out the Kardashians during SNL debut
In her opening monologue, Amy expressed how unfortunate it is that young girls look up to a family “who takes the faces they were born with as a light suggestion.” She also said Khloe was the most relatable one until she “lost half her body weight.” All is fair in SNL and war.