Amy Schumer’s opening monologue on ‘SNL’ was all about things that women know
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Amy Schumer’s opening monologue on “Saturday Night Live’’ was a wry, rambling tour of topics that many women can relate to.
Schumer showed her comedic and stand-up chops, and the audience responded with plenty of laughs. Rambling is funny, after all. And women laughed knowingly.
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Schumer, who stars in the new movie “I Feel Pretty,’’ began by mentioning that she got married this year. Her husband is Chris Fischer, a chef on Martha’s Vineyard. They met last fall and were married in February in Malibu.
But everything may not be as story-book as it might seem, Schumer said. At least not the proposal.
“The way that my now-husband proposed was so worthless,’’ she said. “It was such a dumb proposal. It was morning. I was still asleep. He threw the box at me and said ‘I got you this.’ ’’
And Schumer talked about her experience as a bride’s maid. Six times a bride’s maid, on Long Island, no less.
The brides were in the mid- to late-30s, she said, giving the other women a worry: “You’re just standing there in a line of bride’s maid hoping you don’t have the biggest arm.’’
Schumer talked about an almost-secret code that women use when they’re hoping to borrow a tampon from another woman.
“Someone will always hook you up,’’ she said. “And the way we ask each other … you don’t even have to say the words.’’
All that’s needed are hand signals and expressions.
“We say it like that because we’ve been taught to be ashamed of being born human women.’’
And Schumer said, “This one’s just for the ladies. Ladies, remember how we were raised with the illusion of equality?’’
Women in the audience laughed, with a mixture of agreement and uncertainty.
“We were like, you got us again. It sucks.’’
And she added, “I think something we can do is if [mothers] raised these boys to be a little nicer at a young age. I really think that’s a good idea.’’
