It's true that Amy Schumer focuses way too much on sex in her skits and routines. Sometimes it's as if she's trying to be dirtier than the dirtiest male comedian. Or it's as if she's daring herself to say words for genitals out loud. But ultimately, in relation to her comedy in general, you've got to give the girl credit for trying. Most of her sketches are actually funny and creative. She does take a lot of risks. She is very perceptive and she raises issues that other comedians haven't before. The sketch where she's playing a video combat game and her female avatar gets raped by a fellow soldier is incredibly brave. It's a way of raising a hot issue - of sexual assault in the military - in an accessible way. I loved another sketch where she describes how staff at luxury hotels are very fawning and caring while you're paying them, but once you check out, you don't exist. She is not always on the mark when she's talking about race, for example saying that Latino girls always sound 'hot' - a bit of a stereotype - but sometimes she does well, such as talking about how some elderly white people are still just a little bit racist.
Review of Inside Amy Schumer
