Is Her Show Over? Amy Schumer Starts Rumors Amid Controversy
by EG
Comedian Amy Schumer has been drawn into a social media uproar over a former employee's controversial tweets, and in response, Schumer dropped a cryptic tweet that has some speculating that Inside Amy Schumer might not be coming back to Comedy Central.
The controversy began when comedian Aaron Glaser was banned from the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe following accusations that he had raped several women associated with the group. In response to that event, comedian Kurt Metzger, who had written for Inside Amy Schumer, came to Glaser's defense, suggesting that his accusers might be lying. That led to a social-media outcry for Schumer to fire Metzger from her show.
Schumer's response, still on social media, was to tell people to leave her alone because Metzger doesn't work for her.
I didn't fire Kurt. He isn't a writer for my show because we aren't making the show anymore. There are no writers for it.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 18, 2016
Schumer's claim that she isn't "making the show anymore" has people wondering if the series has ended unexpectedly, a development that would be very surprising given that Comedy Central has already renewed it for a fifth season. There's also the possibility that she was referring to the series' post-season hiatus between seasons four and five.
Or it could be an indication that you shouldn't get too worked up over anything a celebrity tweets in the heat of a controversy.