What to stream this weekend: 'Young Sheldon,' Amy Schumer, 'Oppenheimer' and lots and lots of JLo
This weekโs new streaming entertainment releases include โYoung Sheldonโ returning for its seventh and final season, Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. exploring the power of gospel in a two-part PBS documentary and two projects from Jennifer Lopez, a movie about her love life and a 13-track album.
How the Longest 9 Months of Amy Schumer's Life Became 'Expecting Amy' (Exclusive)
Had Inside Amy Schumer not already been taken, it would have been a fitting title for Schumer's new HBO Max docuseries. With Expecting Amy out now, Hammer phoned ET to discuss taking nine momentous months of Schumer's life and crafting them into the year's most intimate, unflinchingly honest television experiences. Expecting Amy starts with footage of Schumer filming herself, announcing that she's just learned she's having a baby and pondering whether she'll document it. I think they're going to see a side of Amy you wouldn't expect. All three parts of Expecting Amy are now streaming on HBO Max.
Watch the Moment Amy Schumer Finds Out She's Having a Boy in 'Expecting Amy' (Exclusive)
"We just heard the heartbeat," Amy Schumer says in this sneak peek at Expecting Amy, "and that s**t is deep." The above clip, debuting exclusively on ET, shows two such instances: First, when a pregnant Schumer and husband Chris Fischer hear their baby's heartbeat for the first time. Later, we see the moment the couple learns they're having a boy, prompting tears, hugs and a sobbing Schumer to quip, "Down with the patriarchy! HBO MaxAll three parts of Expecting Amy are streaming on HBO Max on July 9. RELATED CONTENT:'Expecting Amy' Trailer Explores Comedy and a Complicated PregnancyWhy Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer Changed Son Gene's Middle NameAmy Schumer Says She'll 'Revisit' Having Baby No.
Amy Schumer Tackles Comedy and a Complicated Pregnancy in 'Expecting Amy' Trailer
"This is a trailer for our HBO Max documentary about giving birth to a baby and a special and a marriage and a diagnosis and everything in between," Amy Schumer wrote on her socials alongside the preview for Expecting Amy. Expecting Amy will show it all, bouncing from comedy clubs to hospital rooms with plenty of home video footage mixed in. "I resent how much women have to suck it the f**k up and act like everything's fine," Schumer says in the trailer. Expecting Amy is streaming on July 9 on HBO Max. 2 After the PandemicWhy Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer Changed Son Gene's Middle NameWhat to Watch on HBO Max: 'Friends,' 'Rick and Morty' and More
Amy Schumer has the best-ever response to Instagram troll asking about autism
Comedian Amy Schumer took to Instagram earlier this week to ask if anyone would be interested in seeing a docuseries about her pregnancy and birth. She was met with a slew of positive comments, although there always has to be that one person online who just goes too far, right? Donโt forget: Schumerโs husband, chef and cookbook author Chris Fischer, has high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. Schumer devoted a few minutes of her special earlier this year to the topic. Schumer wasnโt going to roll past that autism comment.