Amy Schumer Signs With WME

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A day after Amy Schumer exited her longtime agency UTA, the actress and comedian signed with WME, the agency announced Monday.

WME already represented Schumer for public appearances. Schumer’s collaborators — sister and writing partner Kim Caramele and actor and producer Kevin Kane — will join her at the agency.

TheWrap exclusively reported on Sunday that Schumer was leaving UTA, an agency that she had been represented at for close to 10 years. UTA had packaged her projects like “I Feel Pretty,” “Trainwreck” and her comedy series “Inside Amy Schumer.”

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Schumer’s other most recent credit is “Thank You for Your Service.” “I Feel Pretty” has grossed $88 million at the worldwide box office, while her hit comedy “Trainwreck” has earned $140 million globally since its debut in 2015. She also served as a writer and co-producer on “Trainwreck.”

Schumer will next be seen in Rebecca Miller’s “She Came to Me” alongside Steve Carell and Nicole Kidman. She will also star in and produce “Who Invited Her?” with Reese Witherspoon via her Pacific Standard banner. She also most recently launched an original podcast on Spotify called “Amy Schumer Presents: 3 Girls, 1 Keith.”

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She is represented by The Lede Company, Maverick Management and Schreck Rose Dapello Adams Berlin & Dunham.

Evolution of Amy Schumer: From Stand Up Comic to 'I Feel Pretty' (Photos)

Long before we all came to know and love the charming witty multi-hyphenate, Amy Schumer was once an unknown comic longing for her big break.
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2003

Schumer enters the world of stand-up comedy. She performs her first ever gig at Manhattan’s Gotham Comedy Club shortly after graduating from Towson University in Maryland.
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2007

Schumer appears on a Comedy Central episode of "Live at Gotham," which showcases comedians performing at the New York City comedy club.
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2007

After previously auditioning for but not booking it, the comedian finally makes it on to the fifth season of "Last Comic Standing," where comedians compete for $250,000 and a TV special.

Schumer placed fourth.
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2011

Schumer applies to be a writer on the "Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen," but doesn't get the job -- instead, she gets to be a roaster.

She received a great deal of attention for her jokes. Not all of it positive.
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2012

Schumer's comedy special "Mostly Sex Stuff" premieres on Comedy Central where she discusses ... well, mostly sex stuff.

According to the Washington Post, Schumer's comedy special was the second highest rated Comedy Central special in five years.
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2013

Schumer premieres "Inside Amy Schumer" on Comedy Central, her first comedy pilot. The sketch show was renewed for a fifth season in 2016.
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2015

Schumer hosts the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, where she gets praised for her great jokes.
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2015

Time Magazine names Schumer one of its 100 Most Influential People of 2015.

The magazine wrote:

"Amy’s got your back.
She’s in your corner.
She’s an honesty bomb.
And she’s coming for you."
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2015

"Trainwreck" (co-starring Bill Hader) put Schumer on the map as both a gifted writer and actress. She earned a nomination from the Writers Guild of America for Best Original Screenplay and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical.
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2016

Schumer was joined on stage at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards by Jennifer Lawrence, and they quickly became Hollywood's most loved BFFs.
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2016

The comedian releases a memoir titled "The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo." The book rose to the No. 1 spot on the New York Times Best Seller List.
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2016

Schumer was in talks to play Barbie in a live-action movie for Sony based on the iconic Mattel line of dolls; the deal later fell through.
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2017

The comedian co-starred with Goldie Hawn in R-rated comedy "Snatched" about a super-cautious mom (Hawn) who joins her daughter (Schumer) on a jungle vacation to Ecuador that goes horribly, horribly wrong.
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2017

Schumer made her Broadway debut in November 2017 in Steve Martin's comedy "Meteor Shower" opposite Keegan-Michael Key, Laura Benanti and Jeremy Shamos.
2018

Schumer starred in the comedy "I Feel Pretty" about a woman who finds confidence and self-esteem after suffering a head injury. Schumer took on criticism of the movie's body image themes. “I heard a lot of, ‘She doesn’t have a right to feel bad about herself because she looks however she looks,'” Schumer said, adding that the movie is “not about an ugly troll becoming beautiful, it’s about a woman who has low self-esteem finding some … Everyone’s got a right to feel that feeling, regardless of their appearance.”
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