Amy Schumer to appear at Rupp Arena April 30

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Amy Schumer has announced new dates for her Spring tour, including a stop at Rupp Arena on Saturday, April 30.

Schumer is the creator, star, writer and executive producer of the award winning Inside Amy Schumer, as well as the writer and star of the big-screen comedy hit Trainwreck.

Inside Amy Schumer recently won the Writers Guild Award for Best Comedy/Variety Sketch series. Last fall the show was honored with the first-ever Emmy Award for “Outstanding Sketch Variety Series.” She was also nominated for “Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series,” and “Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series.”  Schumer received honors for “Individual Achievement in Comedy” and “Outstanding Achievement in Comedy” from the Television Critics Association in 2015.  Additionally, she was awarded The 2015 Critic’s Choice Television Award for “Best Actress in a Comedy Series.” Among the show’s many accolades, it also received the prestigious Peabody Award in 2014.

Schumer’s Universal Pictures hit Trainwreck dominated the 2015 summer comedy international box office. Amy wrote the film which co-starred Bill Hader, Tilda Swinton, Brie Larson, Lebron James and Vanessa Bayer. Judd Apatow directed the film which was nominated for two Golden Globes including Best Actress, Comedy or Musical, as well as Best Picture, Comedy or Musical.  Additionally, she won the Critic’s Choice Award for “Best Actress in a Comedy” and was nominated for a Writers’ Guild Award in the category of “Original Screenplay.”

Tickets go on sale for her Lexington show beginning at 10:00 am on Friday, March 18 at Ticketmaster.com, the Rupp arena box office and all Ticketmaster outlets.  Charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

For more information and a complete list of tour dates go to: www.amyschumer.com