''Amy Schumer Learns to Cook'' is an American cooking show starring Amy Schumer and

Chris Fischer Chris Fischer is an American chef and farmer from Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. He is the husband of stand-up comedian and actress Amy Schumer. Biography A native of Martha's Vineyard, Fischer grew up on a farm and learned about food f ...

, which follows Schumer learning to cook from her husband, Fischer, while making cocktails. The series aired from May 11 to September 7, 2020, on Food Network. In June 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 17, 2020. An uncensored version of this show titled ''Amy Schumer Learns to Cook: Uncensored'' premiered on January 1, 2021, on

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Production

In May 2020, Food Network announced that comedian Amy Schumer and her husband

would star in an eight-episode cooking show, ''Amy Schumer Learns to Cook'', which follows the couple cooking in their home kitchen while quarantined during the

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. The series was self-shot and also features Schumer donating to

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Fair Food Program and domestic violence organizations.

Cast

* Amy Schumer, comedian, wife and mother *

, chef, husband and father *Gene, Chris and Amy's baby *Jane, student from the Philippines serving as nanny and camera operator.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Season 2 (2020)

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* Pigs in a blanket * "celery in a sack" (C-sac): Roasted

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in crescent roll wrap * Eric Andre guests on videocall * Chris relates tale of when he tried and failed to rescue a sow having a bad litter delivery * Deep-fried potato skins and

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and scallion dip * Bacon and cheddar

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* Deep-fried

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s, from dough from scratch and filling from scratch, scratch made offscreen, filled and cooked onscreen; with soy sauce based sauce made onscreen * Amy complains about the TV ratings , 2= Kids Menu * Alcoholic coffee * Frozen hot chocolate * Broccoli and ricotta pancake w/butter * "Gene's favorite waffles": frozen waffles + cream cheese & maple syrup * Beef meatballs * Chris eats a caterpillar found in the pot blanching organic kale * Israeli couscous broccoli peas: from frozen peas, premade couscous, cooked broccoli * Jesse Eisenberg guests on videocall , LineColor = DDBD47 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 6 , EpisodeNumber2 = 2 , Title = Picnic and Unlimited Soup and Salad , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 8, 24 , Viewers = 0.589 , ShortSummary = {{Flex columns , 1= Picnic *

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cocktail, from margarita mix base * Pine nut and

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brownies * Pesto pasta salad, with fresh pesto using podolico butter * Jeff Goldblum guests on speakerphone * Gene has become 14 months old * Chicken cutlet

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; with previously made

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s * Celery root watermelon salad w/

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* "Jane Learned to Cook" , 2= Unlimited soup & salad * Home quarantine bad haircut * Fischer Fennel Fanatic Fan Club: F.F.F.C. *

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cocktail; Chris messes up the cocktail shaker shake * Amy's Unique Original Salad (U.O.S.): cabbage (or iceberg lettuce), blue cheese dressing, blue cheese chunks, bacon, carrots, butter lettuce, dill, salt, lemon juice *

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, anchovy,

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salad; w/ parmesan, olive oil and lemon juice: Chris teaches kale stripping * John Early guests on speakerphone; John officiated Amy and Chris' wedding * Celery root soup with yogurt; a cold soup: boiled celery root, boiled fennel, parsley, yogurt, blended together then refrigerated , LineColor = DDBD47 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 7 , EpisodeNumber2 = 3 , Title = Takeout Favorites and Finger Foods , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 8, 31 , Viewers = 0.566 , ShortSummary = {{Flex columns , 1= Takeout Favorites * Spaghetti with pomodoro and basil; Chris keeps losing

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s * Shrimp in lobster sauce; the cooking liquid from the shrimp is thickened to create the lobster-less lobster sauce * Sushi: tuna cone roll, nori-less cut roll; Chris teaches how to deskin fish , 2= Finger Foods * Gin and tonic; how to add ice to a glass, do not put glasses into ice bins * Mini

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* Gazpacho * Pizza bagels * John Forté visits , LineColor = DDBD47 {{Episode list , EpisodeNumber = 8 , EpisodeNumber2 = 4 , Title = Amy's Steakhouse Dinner and BBQ , OriginalAirDate = {{Start date, 2020, 9, 7 , Viewers = 0.539 , ShortSummary = {{Flex columns , 1= Amy's Steakhouse Dinner *Tatiana goes to the vet * Cocktail Bicyclette: white wine, Compari, orange, ice * Skirt steak; marinated with garlic powder and onion powder in soy sauce; Chris finds a slug in the organic shiitake; steak cooked in soy with the shiitake * Sandy Schumer, Amy's mom on speakerphone; her cat Sofia goes to the vet * Creamed spinach and summer squash; with

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s, frozen and fresh spinach, corn cut off the cob, pattypan squash, heavy cream, butter * Cinnamon and sugar bites: a pie crust with cinnamon and sugar coat, with nothing else; making pie crust from scratch , 2= BBQ! * Sofia Schumer, the cat, died (2003-2020) * Tati the dog is back * Gene gets his own garden * Watermelon vodka punch bowl: a hollowed out watermelon as a punch bowl/lidded pot; hand blender immersed into the watermelon to blend up the innards, and add vodka and mint *

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: summer squash, roasted red peppers, snow peas, salt, basil, oregano, celery root, olive oil * Pork chops: bone-in porterhouse, marinated with salt, fennel seeds, olive oil, dried thyme, peach, lemon, garlic scapes, flowering thyme; grilled on the BBQ * Artichokes with lemon butter: steamed then grilled * Grilled lobster rolls: grilled rolls with grilled lobster in mayonnaise and lettuce * Possible new season, "Amy Schumer Learned to Cook" or "Amy Schumer Cooks" , LineColor = DDBD47

Accolades

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, Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program , Amy Schumer,

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References

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External links

* {{IMDb title, 12212014, Amy Schumer Learns to Cook {{Amy Schumer {{Food Network series 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American cooking television series English-language television shows Food Network original programming Works by Amy Schumer Television series impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic Television shows filmed in Massachusetts