Originally Posted by
sonatine
I really enjoyed Schumer's early work, I legit think this is some of the funniest shit out there:
3 solid lol's and a half hearted but sincere guffaw and Ive watched this like a dozen+ times over the years.
But yeah she cant do a lot of her old material because a literal multi millionaire superstar cant really get on stage and complain about being the NYC equiv of poor white trash anymore, it doesnt play. So shes had to retool her act and it just isnt as funny, but you know, thats life.
Full disclosure: I also _love and respect_ Girls so yeah, thats me.
Not my type of humor, but as I said in my OP, Amy was at her best when she did Inside Amy Schumer, and it's been downhill from there. When I watched those Inside Amy skits, I thought to myself, "I don't really find this funny, but I can see how a lot of it is clever, and I see why a lot of people like this." When I watch her stuff today, I think, "This is just crass and lame."
Never really put into thought into why her act changed, but your guess is probably a good one.
Blaming Trump for her Netflix ratings being shit is pretty bad form, though. Looks like a sore loser, even if some of the bad ratings came from trolls. It's clear from reading the other ratings that her special just wasn't well received, even by many fans.
She should have worn the 1 star like a badge of honor, and encouraged the trolls to get her as close to 1.0 as possible. That would have taken the wind out of their sails. Instead, claiming it makes her feel "powerful and dangerous", while at the same time blaming Trump and the alt-right for attacking her, came off as disingenuous and butthurt.