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Find Out All About Comedian Amy Schumer's Life With Husband Chris Fischer
Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer are one heck of a cute couple. And if you’re a Schumer fan, you’ve probably seen that cuteness up close on your screen. The pair, who are parents to son Gene, took their partnership to the next level during the pandemic when they co-hosted a cooking show aptly called Amy Schumer Learns to Cook, while Schumer’s HBO Max docuseries Expecting Amy shed even more light on their relationship.
Get to know Amy Schumer’s husband, Chris Fischer, and find out how he snatched the Snatched star’s heart.
How did Amy Schumer meet her husband Chris Fischer?
Life & Beth star Schumer, 42, told Howard Stern (via Good Morning America) that she met Fischer through her personal assistant, Molly (he’s her brother!). During a trip to Martha’s Vineyard, Molly suggested that Fischer visit Schumer’s vacation home and cook for them. Schumer and Fischer then grew closer while planning a birthday party for Schumer’s close friend, comedian Rachel Feinstein, and with Molly’s blessing, they became a couple. Fischer proposed a few months into the relationship.
When did Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer get married?
Schumer and Fischer got married on Feb. 13, 2018, in Malibu, California. Schumer told Howard Stern that they took only three or four days to plan their wedding and that they walked down the aisle to the song “Rainbow Connection” from The Muppet Movie. She invited guests via text just days ahead of the nuptials.
What does Amy Schumer’s husband Chris Fischer do?
Fischer is a chef who has run his family’s Beetlebung Farm and the Beach Plum Inn and Restaurant in Menemsha, Massachusetts (he’s a Martha's Vineyard native). He told Esquire in 2013, “I spent a lot of time on the farm growing up because my mother was working here, but took over running operations from my aunt, Marie when she retired in 2010 after 35 years.”
He added, “I got into farming partly because I came back from NYC broke and I realized that it only made sense to start using what I was growing. Now that we’re a farm and we’ve grown and we like the support of our community, I look at the whole picture. ...The more money you give directly to farmers, the more they can grow the best food. It benefits everyone.” Fischer penned the 2016 James Beard award-winning
Fun Fact: Mario Batali also hired Fischer as a chef for his former New York City eatery, Babbo, after Fischer dined there. Fischer worked at the restaurant for about three years.
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Does Chris Fischer have celebrity friends?
Sure, he’s married to an A-lister, but Fischer rubbed elbows with boldfaced names before marrying Schumer. He revealed to Esquire in 2013 that he’s friends with Jake Gyllenhaal, who gave him a now-favorite Dunhill bag. Gyllenhaal also gave a speech at their wedding, which is shown in the docuseries.
Former President Barack Obama and wife Michelle Obama are also fans of the Beach Plum Inn and Restaurant. Fischer revealed what they ordered: “President Obama had the lobster and Michelle had steamed mussels from the Menemsha Mussel Co. For dessert: blueberry upside down cake and coffee from Chilmark Coffee Co.”
Who attended Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer’s wedding?
Stars including Jennifer Lawrence (who gave a sweet toast), Judd Apatow, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Aniston, Chelsea Handler, David Spade, Larry David, and his daughter, Cazzie, were among those on hand to celebrate Schumer and Fischer’s big day.
What Is Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer’s son’s name?
Schumer and Fischer welcomed their son Gene Attell Fischer on May 5, 2019. The baby boy’s middle name was a tribute to Schumer’s close friend, comedian Dave Attell. Schumer and Fischer recently revealed, however, that they changed Gene’s middle name to David for a pretty hilarious and on-brand reason.
“Do you guys know that Gene, our baby’s name, is officially changed? It’s now Gene David Fischer. It was Gene Attell Fischer, but we realized that we, by accident, named our son ‘genital,’” she said on her 3 Girls, 1 Keith podcast (via Entertainment Weekly). Combined with “Fischer,” it sounded like “genital fissure.” She said that she and Fischer chose David as a middle name because it’s her father’s middle name as well as Attell’s first name.
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Is Amy Schumer’s husband Chris Fischer on the autism spectrum?
Yes, Fischer is on the autism spectrum. Schumer spoke at length about Fischer’s autism spectrum disorder in her Netflix special, Growing, released in 2019.
“I knew from the beginning that my husband’s brain was a little different than mine,” she told the crowd in her special (via Entertainment Tonight). “I have to start this over because I really want to get this right because I love him very much. ...My husband was diagnosed with what used to be called Asperger’s. He has autism spectrum disorder. He’s on the spectrum. And there were some signs early on.”
Schumer recalled a story about how when she once fell while out on a walk with Fischer, he just stood there opening and closing his mouth, noting, “Once he was diagnosed, it dawned on me how funny it was, because all of the characteristics that make it clear that he’s on the spectrum are all of the reasons that I fell madly in love with him. That’s the truth. He says whatever is on his mind. He keeps it so real. He doesn’t care about social norms or what you expect him to say or do.”
The HBO docuseries documents his journey to getting diagnosed as an adult and then learning how to navigate their differences.
What Is Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer’s cooking show?
Schumer and Fischer’s cooking show is called simply Amy Schumer Learns to Cook. They announced the new show during the COVID-19 pandemic when they were quarantined on Martha’s Vineyard with their baby, and they decided to document Fischer’s attempts at teaching Schumer to help him create meals from items in their pantry. The series was renewed for a Season 2 that dropped in August 2020.
How did Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer Film Amy Schumer Learns to Cook?
Schumer and Fischer filmed Amy Schumer Learns to Cook with the help of their nanny in a friend’s home where they were staying during the coronavirus pandemic. They use many of their own recipes (Schumer makes killer cocktails), as well as some from celebrity buds like Jennifer Lawrence.
