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  • Amy Schumer Makes Barbara Walters’ 2015 Most Fascinating People List

    Amy Schumer has definitely had a fulfilling year. She’s ending it with quite an honor, too. When Barbara Walters announced her list of 2015’s Most Fascinating People, Schumer made the cut.

    In addition to her comedy sketches that are raunchy but hilarious, Amy Schumer hit the big screen this year with Trainwreck. She is working on a new screenplay with BFF Jennifer Lawrence.

    Entertainers know they’ve made the grade when asked to host SNL. Yes, Amy Schumer did that in 2015, too.

    In recent days, Schumer has made news for posing nearly nude–wearing nothing but undies and a pair of heels–for the 2016 Pirelli calendar. Annie Liebovitz created the masterpiece.

    Just today–in the aftermath of Wednesday’s deadly massacre in San Bernardino, California, Amy Schumer posted a series of Tweets against gun violence.

    Yes, there’s way more to Amy Schumer than just her often-vile tongue. Barbara Walters clearly recognizes that, and surely others do, too.

    In addition to Amy Schumer, fellow SNL alum Tracy Morgan also made the list of 2015’s Most Fascinating People, as did ballet dancer Misty Copeland, UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, actor Bradley Cooper, fashion designer Donna Karan, and presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders.

    Are you surprised Amy Schumer made the list?

  • Amy Schumer Photographed by Annie Leibovitz for Semi-Nude Calendar Shot

    Amy Schumer will appear–semi-nude, nonetheless–in the 2016 Pirelli calendar. Photographed by Annie Leibovitz, Schumer wears nothing but a pair of bikini briefs and high heels.

    The black and white shot features Amy Schumer seated on a stool, holding a styrofoam “to-go” cup of what one might assume is coffee.

    Schumer shared Annie Liebovitz’s masterpiece on her Instagram account.

    “Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman. Thank you Annie Leibovitz!” she captioned it.

    A photo posted by @amyschumer on

    “I felt I looked more beautiful than I’ve ever felt in my life, and I felt like it looked like me,” Amy Schumer said of the photograph for the calendar.

    Schumer’s photo will appear on the December 2016 page of the calendar. Annie Liebovitz was pleased with the end result.

    “I’m a great admirer of comedians. The Amy Schumer portrait added some fun,” she said. “It’s as if she didn’t get the memo saying that she could keep her clothes on.”

    Amy Schumer wasn’t the only celebrity to take it all–or almost–off for the calendar. Serena Williams stripped down to her underwear for the project, too.

    “This calendar is so completely different. It is a departure,” Annie Leibovitz said in a statement. “The idea was not to have any pretense in these pictures and be very straightforward.”

    Amy Schumer thrives on dropping all pretenses. That’s part of what makes her such a comedic success.

    “When Pirelli approached me, they said they wanted to make a departure from the past,” Leibovitz said. “They suggested the idea of photographing distinguished women. After we agreed on that, the goal was to be very straightforward. I wanted the pictures to show the women exactly as they are, with no pretense.”

    Okay, so Amy Schumer might not go along with that “distinguished” thing. She’s among the most self-deprecating comics around.

    Kudos to Annie Liebovitz for capturing her so perfectly for the calendar. And thanks to Amy Schumer for always keeping it real.