{"id":39775,"date":"2015-05-07T14:08:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T18:08:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=39775"},"modified":"2015-05-07T14:08:36","modified_gmt":"2015-05-07T18:08:36","slug":"hbo-books-amy-schumer-comedy-special-chris-rock-to-direct","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2015\/05\/07\/hbo-books-amy-schumer-comedy-special-chris-rock-to-direct\/","title":{"rendered":"HBO Books Amy Schumer Comedy Special; Chris Rock to Direct"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Amy Schumer&#8217;s career-defining 2015 just got bigger.  Confirmation came Thursday that the comedian will headline a one-hour special for HBO.<\/p>\n<p>The special, which is Schumer&#8217;s first for HBO, will be directed by fellow comedian Chris Rock.  Filming takes place at the Apollo Theater on May 29, but no official air date has been set.<\/p>\n<p>HBO only confirms that it will air later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAmy is one of the most inspired comics working today, and we hope her first HBO special marks the start of a long and beautiful relationship,\u201d said HBO&#8217;s Michael Lombardo. \u201cThis event is even more special because our good friend, the incredibly talented Chris Rock, is directing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the HBO special, Schumer&#8217;s 2015 slate also includes the release of her film &#8220;Trainwreck.&#8221;  Earlier this year, the comedian hosted the MTV Movie Awards.<\/p>\n<p>She also appears in Comedy Central&#8217;s &#8220;Inside Amy Schumer,&#8221; which was recently renewed for a fourth season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[3957,2417,78],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>HBO Books Amy Schumer Comedy Special; Chris Rock to Direct<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Amy Schumer&#039;s career-defining 2015 just got bigger. 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