Amy Schumer Calls OutKinda PregnantCritics for Seeking 'More Clicks to Trash Someone, Especially Me'

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Schumer on Feb. 3, 2025.Photo:Astrida Valigorsky/FilmMagic

Astrida Valigorsky/FilmMagic

Amy Schumeris highlighting the “bravery” of film critics being positive about her latest project.

The star’s newest comedyKinda Pregnantdebuted on Netflix Wednesday, Feb. 5, landing a low 19 percent score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Schumer appeared to respond to the bad reviews in anInstagram poston Thursday, Feb. 6, sharing a favorable mention fromVariety’s reviewand saying, “This means a lot to me.”

“It gets more clicks to trash someone especially me. If you don’t like physical comedy or you are a single guy who prefers sci fi or sometimes the assignment is to trash something so I appreciate the bravery to say you like something,” Schumer wrote in a caption, taggingVariety’s critic Owen Gleiberman.

“I hope you are enjoying our movie thanks for all the love everyone including @ogleiberman and @variety,” she added.

The film stars Schumer as an English teacher who pretends to be pregnant out of jealousy of her friend Kate’s (Jillian Bell) pregnancy and gets caught up in the lie after she begins dating a new man (Will Forte).

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Brianne Howey and Amy Schumer in Kinda Pregnant.Scott Yamano/Netflix

Scott Yamano/Netflix

TheTrainwreckactress co-wroteKinda Pregnantwith screenwriter Julie Paiva, whom producerMolly Simsrevealed was her children’s first-grade teacher in anInstagram postshe shared Feb. 5.

“Something just immediately connected with me when I read the script. I also knew it would resonate with so many women,” Sims, 51, wrote. “What I’m most excited about is how real this film feels. Yes, it’s really freaking funny, but it’s also totally unfiltered. A story about women that I don’t think is often shared. The great parts, the scary parts and all of the in between. It doesn’t sugarcoat the wild, emotional ride that is pregnancy and motherhood.”

Kinda Pregnantis now on Netflix.

source: people.com