Amy Schumer Admits Being Away from Son Gene for 65 Tour Dates 'Weighs on Me': 'What Is That Worth?'

Mar. 15, 2025

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Amy Schumerhas some experience under her belt when it comes to being a working mom, but that doesn’t make it any easier.

In a candid new interview about her upcoming standup tour, “Amy Schumer: Whore Tour,” Schumer opened up toThe New Yorkerabout the challenges of touring without her family.

“I always want to cancel everything, and I always try” theLife After Bethactress shared, in part referencing the 60 show tour. “The thing that weighs on me is being away.”

Speaking with Schumer’s husband,Chris Fischer, about being away, he noted that he and sonGene David, 3, would be coming to see her on many dates on the tour.

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Discussing a night where Gene fell asleep on her chest, Schumer sadly noted, “There are a limited number of nights where they’ll want to do this.”

“I’m going to miss sixty-five nights of putting him to bed. I mean, what is that worth?” she pondered. “Am I crazy for doing this? But then it’s, like, I have the opportunity to go and make all this money,” noting the tour would earn her roughly $10 million.

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On an episode ofThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin April, the 41-year-old comedian shared an adorable story about Gene’s reaction when he looked at himself in the mirror.

“He had on a baseball hat that had a train on it, and I just found him looking at himself in the mirror and he just gave himself a thumbs up,” says Schumer, imitating her son’s gesture to the audience.

“It was so good,” she adds. “If we can just harness that confidence and self-love.”

source: people.com