Amy Schumer reveals how her family got out of ‘rock bottom’

Amy Schumer opens up about her faith and how her family chooses to move forward when the going gets tough.

“I love Hanukkah. I’ve always been really excited about it. Every time we light the candles, I feel like we’ve won,” Schumer, 44, said in an Instagram video shared by Noah Tishby on Sunday, December 21, the last night of Hanukkah. “Jewish pride is the only way to fight anti-Semitism. When things are at their worst, that’s when my family is at their funniest.”

She continued: “It’s just when we hit rock bottom that we can laugh the hardest. And I think that’s not unique to me.”

These comments come two weeks after Schumer announced her separation from her ex-husband. Chris Fischer amid speculation the couple was heading towards a split.

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“Blah blah blah Chris and I have made the difficult decision to end our marriage after 7 years,” Schumer wrote via Instagram at the time. “We love each other very much and will continue to focus on raising our son. We would appreciate if people respect our privacy at this time.”

She also said the split wasn’t happening because “I lost a few pounds” or because Fischer is a “hot” James Beard award-winning chef who can still pull a hot cock.

“Friendly and all love and respect!” she added. “A family forever.”

Schumer and Fischer began dating in November 2017 and got engaged a few months later. “The way my current husband proposed was so worthless,” Schumer joked during her speech. Saturday evening live monologue in May 2018. “It was a stupid proposal. It was morning. I was sleeping. He threw the box at me and said, ‘I got you this.’ But it is a realistic proposition.

The couple married in February 2018 and welcomed their son Gene in May 2019 – around the same time she revealed Fischer had been diagnosed with autism.

“I knew all along that my husband’s brain was a little different than mine,” Schumer said in her 2019 Netflix special, Growing. “Once he was diagnosed, I realized how funny it was, because all the characteristics that clearly show he’s on the spectrum are all the reasons I fell madly in love with him.”

She then addressed fans’ concerns about how she would feel if her son was also diagnosed with autism.

“My husband is the favorite person I’ve ever met,” Schumer wrote via Instagram in August 2019. “He’s kind, hilarious, interesting and talented and I admire him. Am I supposed to hope my son isn’t like that?”

She added: “I would be disappointed if he liked the Big Bang Theory and NASCAR, not if he has ASD.”

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Schumer gave Fischer a thumbs up on social media just hours before announcing their split, praising his unwavering support in her battle with endometriosis, a chronic condition in which tissue similar to the lines of the uterus grows outside the uterus.

“I just thought this was pretty years ago. The real me. Chris dug it,” Schumer, 44, captioned a Dec. 12 Instagram video of her 2021 endometriosis surgery. “I’ve been through a lot with endometriosis. Tell someone you love that they shouldn’t have painful, heavy periods. @endofound is donating with me today.”