--- title: Watch Amy Schumer Drive Bill Nye to Curse description: "Sometimes the universe creates a coincidence just so a publicist at Aeropostale will have a realization..." canonical: https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/ author: Esther Zuckerman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-05-26T18:49:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T07:37:47.875Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Watch Amy Schumer Drive Bill Nye to Curse og:description: "Sometimes the universe creates a coincidence just so a publicist at Aeropostale will have a realization..." og:url: https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Amy Schumer Drive Bill Nye to Curse twitter:description: "Sometimes the universe creates a coincidence just so a publicist at Aeropostale will have a realization..." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch Bill Nye Explain the Universe, Amy Schumer-Style by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 26, 2015 6:49 PM UTC by [Esther Zuckerman](https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/) ## Esther Zuckerman Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME. May 26, 2015 6:49 PM UTC Amy Schumer has broken Bill Nye. The comedian enlisted the Science Guy for a sketch in order to demonstrate how the universe sends signs to aid “white women in their 20s.” Ultimately, the universe overwhelms Nye. Caution: foul language is involved. Here are some examples of the universe’s power: It will tell a woman when she should continue sleeping with her married boss or stop paying for cable. _Broad City_‘s Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer put their dreams—like owning an apricot puggle or making mittens—”out into the universe.” Says Glazer: “The universe is totally going to bring you an apricot puggle.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/"},"headline":"Watch Bill Nye Explain the Universe, Amy Schumer-Style","datePublished":"2015-05-26T18:49:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T07:37:47.875Z","description":"\"Sometimes the universe creates a coincidence just so a publicist at Aeropostale will have a realization...\"","url":"https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/","keywords":["Comedy","Television","viral","broad city","Amy Schumer"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Esther Zuckerman","jobTitle":"Zuckerman is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/esther-zuckerman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/comedy/","name":"Comedy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3896474/bill-nye-amy-schumer-universe/","name":"Watch Bill Nye Explain the Universe, Amy Schumer-Style"}}]}] ```