--- title: Amy Schumer Is Pregnant description: The comedian announced her pregnancy at the end of a list of candidates she recommends for the midterms canonical: https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-10-23T03:25:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T21:48:39.175Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Amy Schumer Is Pregnant og:description: The comedian announced her pregnancy at the end of a list of midterm candidates og:url: https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7866f23fe5d96ef3/69893d368fd2ee49dc35cf08/gettyimages-949160970.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: World Premiere Of "I Feel Pretty" og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer Is Pregnant twitter:description: The comedian announced her pregnancy at the end of a list of midterm candidates twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7866f23fe5d96ef3/69893d368fd2ee49dc35cf08/gettyimages-949160970.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amy Schumer Announced Her Pregnancy While Calling on People to Vote for a List of Candidates ## Video: Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski Clash With Police While Protesting Kavanaugh at the Capitol [Watch (HLS stream): Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski Clash With Police While Protesting Kavanaugh at the Capitol](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5SkZXQ2c.m3u8) (1:01)  _Published 2018-10-04. Two famous faces — Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski — were among the protesters who scuffled with police as hundreds swarmed the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday to protest controversial Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh._ by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Oct 23, 2018 3:25 AM UTC  Actress Amy Schumer arrives at the premiere of STX Films' 'I Feel Pretty' in Westwood, California on April 17, 2018. Actress Amy Schumer arrives at the premiere of STX Films' 'I Feel Pretty' in Westwood, California on April 17, 2018.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Oct 23, 2018 3:25 AM UTC Amy Schumer announced Monday night that she is pregnant with her first baby. The comedian teased the news by posting an image of her and her husband’s Chris Fisher faces photoshopped onto the bodies of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, who just [announced](http://time.com/5424493/meghan-markle-prince-harry-royal-baby/) their own pregnancy last week. In the caption, Schumer linked to the profile of political reporter Jessica Yellin, and promised “exciting news” ahead. In a video about the upcoming midterm elections in November, Yellin posted a list of Schumer’s 20 recommendations for candidates. The list ended with the words: “I’m pregnant – Amy Schumer”. Schumer, who is well-known for her outspoken political activism, was arrested while protesting Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court earlier this month. The _Trainwreck_ actress is a staunch advocate for women’s rights and has teamed up with her cousin, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, to push for [stricter gun-control laws.](http://time.com/4086824/amy-schumer-and-sen-chuck-schumer-push-for-tighter-gun-laws/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/"},"headline":"Amy Schumer Announced Her Pregnancy While Calling on People to Vote for a List of Candidates","datePublished":"2018-10-23T03:25:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T21:48:39.175Z","description":"The comedian announced her pregnancy at the end of a list of candidates she recommends for the midterms","url":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/","keywords":["celebrities","onetime","overnight"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7866f23fe5d96ef3/69893d368fd2ee49dc35cf08/gettyimages-949160970.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Casey Quackenbush","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7866f23fe5d96ef3/69893d368fd2ee49dc35cf08/gettyimages-949160970.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"World Premiere Of \"I Feel Pretty\"","caption":"World Premiere Of \"I Feel Pretty\"","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty","representativeOfPage":true}],"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/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/","name":"Amy Schumer Announced Her Pregnancy While Calling on People to Vote for a List of Candidates"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski Clash With Police While Protesting Kavanaugh at the Capitol","description":"Two famous faces — Amy Schumer and Emily Ratajkowski — were among the protesters who scuffled with police as hundreds swarmed the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on Thursday to protest controversial Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/5SkZXQ2c/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2018-10-04T23:24:41.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/5SkZXQ2c.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/","duration":"PT1M1S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5431609/amy-schumer-pregnant/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```