--- title: Amy Schumer Gushes Over Boyfriend Ben Hanisch description: Hear how Amy Schumer's "protective" boyfriend Ben Hanisch helps shield her from paparazzi. canonical: https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-24T14:25:00.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:15.874Z og:title: Amy Schumer Gushes Over 'Very Protective' Boyfriend Ben Hanisch og:description: 'I'm so lucky that I met him' og:url: https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt109f65a403d6eed7/6988bfc886f68ee2756e3fa6/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Moet & Chandon At The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Inside og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Amy Schumer Gushes Over 'Very Protective' Boyfriend Ben Hanisch twitter:description: 'I'm so lucky that I met him' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt109f65a403d6eed7/6988bfc886f68ee2756e3fa6/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Amy Schumer Gushes Over 'Very Protective' Boyfriend Ben Hanisch by [Dave Quinn / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Dave Quinn / People Contributor Mar 24, 2017 2:25 PM UTC  BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 08: Actress Amy Schumer (L) and Ben Hanisch attend the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon ) BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 08: Actress Amy Schumer (L) and Ben Hanisch attend the 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 8, 2017 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Moet & Chandon )Michael Kovac—Getty Images for Moet; Chandon by [Dave Quinn / People](https://time.com/author/people/) ## Dave Quinn / People Contributor Mar 24, 2017 2:25 PM UTC It can be difficult to avoid the snaps of the public and paparazzi when you’re a celebrity trying to enjoy a private night out with your significant other — but [Amy Schumer](http://people.com/tag/amy-schumer) has found a pretty clever way around it. In the May issue of [_Glamour UK_](http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/), the 35-year-old comedian opened up about her relationship with [boyfriend Ben Hanisch](http://people.com/celebrity/amy-schumer-and-ben-hanisch-relationship-quotes) and how he keeps her safe from unwanted attention. “He’s very protective of me,” Schumer told the magazine. “Like, not overprotective, but if someone’s taking pictures of me or filming in a restaurant, he’ll start taking pictures of them.” “He’s really cool,” she continued. “It’s not a problem to be around any of the sorts of people who are at these events. He takes it all in his stride. But when I say, ‘Shall we get out of here?’ he’s like, ‘Yes!’ I’m so lucky that I met him.” Their relationship is incredibly normal — as evidenced from a story about their sex life Schumer relayed to _Glamour UK._ “He yawned and it was a great excuse to stop,” she said, of an early-morning roll in the hay. The couple has been dating for over a year after [meeting on a dating app](http://people.com/books/why-amy-schumers-boyfriend-ben-hanisch-could-be-the-one/). “Things were just really easy with him,” [Schumer told PEOPLE](http://people.com/books/why-amy-schumers-boyfriend-ben-hanisch-could-be-the-one/) in August about their romance. “There were no games, no waiting three days. It was clear and easy. He was so sweet. He didn’t know who I was. He’d heard my name.” “We both weren’t looking for a relationship at the time, but something felt right from the very first night we met,” Hanisch, a furniture designer, [captioned a photo of the two on Instagram in November while celebrating their year anniversary](http://people.com/celebrity/amy-schumer-celebrates-anniversary-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/). “We ended up spending 6 days in a row together. This pic was taken in New Orleans and was the night I knew I wanted to spend my life with her.” Schumer, whose [new movie _Snatched_ hits theaters this May 12](http://people.com/movies/amy-schumer-goldie-hawn-snatched-trailer/), previously called Hanisch “the love of my life.” The pair went went public with their then-budding relationship in January 2016, when Schumer called Hanisch her “man” after a visit to the [White House](http://www.people.com/article/meet-amy-schumer-handsome-new-furniture-designer-boyfriend). In August, she told [_Marie Claire_](http://www.marieclaire.com/celebrity/a21468/amy-schumer-august-2016-cover/) that Hanisch “is the first guy who’s really been my boyfriend.” The May issue of [_Glamour UK_](http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/)is on stands April 30. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/"},"headline":"Amy Schumer Gushes Over 'Very Protective' Boyfriend Ben Hanisch","datePublished":"2017-03-24T14:25:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:15.874Z","description":"'I'm so lucky that I met him'","url":"https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/","keywords":["motto","Amy Schumer"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt109f65a403d6eed7/6988bfc886f68ee2756e3fa6/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dave Quinn / People"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt109f65a403d6eed7/6988bfc886f68ee2756e3fa6/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Moet & Chandon At The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Inside","caption":"Moet & Chandon At The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Inside","creditText":"Michael Kovac—Getty Images for Moet; Chandon","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":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4712255/amy-schumer-gushes-over-boyfriend-ben-hanisch/","name":"Amy Schumer Gushes Over 'Very Protective' Boyfriend Ben Hanisch"}}]}] ```