Amy Schumer, Tim Gunn mock Disney with a more realistic princess movie

Amy Schumer makes a more realistic princess movie

(Image credit: Inside Amy Schumer)

published 24 June 2015

If you've ever seen a Disney princess movie, you'll recognize the beginning of Princess Amy, the trailer for a fake movie on Tuesday's Inside Amy Schumer. A royal courtier, played by Tim Gunn, waltzes into Schumer's humble hovel to announce that she's "not a disgusting, filthy commoner at all," but actually a princess. Then, because this is Inside Amy Schumer, things take an increasingly dark, probably more realistic turn: Marriage to a first cousin, reproductive issues, popular revolt. It's sort of refreshing, but it's also uncensored, so expect some NSFW language and mildly graphic violence. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.