Amy Schumer to write, star in Judd Apatow film

It’s documented that Amy Schumer and director/producer Judd Apatow are fans of each other’s work. Now it appears that they’re going to be working together. While onstage at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, NJ last night, Schumer told the crowd that on Monday, she would officially announce that she wrote and will be starring in a movie for Apatow. Deadline confirmed earlier today that it’s indeed happening, and will be produced by Apatow for Universal, via his Apatow Productions.

While it had been known that the two were working on a script together, the specifics, including that Schumer will be starring in the film, had not been known. While Schumer has been doing stand-up for nine years, having appeared on Last Comic Standing in 2007, her career really took off in 2011, when she appeared on Comedy Central’s Charlie Sheen roast. That led to a special on the network, and her own show, Inside Amy Schumer, that premiered earlier this year. According to Deadline, Apatow will be working on Schumer to develop the story and shape the script.

[Thanks Ben!]