Baby-faced Amy Schumer was one of five finalists chosen last week in NBC’s current run of “Last Comic Standing” (Wednesday at 9 p.m.). Raised in Rockville Centre, Schumer started in improv, then moved on to stand-up, where she’s wowed ’em in Bud Light’s Ladies of Laughter competition as well as at Gotham Comedy Club, The Laugh Lounge and Caroline’s on Broadway.
Schumer was the only female chosen alongside four guys, to go with the previous week’s three guys and two women. Now all 10 face final challenges, starting with The Heckle -- taking off on each other as theater audiences vote their top jokesters and hecklers. Eventually, two comics square off in the first head-to-head showdown to winnow their number down.
Watch a two-minute replay of last week’s semi-finals episode here. And check out Amy’s MySpace page.