UPDATE: Amy Schumer has confirmed there will be a season five of "Inside Amy Schumer," though she left the future beyond that vague. She said she is currently focusing on writing and standup, and that the next season is "not in the foreseeable future."
#InsideAmySchumer is not cancelled. @ComedyCentral has provided us with a wonderful home and we couldn't be happier there. I am just touring
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 18, 2016
Doing Standup and focusing on writing more for the next year at least. We are slated for a season 5 but not in the foreseeable future.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 18, 2016Comedy Central may have just lost one of its crown jewels.
Amy Schumer sent out a cryptic tweet late Wednesday night suggesting that she was ending her Peabody- and Emmy-winning series "Inside Amy Schumer."
Here's what she tweeted:
I didn't fire Kurt. He isn't a writer for my show because we aren't making the show anymore. There are no writers for it.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 18, 2016The Kurt in the tweet is comic Kurt Metzger, who since Sunday has been dealing with social-media backlash for his comments regarding sexual assault.
After the improv comedy group Upright Citizens Brigade barred a male comic from its events after he was accused of raping multiple female comics, Metzger took to Facebook to speak out against what he described as a lack of due process in the incident.
Because Metzger has appeared in numerous "Inside Amy Schumer" sketches (and has multiple writing credits on episodes, according to his IMDb page), people began to go out to Schumer on social media to speak out against Metzger, whom some called a "rape apologist."
Earlier on Wednesday, Schumer tweeted this regarding Metzger, saying she was "disappointed" by his words and putting distance between her show and him:
I am so saddened and disappointed in Kurt Metzger. He is my friend and a great writer and I couldn't be more against his recent actions.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 17, 2016
Kurt does not work for me. He is not a writer on my show. Please stop asking me about it. His words are not mine.
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) August 17, 2016But after continuing to be bombarded with comments on social media, Schumer sent her late-night Wednesday tweet. And it could reveal a big bombshell: that her show is over.
Business Insider reached out to Comedy Central and Schumer's rep for comment, but neither immediately replied to our inquiries.
"Inside Amy Schumer" is renewed for a fifth season. And after the network canceled"The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore" on Monday, the last thing Comedy Central needs is to lose Schumer, who has become one of the biggest stars in comedy since the show began.
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