Amy Schumer: Emergency Contact

A concise live performance that clocks in at approximately 50 minutes, Emergency Contact won’t radically change perceptions of the 42-year-old comic, but it has a tangy succession of punchlines that undercut familiar forms.

Despite not landing every joke, Amy Schumer’s return to the stage is a reminder that she is one of the better joke writers as she adapts to the new phase of her life.

It’s a short and sweet comedy show to put on if you liked the previous one. But if you’re tuning in expecting Schumer’s magnum opus, you might be disappointed.

Simply a statement and reminder to comedy fans that she’s still out here.

If this is the kind of humor you gravitate toward, she delivers. Schumer is very well-assured on stage, and really has a flair for delivering jokes and capturing them on camera.

Schumer's no-fault genteel sarcasm from a one-of-a-kind entertainer who maintains a kind of modern elegance and doesn’t bite too hard.