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Amy Schumer Compares Dating in Your 20s to Tsunami Disasters in Live at the Apollo HBO Special

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By Chris Harnick Oct 15, 2015 11:40 PMTags

Are you in your 20s and dating? Amy Schumer knows what's up.

The Emmy-winning comedian and star of Inside Amy Schumer takes HBO by storm with Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m. In the new special, which was directed by Chris Rock, Schumer does what she does best and tackles all sorts of topics in her life, including dating…which she compares to a tsunami disaster.

"Remember 20s love? You're just so arrogant. You're like, ‘We're so lucky we found each other. What are all these sad songs about? [Laughs.]' I think of 20s love as the same as the tsunami…" We'll let you click play on the video above to get the punch line for yourself.

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The special was shot live on May 29 at the Apollo Theater, and will reair a variety of times on HBO, HBO2 and will also be available on HBO Go and HBO Now.

In addition to her new Emmy, Schumer's Comedy Central series has taken home a Critics' Choice Television Award and a Peabody Award.  With Live at the Apollo, Schumer joins the ranks of many A-Listers who have gotten their own HBO stand-up specials, including (but not limited to) George Carlin, Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Robin Williams and Tracy Morgan.

Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo premieres Saturday, Oct. 17 at 10 p.m. on HBO.