Amy Schumer Got Kim Kardashian's Permission for O.J. Simpson Joke About Her Late Dad inKinda Pregnant

Mar. 15, 2025

Amy Schumer in “Kinda Pregnant”; Kim Kardashian on Feb. 1, 2025.Photo:Scott Yamano/Netflix; Michael Buckner/WWD via Getty

Scott Yamano/Netflix; Michael Buckner/WWD via Getty

Amy SchumergaveKim Kardashiana heads up before making a joke about her late fatherRobert Kardashian Sr. in thenew comedyKinda Pregnant.

While onThe Howard Stern Show, Schumer, 43, revealed that she went to Kim, 44, for permission: “I called Kim Kardashian. I said I want to make this joke … I asked if she would mind, and she didn’t mind. How cool is she? She’s like, ‘Yeah, do the one about my dad defending a murderer.’ She was that chill.”

Schumer and Kim have worked on jokes together in the past: As seen on a 2022 episode ofThe Kardashiansseries,Schumer helped Kim rehearse herSaturday Night Livemonologuebefore her hosting debut.

Amy Schumer on Feb. 3, 2025.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

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Robert Sr., who died in 2003, was a close friend of O.J. Simpson and served as a defense attorney in the former football player’s trial for the murder of his then-wifeNicole Brown Simpsonand her friend Ronald Goldman. Simpson died in April 2024 at age 76.

“Our society loves to make women feel like they are failing. This story shows women as human beings who are trying to make choices that are right for them and having fun together along the way,” added theTrainwreckstar.

source: people.com