Growing is a restatement of what Schumer does best: there are no new directions, but it proves that even on the precipice of motherhood, she is still the daddy of carnal standup.

| Jul 8, 2019

Her honesty can be refreshing, but can also feel opportunistic, like she's following a formula to appeal to the audience.

| Apr 3, 2019

She's dropped the racist crap that seemed to fuel so much of her wannabe frat girl image, and narrowing her focus to married life has given her more interesting boundaries to work within.

| Mar 21, 2019

Schumer's knee-jerk overshare here aspires to more than the quick, gross-out response. But her exhibitionism does not amount to real confession.

| Mar 21, 2019

[Amy] Schumer is letting her audience in, and giving them the chance to watch her while thoroughly in her stride.

| Original Score: 8.5/10 | Mar 21, 2019

Her eye toward the future gives Growing some clarity and shape, even if she stumbles a few times trying to figure out this new chapter of adulthood.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 20, 2019

With Growing, Schumer finally, consciously evolves.

| Mar 20, 2019

Schumer's openness on the topic of autism, like her candor discussing menstruation and settling down in her 30s, is new territory for her and disarming for her fans. These aren't sex jokes; they're better.

| Mar 20, 2019

Thankfully for all of us, Schumer continues to lean in.

| Mar 19, 2019

Mostly solid material that yokes the old Schumer with the new.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Mar 19, 2019

Too often, though, Growing is an exercise in well-trodden territory. In spite of showing off her own skin, and in spite of how personal this special is, Schumer's revelations rarely get past the superficial.

| Mar 19, 2019

She skewers the absurdity of still being able to force friends to partake in your wedding when modern women have many other priorities than getting married. The bit comes off as smart, relatable and feminist.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 18, 2019

Filmed in front of a packed house in Chicago, no topic is off limits - sex, her body, marriage and her husband, social norms, the #MeToo movement and empowerment.

| Mar 15, 2019

She's still thoroughly filthy here, but her recent marriage and pregnancy, and the notion that men are having a difficult time now, provide fine inspiration.

| Mar 13, 2019