With Amy Schumer about to celebrate her son Gene’s first birthday, she’s opening up about changing her son’s name that had an inadvertent ‘genital’ sound.
Schumer and husband Chris Fisher gave birth to Gene Attell Fisher on May 5, 2019, with the middle name honoring the beloved comedian Dave Attell.
She soon realized, though, that when said together, her son’s name Gene Attell sounds like ‘genital,’ opening up on Howard Stern Wednesday about the name.
Mistake: With Amy Schumer about to celebrate her son Gene’s first birthday, she’s opening up about changing her son’s name that had an inadvertent ‘genital’ sound
Mother and son: Schumer and husband Chris Fisher gave birth to Gene Attell Fisher on May 5, 2019, with the middle name honoring the beloved comedian Dave Attell
Schumer showed Stern her adorable baby during the video conferencing interview, when Stern asked about the name, and she jokingly covered the baby’s ears.
‘Oh my God, don’t tell him, we’re not telling him,’ Schumer said, while covering Gene’s ears, adding, ‘It’s so embarrassing.
When Stern asked when she realized that her son’s name sounded like genital, Schumer responded, ‘Like a month in.’
Earmuffs: Schumer showed Stern her adorable baby during the video conferencing interview, when Stern asked about the name, and she jokingly covered the baby’s ears
A month in: When Stern asked when she realized that her son’s name sounded like genital, Schumer responded, ‘Like a month in’
‘You know, you’re the new parents, just kind of tired and in ecstasy, and I don’t know if like some troll on the internet, or somebody, and I read it and went, “Oh my God,”‘ she said.
She added that ‘it never dawned on me’ which surprised her because she described herself as ‘a filthy person.’
The comedienne added that some of her friends chimed in and didn’t think it was a big deal, but she disagreed.
Filthy: She added that ‘it never dawned on me’ which surprised her because she described herself as ‘a filthy person’
‘I’m like I Boy Name Sue Sue’d my son. And Chris’s name is Fischer, so it’s “genital fissure,’ Schumer replied, adding it was the, ‘first of many failures.’
She added that Dave Attell has been, ‘a really good friend and I’ve known him my whole life, actually.’
She said he, ‘was really moved’ by the couple using his name, adding they did change Gene’s middle name to David, Attell’s first name.
Good friend: She added that Dave Attell has been, ‘a really good friend and I’ve known him my whole life, actually’
Stern added that he thought Schumer might be ‘going for the laugh’ with the name, joking that the next kid might be named, ‘Curly Pubes’ or something.
‘I know, everybody kind of gave me credit, and I’m like, “No, that’s just a huge f*** up,’ Schumer said.
Schumer will next be seen in The Humans alongside Steven Yeun, Beanie Feldstein and Richard Jenkins, which doesn’t have a release date at this time.
Laugh name: Stern added that he thought Schumer might be ‘going for the laugh’ with the name, joking that the next kid might be named, ‘Curly Pubes’ or something