Amy Schumer and Anna Wintour Switch Jobs for a Day — Hilarity Ensues

Amy Schumer switches jobs for a day with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Image by YouTube

By Josefin Dolsten June 22, 2016

What happens when Amy Schumer tries out one of the most coveted jobs in the fashion industry?

See for yourself in the video below, as the Jewish comedienne swaps lives for a day with Vogue’s editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — all we can say is that the result is pretty hilarious.

Schumer, who is the cover model for the magazine’s July issue, struggles with eating a minimal lunch and telling the difference between two seemingly identical shirts.

Meanwhile Wintour discovers she has a knack for comedy, as the audience during her stand-up routine repeatedly breaks into laughter.

Watch the must-see video here:

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Josefin Dolsten is a New York-based writer who has reported for the Forward, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, The Times of Israel and other Jewish publications. She currently works as an account director at Fenton Communications, supporting organizations that work to advance racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive rights and more. Dolsten earned her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her M.A. in comparative religion and Jewish studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

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