Amy Schumer reveals she has changed her son’s name after realizing it sounded like ‘genital’
Amy Schumer has revealed she’s changed her son’s name after realizing it sounded like ‘genital’.
The comedian welcomed her first child with husband Chris Fisher on May 5 2019 and named him Gene Attell Fisher, the middle name chosen in honor of her close friend and fellow comic Dave Attell.
On podcast 3 Girls, 1 Keith, the 38-year-old Trainwreck star revealed this week that the couple have now changed Gene’s middle name.
Oops! Amy Schumer has revealed she changed her sons name from Gene Attell Fisher to Gene David Fisher after realizing it sounded like ‘genital’
‘Do you guys know that Gene, our baby’s name is officially changed? It’s now Gene David Fischer. It was Gene Attell Fischer, but we realized that we, by accident, named our son ‘Genital’.’ Amy explained.
Podcast guest Claudia O’Doherty admitted she realized it too.
‘My mum pointed that out to me, “Amy’s called her son ‘Genital’, and she was right!”‘
Amy and her husband discussed the change with Attell and they decided to use his first name instead.
Attell, 55, starred with Amy in Trainwreck as her homeless best friend Noah.
The actress explained that her father Gordon Schumer’s middle name is also David, ‘So, two stones.’ she added.
Her son’s first name is thought to be in honor of late actor and comedian Gene Wilder.
‘We realized that we, by accident, named our son ‘Genital’.’ Amy explained. Gene’s middle name is now David, which is also Amy’s father’s middle name