After graduating with a degree in theater from Towson University in 2003 and moving to New York City, Schumer portrayed a young woman diagnosed with breast cancer in the Off-Off-Broadway black comedy Keeping Abreast.
Setelah lulus dengan gelar di jurusan teater dari Towson University pada tahun 2003 dan pindah ke New York, Schumer digambarkan seorang wanita muda didiagnosis dengan kanker payudara di off-Broadway komedi kelam Keeping Abreast.