Melissa McCarthy Recalls Being Confused for Amy Schumer: ‘What a Compliment’
Apparently Melissa McCarthy is a dead ringer for Amy Schumer.On Monday, the Oscar-nominated actress, 49, visited The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where she discussed a previous prank that she participated in for the talk show.
For the hidden-camera stunt, McCarthy pretended to faint at a local dry cleaner — and one Good Samaritan calling for help mistook her for a certain blonde comedian.“What I heard right before [they called] 911 was: ‘Amy Schumer’s gone down! Amy Schumer’s on the ground!'” recalled McCarthy.
“And I was like, ‘Hey!'”She added: “She called me Amy Schumer — which to me was my favorite part,