Brilliant video starring Hollywood's funniest women highlights sad truth about ageism

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Brilliant video starring Hollywood's funniest women highlights sad truth about ageism

By Stylist Team

10 years ago

Comedian Amy Schumer has once again induced loud, cackling snorts from us with her new video featuring some of Hollywood's biggest stars; Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Tina Fey and Patricia Arquette.

As part of the Inside Amy Schumer video series for Comedy Central, the video is a hilarious jab at the entertainment industry and how it treats women as they get older. 

The clip opens up on Amy walking in the woods, who then stumbles upon Tina Fey and Patricia Arquette toasting Julia Louis-Dreyfus on her "last f***able day" (erm, how much would you love this to actually happen?).

When Amy asks what they mean, they reply that this is when the media decides that you're no longer hot and younger women start playing the roles you used to. 

They refer to Sally Field and how she plays Tom Hanks' love interest in Punchline but then years later she ends up playing his mum in Forrest Gump

Amy asks if there's anything women can do to delay it and Julia replies that you can try but you might end up looking like a Real Housewife or "like a purse that's melted in a car accident".

But, and here's the kicker, who, asks Amy, tells men when it's their last f***able day? Turns out, there is no last day for the male portion of the human race. 

Julia then reaches for a pot of ice cream she's had lying out in the sun, which she then proceeds to chug. 

Basically this is the best thing you'll watch today and while it's a tad depressing it's also brilliant. So there's that.

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