Amy Schumer uses sarcasm to respond to protests at Tampa show

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2015, file photo, Amy Schumer attends the VH1 Big In 2015 with Entertainment Weekly Award Show held at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, Calif. Amy Schumer’s rant against Donald Trump apparently turned off some fans at her show in Tampa, Florida, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016. The Tampa Bay Times reports a reporter counted about 200 people walked out over the comments Invision Photo by John Salangsang

Comedian Amy Schumer's infamous Oct. 17 show in Tampa sparked outrage amongst the fans in attendance, as roughly 200 walked out when she asked the audience why they were voting for Donald Trump, or as she put it - an "orange, sexual-assaulting, fake-college-starting monster."

As a response to those people, she featured in her latest show at Madison Square Garden an open letter to Tampa, stating, "Dearest Tampa. I'm sorry you didn't want me, a comedian who talks about what she believes in, to mention the biggest thing going on in our country right now."

This story was originally published October 19, 2016 at 1:16 PM with the headline "Amy Schumer uses sarcasm to respond to protests at Tampa show."

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