Amy Schumer Tapped To Host 2015 MTV Movie Awards

Amy Schumer, star of Comedy Central's "Inside Amy Schumer" and a former contestant on "Last Comic Standing", has been chosen to host the 2015 MTV Movie Awards, scheduled to air April 12 from the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.

"I am honored to be hosting the awards," Schumer said in a statement posted on all of MTV's social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. "I will carry the audience with me like a teen mom #breaktheinternet #breakmywater."

"Wickedly funny and sharply insightful, Amy Schumer is perhaps the most ascendant talent in comedy today and she's on the brink of an epic year," MTV president Stephen Friedman told E! News. "We are thrilled to work with Amy to create an unpredictable and hilarious showcase for Hollywood's biggest blockbusters and brightest stars in what promises to be the most combustible Movie Awards ever."

Nominations will be announced at a later date.