A screwball comedy premise is a broad yet delicate thing. It has to be extreme enough to inspire big laughs, but also recognizable enough to exist in the real world. And it helps greatly if the characters at the center of it are likable enough that we’ll root for them to get away with their crazy schemes.
This is one of the many major problems with “Kinda Pregnant:” Amy Schumer’s character is such an obnoxious narcissist that we don’t care whether she pulls off her plan to pretend she’s expecting. And attempts to soften her and reveal her vulnerabilities only result in wild tonal swings and heart-tugging that’s unearned.
Schumer also co-wrote the…