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Another strong season from Schumer
Macall Polay/Comedy Central
By Matthew Gilbert
Globe Staff

Inside Amy Schumer 10 p.m., Comedy Central

Amy Schumer’s sketch series finishes its fourth season next week; this week, Andy Cohen — Bravo’s own Merv Griffin — will present some of the best sketches from all four seasons.

This has been a strong season, if not quite as extraordinary and consistent as last season, which featured the indelible evisceration of male arrogance titled “12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer.’’

A few of the weaker sketches in season four revolved around the fact that Schumer has become so well-known that she’s in danger of overexposure. In one ill-advised and clichéd bit, fans bully her to take photos with them. The better pieces have taken on her more familiar themes of pop cultural absurdities, sexism, body image, and gender roles.

One of my favorites this season had her as a sitcom star opposite a heavy, Kevin James-like dude. The audience goes nuts for every joke he makes about eating and going to the bathroom, and remains silent when she makes jokes about his obesity.

At the same time, another good sketch, called “Size 12,’’ had her shopping and getting fat-shamed not only by the saleswoman but also by the companies that make clothes.

Schumer takes on Mom culture as a group of pregnant women get increasingly competitive about far-out birthing methods. “My midwife suggested a sea turtle birth,’’ one finally says. “It is when you give birth on a beach and kick sand on the baby and see if it crawls into the ocean or into your arms.’’

She did a version of Clive Owen’s “The Knick,’’ but for kids and called, of course, “The Knick Jr.’’ And she did a great knock on TMZ, which has Patton Oswalt taking story pitches from his team, which includes Schumer, Tim Meadows, and, alas, a talking piece of feces.

Matthew Gilbert can be reached at gilbert@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @MatthewGilbert.