Amy Schumer takes viewers behind the scenes of her difficult pregnancy in 'Expecting Amy' - CNN

In addition, there's the friction that ensues over her decision to talk about her husband -- diagnosed with being on what she calls the "mild" end of the autism spectrum -- as part of the show.

Directed and edited by Alexander Hammer (who worked on Beyoncé's "Homecoming"), "Expecting Amy's" journey includes video of the couple's wedding, tracking Schumer as she participates in protests against then Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and moments in which she brings her dog on stage, again demonstrating that pooches remain the ultimate scene-stealers, even in a verité-style documentary.

Plus, lots of ultrasounds, run-ins with paparazzi and, lest anyone forget, vomiting.

Schumer seems mindful of the possibility the exercise will appear a tad self-indulgent, at one point asking if she sounds whiny, and during another looking directly into the camera and saying, "Stars, they're just like us."

Yet that is, inevitably, part of the appeal, as even a perfunctory glance at People and US Weekly would attest.

For anyone who doesn't crave such access, Schumer's discussions with the likes of Colin Quinn and Jerry Seinfeld offer a more intriguing window into her professional world.

"I can always perform," Schumer says, despite feeling shaky physically.