Seth Rogen and Amy Schumer toast to same-sex marriage

by Austin Stallings
Journalism Intern

Bud Light has begun running advertisements for Pride Month, featuring Amy Schumer and Seth Rogen on the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality.

According to The Huffington Post, Rogen and Schumer are the stars of the beer giant’s brand new television commercial, “Weddings.” In the clip, which debuts on Wednesday, the comedians toast a gay couple at a raucous reception as they point out how the pitfalls of a same-sex wedding are, well, the same as any wedding. Keep your eyes peeled for a hilarious cameo by Schumer’s pal Bridget Everett, a New York comedian and cabaret star who was also featured in Trainwreck last year.  

“Bud Light proudly supports everyone’s right to marry whoever they want,” Rogen declares at the end of the clip. 

Alex Lambrecht, the vice president of Bud Light at Anheuser-Busch, said that including the marriage equality effort made sense in a campaign that “champions inclusivity.” 

“By featuring Seth and Amy at a same-sex wedding, we’re showing how all weddings — regardless of who is getting married — share many similarities and moments to celebrate,” Lambrecht said in a statement. “We created this spot because equality for all Americans is a concept that unites many Bud Light drinkers.”

The clip will be broadcast on primetime television, while images will be featured on rainbow-lit billboards, organizers said in a press release.

Watch the video here.

The Gayly- 6/1/2016 @ 4:45 p.m. CDT