Jacobson, 34, and glazer, 31, are not just the creators and stars of broad city, the comedy central series that puts an antic, absurdist spin on their comingofage adventures. How broad city became the greatest show on television. Get an inside look at the making of broad city with this short doc that follows the show from its beginnings as a web series to its emotional finale. Young comics adapting broad city from web to fx the.
Jacobson then thanked the fans for watching over the last ten years since broad city went from independent web series to comedy central cornerstone. With thursday nights season 5 finale, the comedy central hit from abbi jacobson and ilana glazer said an emotional goodbye to its fans, just as. The last scene of broad city and the power of friendship decider. Broad city s season 5 finale will be an emotional one for fans as the ilana glazer and abbi jacobsonled comedy series gears up to make its last hurrah thursday on comedy central with a series. Creating a show, ive taken a lot from abbi and ilana, says kelly. This story contains spoilers for broad citys series finale. Jan 03, 2019 those days of striving and subsisting are long gone for them. Jan 22, 2019 broad city stars and creators abbi jacobson and ilana glazer speak to the hollywood reporter about saying goodbye to their comedy central series with the fifth and final season. Created by ucb alums abbi jacobson and ilana glazer, broad city is an oddcouple comedy about two best friends navigating life in new york city. With ilana glazer, abbi jacobson, eliot glazer, josh patten. Mar 10, 2019 glazer thought back to another ending, their web series broad city, which was developed for comedy central by executive producer amy poehler. The story starts with the disappearance of their favorite bodega seemingly overnight, too, a metaphor for their looming split. The series was created by and stars ilana glazer and abbi jacobson as two best friends who navigate everyday life in new york city. The last scene of broad city and the power of friendship.
Broad city was not typical of a network comedy insofar as it was a femalecreated series about two wilding, stoner women that got its start as a web series. In the finale of broad city, the web series turned comedy central show celebrating the hijinks of two millennial new yorkers, abbi and ilana do the thing theyve never managed to do together, over. Those days of striving and subsisting are long gone for them. Apr 12, 2018 broad city has been our baby and first love for almost ten years, since we started as a web series. Comedy central announces broad city final season premiere. Abbi and ilana are broke and flawed, and they dont shy away from the sticky situations nyc throws at them they dive right into the muck. Ilana was actually a member of an antidrug group in high school where they would gather and talk about how cool it was that.
The web series launched in 2010, grabbing the attention of amy poehler, who served as a mentor to glazer and jacobson and later a producer when broad city. The show was originally a webseries, also titled broad city 2. Broad city series finale perfectly captures best friendship. The web series ran for two seasons and the finale starred amy poehler.
On a hot sunny day, ilana hunts for a good lastminute gift for her sex buddy lincoln, having only found out his. Abbi jacobson and ilana glazer on the ending that almost happened the creators, writers, and stars anticipate a little backlash to the series finale, but they chose their. But with the actors complicated schedules full of other projects, its understandable why the series is ending. Broad city has been our baby and first love for almost ten years, since we started as a web series. In the fourth episode of the original web series version of broad city, abbi abbi jacobson and ilana ilana glazer are at a boring, broy holiday party in a tiny new york apartment. Mar 31, 2019 when ilana and abbi make the decision to part ways on the comedy series broad city, it feels like not only the cleaving of a unit but the end of a way of moving through the city. Abbi and ilanas story may be over, but at least the broad city series finale ending was the perfect sendoff. After much acclaim, the two worked with amy poehler on a script that eventually ended up at comedy central. Abbi decides her goal for the evening is to have her first mistletoe kiss, and she considers every man in the room before ilana poses an idea. In broad citys series finale, its we who must move on. In a grainy twominute video, glazer makes change with a homeless man asking for money on the street, to jacobsons dismay. With ilana glazer, abbi jacobson, amy poehler, paul w.
The broad city series finale ending referenced sex and. For the web series finale, glazer and jacobson secured. Broad city stars and creators abbi jacobson and ilana glazer speak to the hollywood reporter about saying goodbye to their comedy central series with the fifth and final season. Broad city the web series began in late 2009 and is is now transitioning to a half hour scripted comedy at comedy central, slated to premiere in 2014. Broad city is an american comedy series on comedy central. For fans of the tv show, the web series is an instructive watch. After starting as a web series in 2010 and moving to comedy central as a fullfledged series in 2014, jacobson and glazer decided to end broad city, with jacobson previously telling ew. That is how cocreators and stars abbi jacobson and ilana glazer wanted viewers to feel. In the finale of our web series with amy poehler, we have this dialogue where we needed her to say things like, go with the flow and live your. She was twice nominated for the critics choice television award for best actress in a comedy series for the series. So many sitcoms seem to lose track of themselves or fall into an abundance of tropes but broad city went about their final episode in the most apt way. The increasingly confident broads of broad city take on. Broad city made its youtube debut on february 15, 2010.
Ilana was actually a member of an antidrug group in high school where they would gather and. Broad city ep2 abbi gets back into pot part 1 duration. Aug 24, 2017 after cocreating the series, the duo took over as showrunners in season 2 and, in a further extension of their stewardship of broad city, each directed two episodes this season. The broad city series finale ending referenced sex and the.
Ilana rose glazer born april 12, 1987 is an american comedian, writer, and actress. Its been a phenomenal experience, and weve put ourselves into it completely. The broad city finale ended on a moving testament to the power of friendship. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. Broad city the web series began in late 2009 and is is now transitioning to a halfhour scripted comedy at comedy central, slated to premiere in 2014.
The sitcom, like the web series, is based on glazer and jacobsons reallife friendship, and their attempt to make it in new york. This story contains spoilers for broad city s series finale. When ilana and abbi make the decision to part ways on the comedy series broad city, it feels like not only the cleaving of a unit but the end of a way of moving through the city. Called sneak attack feminism by the wall street journal, the series. Broad city has been our baby and first love for almost ten years, since we started as a web series, jacobson and glazer said in a statement. There are few things more quintessentially new york than a bodega bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. In a perfect world for fans, broad city could go on forever. Mar 27, 2019 in the fourth episode of the original web series version of broad city, abbi abbi jacobson and ilana ilana glazer are at a boring, broy holiday party in a tiny new york apartment. Broad city is an american television sitcom created by and starring ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. As any series finale tries to have some sort of meaning to leave the audience thinking about long after the show is gone, broad city has ilana searching for meaning when it comes to her and. This batch is from the broad city web series circa 20092012. Mar 29, 2019 the broad city finale ended on a moving testament to the power of friendship.
Abbi jacobson, ilana glazer broad city series finale. Broad city follows two women throughout their daily lives in new york city. Like any great performer, for their final bow creators abbi jacobson and ilana glazer turned the applause outward. Broad city is an american television sitcom that premiered on january 22, 2014, on comedy central. The increasingly confident broads of broad city take on the. Broad citys season 5 finale will be an emotional one for fans as the ilana glazer and abbi jacobsonled comedy series gears up to make its last hurrah thursday on comedy central with a series. This is the original webseries the hit comedy central tvseries is based off. Broad city series finale on comedy central deadline. Jan 23, 2019 the pilot, helmed by broad city director lucia aniello, debuts the same night as the final season of broad city. Broad city finale screening at sxsw brings crowd to tears. Broad city finale captured the shows ethos perfectly the atlantic. Glazer thought back to another ending, their web series broad city, which was developed for comedy central by executive producer amy poehler.
Feb 15, 2010 broad city ep2 abbi gets back into pot part 1 duration. Dec 10, 2017 in season 4, broad city became bleaker and even more determined to celebrate what it could broad citys fourth friendiversary finale capped a season of uncharacteristic introspection. The series was cocreated by ilana glazer and abbi jacobson, but originally started as a web series by the same name. Abbi prepares to move, and ilana prepares to move on. I cant believe you made change with a homeless man. Mar 29, 2019 spoilers ahead for the broad city series finale. She is best known for cocreating and costarring in the comedy central series broad city, which is based on the web series of the same name.
Abbi jacobson and ilana glazer recently attended sxsw to present the final three episodes of broad city and the crowd was brought to tears. No matter how bad it gets, these broads are always down to tackle whatever hits them. This post contains light spoilers through broad city season 5 in the finale of broad city, the web series turned comedy central show celebrating the hijinks of two millennial new yorkers, abbi. The broad city finale captured the shows ethos perfectly. Broad city ending with season 5 at comedy central tvline. These creators of broad city, a web series with devoted followings among women and new yorkers and a rabid following among. Broad city episode guide comedy central official site. Apr 12, 2018 broad city has been our baby and first love for almost ten years, since we started as a web series, jacobson and glazer said in a statement. The sitcom premiered on comedy central on january 22, 2014 and aired for five seasons, ending on march 28, 2019. Contains details about the series finale of comedy centrals broad city. Jacobson, 34, and glazer, 31, are not just the creators and stars of broad city, the comedy central series that puts an antic. The broad city series finale is going to be devastating.