And no matter what the city throws at twentysomethings abbi and ilana, these broads are all in. Broad city was created ten years ago despite the resistance creators ilana glazer and abbi jacobson experienced from networks. Broad city, created by ucb alums abbi jacobson and ilana glazer and produced by amy poehler, is an oddcouple comedy about two best friends navigating their twenties in new york city. Besides youtube, because they marked half the episodes as private. No matter how bad it gets, these broads are always down to tackle whatever hits them. Called sneak attack feminism by the wall street journal, the series. Its created by and stars abbi jacobson and ilana glazer as 20something best friends who are trying to navigate life in new york, despite that their adventures always seem to lead down unexpected and bizarre paths. Abbi jacobson and ilana glazer are reallife friends in new york whose original web series broad city is now a halfhour show featuring the pairs semibiographical antics under executive producer amy poehler. Here are 6 web series you can find and stream right now that take the torch from broad city and continue the tradition of goofy, irreverent, and real comedy on. It takes place over the course of a shrooms trip that goes. Broad city is an american television sitcom created by and starring ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. Broad city was actually a web series before its made its way to comedy central, and allowed jacobson and glazer to portray two very different women navigating new york city in their twenties. 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 broad city complete series collection has everything a queen could ever need.
In april, black comedian and activist franchesca ramsey signed on. Why there wont be a broad city season 6 screen rant. A comedy about the experiences of a group of girls in their early 20s. It was developed from their independent web series of the same name, which was produced between 2009 and 2011. The sitcom, like the web series, is based on glazer and jacobsons reallife friendship, and their attempt to make it in new york. Broad city was created by ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. Broad city, starring abbi jacobson and ilana glazer. Broad city originated as a web series that premiered on youtube in late 2009. Abbi jacobson and ilana glazer are bringing their comedy central series broad city to an end to become producers. This is the original webseries the hit comedy central tvseries is based. Broad city, starring abbi jacobson and ilana glazer, tries to crack the 20something code.
Broad city follows two women throughout their daily lives in new york city. After two seasons online, and a boost from amy poehler, the web series is now a comedy central show. Broad city final season premiere first look hollywood. A web series needs fans to make the jump from internet to tv, and broad city had a very powerful one. Independently produced series based on the real life friendship of ilana glazer and abbi jacobson. Ilana glazer and abbi jacobson launched their web series broad city in the spring of 2010.
They have very little money, but they are survivors who arent afraid to. Before broad city was on comedy central, it was on youtube. But today many more web series have been optioned for tv and made it onto television. Broad city episode guide comedy central official site. In addition to every single freakin episode, youll get special features including outtakes, deleted extended scenes, and every episode of hack into broad city and behind broad city. I was looking forward to watching the first episode feature hannibal. Broad city is an american television sitcom that premiered on january 22, 2014, on comedy central. The best broad city webisodes to watch while you wait for season 2 back into broad city. So nows the time to reexplore some of the most memorable episodes of broad city the web series.
Broad city isnt the first comedy central show that grew out of online video another example is workaholics and there are certainly reasons a web series creator would want that to be the result of her efforts. Amy poehler would executive produce the television adaptation after. It started as a web series, which ran from 2009 to 2011, and ran for five seasons from 2014 to 2019 on comedy central. The critically acclaimed web series broad city moves to comedy central as a halfhour scripted series.
Broad city kicks off its fifth and final season with an episode that is filmed like an instagram story. Broad city, and other web series that made successful. Abbi jacobson, ilana glazer ending broad city to become. Along with ilana glazer she was a creator, cowriter, and star of the original web series broad city and the two of them currently perform broad city live, a monthly show at upright citizens brigade theater ny.
On a hot sunny day, ilana hunts for a good lastminute gift for her sex buddy lincoln, having only found out his. It ran from 2009 to 2011 before being developed into a sitcom for comedy central with the same name. A sketchcomedy series that parodies life in portland, oregon. 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. 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. It began as a small web series filmed in jacobsons apartment and. I found it on amazon prime and bought the first season. Their togetherness was what led them to create the broad city web series in the first place. Well, one day this summer, i was bored and had been watching a lot of south park episodes on comedy central.
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 parks and recreation star liked the series so much that she. Abbi at an upscale gym, soulstice, where she longs to teach spin classes but is instead given her very own toilet plunger by her smug, yoga. The web series ran for two seasons and 25 episodes from 2009 and 2011, and. Before it was a popular and critically acclaimed sitcom on comedy central, broad city was a video series on youtube. The sitcom premiered on comedy central on january 22, 2014 and aired for five seasons, ending on march 28, 2019. Broad city, the web series, has been nominated for the ecnys emerging comic new york best web series award. 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. Catch the totally fresh, new series based on the acclaimed digital shorts. The abbi jacobson and ilana glazer comedy central show premieres jan.
This is the original webseries the hit comedy central tvseries is based off. Abbi and ilana encountered a number of career changes, romantic experimentations. The series unabashedly examines the notsoglamorous side of young life in. In 2017, the web series may be the new tv pilot the verge. The best broad city webisodes to watch while you wait. 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.
Ed helms three favorite web series so is the point of a web series to get a tv show. The series is based on glazer and jacobsons real life friendship and their attempt to make it in new york city. But no matter how bad it gets, these young broads are always down. Abbi and ilana are broke and flawed, and they dont shy away from the sticky situations nyc throws at them. Weve gotta fill our pining time until the season 3 somehow. Broad city is an american comedy series on comedy central. 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. Watch broad city online stream full episodes directv. Broad city ending with season 5 at comedy central tvline. During one of the numerous commercial breaks, i saw an advertisement for broad city, and thought, hmmm, looks interesting.
Broad city web series episodes to help you cope when you. With ilana glazer, abbi jacobson, eliot glazer, josh patten. As with this seasons premiere, mushrooms is an ambitious, brilliant episode of broad city that gets to the heart of the series. After much acclaim, the two worked with amy poehler on a script that eventually ended up at comedy central. For fans of the tv show, the web series is an instructive watch. Before broad city was developed for television, glazer and jacobson made two seasons of the show for the web, and their confidence as writers and performers is equally apparent in the. How the creators of broad city turned their web series. A bottle of wine tastes just as good when you pay with all pennies.