BROAD CITY

Conversations

New York

BROAD CITY

Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Begins at 7:00 PM EDT
Check-in begins at: 6:15 PM EDT

Monday, June 08, 2015



A screening followed by a Q&A with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.

Moderated by David Itzkoff, New York Times.


SYNOPSIS

Courtesy of the collective brains of and starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, "Broad City" is an odd couple comedy about two best friends navigating their twenties in New York City whose adventures always lead down unexpected and outlandish paths. They're broke, flawed and don't shy away from the sticky situations NYC throws at them – they dive right into the muck. But no matter how bad it gets, these young broads are always down with whatever hits them.


PANELIST BIO

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are the Series Creators, Executive Producers and stars of Comedy Central’s critically-acclaimed hit show, Broad City. Jacobson graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a degree in Fine Arts and a minor in Video. After graduating, Jacobson moved to New York City and began training at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, The Atlantic Acting Conservatory and The Magnet Theater. Her solo show, Welcome to Camp ran at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater NY and LA in 2011. Along with Glazer she was a creator, co-writer, and star of the original web series Broad City, which was nominated for the ECNY’s (Emerging Comic New York) “Best Web Series” award and Jacobson received an individual nomination for illustration. Jacobson is an Aol Artist and has two coloring books out with Chronicle Books, Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco. Glazer is a Critics Choice Award nominated actress, comedian and writer based in New York City. Along with Jacobson, she was a creator, co-writer, and star of the original ECNY's (Emerging Comic New York) nominated web series Broad City and Glazer also received an individual nomination for her stand-up. Glazer has also received a Critics Choice Television Award nomination for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Comedy Central’s Broad City in 2014. Glazer has been a writer and actress in various indie projects, and is regularly featured in video content for ESPN, Asylum, VH1, and MTV. Her ECNY nominated live show High School Talent Show (which she co-created with her brother Eliot Glazer) ran at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater NY for over three years and had such guest stars including Zach Galifianakis. Glazer is a graduate of New York University, has trained at Upright Citizens Brigade NY and is originally from Long Island. Glazer will next be seen in the film X-Mas opposite Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. They are currently in pre-production on the third season of their show Broad City on Comedy Central.