Broad City stars reflect on their show's impact: "I can’t believe we’re distillable"

Variety

“It’s an honor, but it’s also scary. I can’t believe we’re distillable, or big enough to be derived from," says Ilana Glazer, noting that many producers have missed the point in trying to replicate her and Abbi Jacobson's success with their Comedy Central series. “Right,” Jacobson agrees. “Because we get derived from in this bizarro way to go back to the way things were.” Glazer worries, though, the multitasking way they've created their series has become typical among female-created shows. “We built a vertical skill set. Creating, starring in something, writing, rewriting, directing, editing, producing," Glazer says, adding: “So many of them have to do it all themselves because no one’s going to do it as well for you.” Now they plan to impart their knowledge to other producers. “Not only can we make double the content, but we can usher in more people,” says Glazer. “I want us both to bang out business, get shows and movies going that have other voices. I want to get the next generation of talent going. Like, Broad City is so f*cking good, but we did it, and now we have other skills. Women need to be in more decision-making positions, and now we are.”

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