Unlike the 2 Broke Girlson CBS’s sitcom, Abbi and Ilana legitimately seem like two broke girls who don’t know where their next payday is coming from. Toilet humor aside, Broad City scores major points (and major laughs) because of the specificity and authenticity it brings to the “single gal in the city” TV pantheon. (Would you believe me if I told you it’s not even the most disgusting gag involving a toilet? That dishonor goes to the season 1 finale, “The Last Supper.”) Oh yeah: there’s also an extended sequence involving a turd. It’s an extended showcase for the supporting cast, while also featuring the hallmarks of any Broad City episode: sharply-observed humor involving sex and drugs, Ilana going to insane lengths to help Abbi, and clever sight gags. These characters mostly float in and out of Abbi and Ilana’s life, with the exception of Ep.7/“Hurricane Wanda”, which has all of them - plus a temperamental sibling - holed up in Abbi’s apartment during a storm. Abbi’s professional life, for one, is literally in the toilet she cleans the locker rooms and bathrooms at a fitness center.Ībbi and Ilana do interact with a recurring cast of characters that includes Lincoln (Hannibal Buress), Ilana’s nurturing, supportive sex buddy Bevers (John Gemberling), Abbi’s roommate’s slovenly boyfriend, who spends way too much time at her place (the joke is we never actually see Abbi’s roommate) Jaime (Arturo Castro), Ilana’s sensitive, drug-dealing gay roommate and Jeremy (Stephen Schneider), the nice guy neighbor Abbi has a massive crush on. Usually those adventures involve the “two Jewesses trying to make a buck” and avoiding their soul-crushing jobs at all costs. The show follows 20-something best friends Abbi (Abbi Jacobson) and Ilana (Ilana Glazer) as they get into various adventures in New York City. “ I’m an adult, I’m gonna buy my own pot.”įor one thing, the stars of Broad City are just as likely to be looking for the most inexpensive way to get high as they are to be searching for Mr.
It’s an effective, well-worn story hook that has now gotten a funny, tremendously weird spin thanks to Comedy Central’s Broad City. On television, the trope dates back to the days of Laverne & Shirleyand continues with more contemporary entries like Sex and the Cityand Girls. Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: single gal(s) looking for love - among other things - in the big city.
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