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A24’s ‘False Positive’ Starring Ilana Glazer Lands at Hulu
Ilana Glazer’s “False Positive” is popping up at Hulu. The A24 film, co-written and produced by Glazer and John Lee is set to debut as a Hulu original in 2021.“False Positive” marks Glazer and Lee’s feature film co-writing debut, after working together on “Broad City.” Glazer stars in the film as Lucy, who after several […]
Continue readingKevin Hart to Star in an Action Comedy From ‘Broad City’ Alums
Kevin Hart has found his next comedy. The Jumanji: The Next Level star is attached to star in a yet-untitled action-comedy from Broad City alums Lucia Aniello and Paul W. Downs. The film is being developed by Universal Pictures, with Aniello and Downs set to pen the script as well as executive produce. Variety reports […]
Continue reading‘Gentefied’ Review: Fall in Love With the Morales Family in Netflix’s Hip Comedy
First there was “Broad City,” then there was “High Maintenance” and “Insecure.” Thanks to the age of web series, peak TV has been able to anoint some of its most inventive creators, especially underrepresented or unknown ones who otherwise may have had trouble getting into a a pitch room, much less getting the green light. […]
Continue readingAbbi Jacobson To Star In Sony Animated Film ‘The Mitchells Vs The Machines’ From Producers Chris Miller & Phil Lord
Exclusive: Broad City alum Abbi Jacobson has been tapped to voice Katie Mitchell, one of the lead roles in the animated family comedy The Mitchells Vs The Machines, which is set up at Sony Pictures Animation with Oscar winners Phil Lord and Christopher Miller attached to produce along with Kurt Albrecht.Slated for a theatrical release […]
Continue reading‘A League of Their Own’ TV Series Cast Will Feature Abbi Jacobson, D’Arcy Carden and More
The A League of Their Own TV series cast is ready to take the field. Broad City‘s Abbi Jacobson, The Good Place‘s D’Arcy Carden, and more, will lead the series inspired by the Penny Marshall film of the same name about the first professional all-female baseball league in the 1940s. The show is currently in […]
Continue reading‘Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens’ Review: Comedy Central Series Is as Awkward as Its Title
One year since the final season of “Broad City” debuted, Comedy Central is releasing its heir apparent. “Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens” makes a few tweaks to the formula, including a singular borough (rather than Queens and Brooklyn), a singular lead (Awkwafina steps in for the double act of Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson), and […]
Continue reading‘Broad City’: Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Share the Cost of Telling ‘Stories’ Through Social Media
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer started making their web series in 2009, and they didn’t stop to look back until it was done.“‘Broad City’ wouldn’t exist without social media,” Jacobson told IndieWire. “It was created on YouTube, but then we spread it on Facebook — that’s how anyone knew about it.”Now, as the Season 5 […]
Continue readingForest Road, GreenSlate Partnering on Entertainment Financing (Exclusive)
Finance company Forest Road and entertainment payroll specialist GreenSlate Co. have launched a new strategic partnership, Variety has learned exclusively.Under the deal, Forest Road will engage GreenSlate as its preferred service provider to independent film and television producers for its low-cost financing options for tax-related collateral. GreenSlate’s clients have included “I, Tonya,” “Moonlight,” TBS’s “Search […]
Continue reading‘Broad City’ Ending with Season 5, But Abbi Jacobson & Ilana Glazer Have More Shows Coming
Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer found fame four years ago when their web series Broad City became a full fledged original series on Comedy Central. Now that the show has raised their comedy profile to make them in-demand actress in both films and television, the two are ready to bring Broad City to an end […]
Continue reading‘6 Balloons’ Review: Dave Franco and Abbi Jacobson Get Serious in a Netflix Heroin Drama that Never Pops
There’s something vaguely sinister about those talking Gps navigators that now seem to come standard with every new car. Maybe it’s the robotic voice, which could never speak to the frustration of running late or sitting in traffic. More likely, it’s the illusion of control — the false sense that everything is going to be […]
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