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The Good Place‘s D’Arcy Carden is in negotiations to star in A League of Their Own, Amazon’s series adaptation of the 1992 feature film. Gbemisola Ikumelo (Famalam) also is finalizing a deal to co-star in the project, from writers/executive producers Abbi Jacobson and Will Graham and Sony Pictures TV. Broad City…

This year, comedy duo Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer have snapped up three Emmy nominations for their short form web series Hack Into Broad City—one each for acting, and a shared nod for the show itself. Such is the beauty of short form, that despite evolving into Comedy Central's hit half-hour show Broad City, which…

The last episode of Broad City aired in March but it feels like it was just yesterday the joy of Abbi and Ilana entered our lives with all their wondrous stoner glory yesterday. Creators and stars of the show Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer stopped by the New Hollywood Podcast and it was unlike any episode we ever had…

EXCLUSIVE:  Broad City may be over, but the legacy of Comedy Central series will live on beyond its years — particularly with a featurette that sheds light on the journey of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer’s series that started off as a humble web series and turned into a cult comedy phenomenon. And for five seasons…

This year marked the series finale of Broad City, a show that put a millennial spin on the female-led comedy and spoke to a very specific generation of women. Co-created by and starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer and executive produced by Amy Poehler, the Comedy Central series ran five seasons, and through all the…

Broad City creator-star Abbi Jacobson and executive producer Amy Poehler reunited after saying goodbye to the Comedy Central hit on March 28. At Deadline's The Contenders Emmys on Sunday, the duo discussed the importance of featuring a strong female friendship at the heart center of the series. "It was such an…

With Broad City coming to an end, it’s expected that Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson will go out on a wildly insane “YAAAAAAAAS KWEEN!” bang — and based on the trailer for the final season ahead of its Jan. 24 premiere on Comedy Central, they are going to deliver the goods. Actually, the trailer doesn’t give us many…

Yaaaaaaassss queen! After four seasons of odd jobs, awkward moments, interesting schemes, questionable relationships, bizarre life decisions, and a whole lotta weed, Ilana and Abbi are sprinting their way to their fifth and final season of Broad City which will debut 10 pm ET/PT on January 24. Comedy Central revealed…

Launching on Netflix on August 17, Disenchantment is Matt Groening's first new series since 1999's Futurama, and The Simpsons' creator latest effort is stuck in the past, literally and figuratively. Despite a strong vocal effort from Broad City's Abbi Jacobson as the hard-drinking and convention-busting Princess Bean…

Forget Meghan Markle and Prince Whatshisname: The more important royal wedding was that of Princess Bean and the Prince of Bentwood. Except that she jilted him and he became head-impaled on an iron throne. Pity. Here’s the new trailer for Disenchantment, the upcoming Netflix series from The Simpsons and Futurama…

There’s a delightful absurdity that comes with Broad City and the show’s brand of humor, but when the election happened and Donald Trump became President, the show began to lean into political overtones. During Deadline’s The Contenders Emmy event, creators and stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson talked about how…

One of Comedy Central’s signature comedy series, Broad City, will be coming to an end after its upcoming fifth season, set to air in early 2019. Comedy Central is staying in business with Broad City creators, showrunners, directors and stars Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, who have signed a development deal with the…