The Amy Poehler-produced Broad City premieres Jan. 22 on Comedy Central. The show — a TV adaptation of a web series starring Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Gazer — follows friends as they navigate their life through New York City. The concept began as a sketch at the Upright Citizens Brigade before growing into a web hit. Poehler, an Upright Citizens Brigade alumna herself, told THR, “I’m excited to work with Comedy Central and introduce Abbi and Ilana to America. And all the other countries. And also Mars. We’ve got big plans.”
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Women Behind the Camera in 2014
- Let’s Hope 2014 is Better Than 2013 for Women in Hollywood
- Tina Fey: Tooken
- Amy Poehler: Broad City
- Hannah Shakespeare: Killer Women
- Mara Brock Akil: Being Mary Jane
- Lisa Cholodenko: Olive Kitteridge
- Rashida Jones: Claws
- Angelina Jolie: Unbroken
- Lana Wachowski: Jupiter Ascending
- Lynn Shelton: Laggies
- Vanessa Taylor: Divergent
- Marjane Satrapi: The Voices
- Gillian Flynn: Gone Girl
- Maya Forbes: Infinitely Polar Bear
- Gillian Robespierre: Obvious Child
- Jill Soloway: Transparent