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peaking over sandwiches and salads, lunch with Abbi Jacobsen and Ilana Glazer was like lunch with old friends. Our Thursday afternoon conversation was first dominated by events that had transpired the night before. Glazer’s parents had their first introduction to her boyfriend and a giddy Glazer shared a post-evening text from her father: “My dad texts me, By the way, [He] has a sweet smile.” Jacobson laughed, “Your dad is such a feminine man... so is mine actually. Like feminine, sensitive... when we were growing up and my parents got divorced, my dad was like, I have to cook, I have to have a house. My brother and I would spend every other week with him and he used to get Men’s Health and my brother attached a W.O. to the front end, because he would be all about having flowers so it feels homey and what recipes-” “Your dad is so cute... oh my gosh,” Glazer chimed. After clearing her plate, Glazer puffed out her belly and decided she wanted to take a “prego” inspired Instagram photo. I couldn’t help but enjoy the dichotomy between Glazer’s obese caricature and her natural grace and sexiness on the set of Nu-Mode´’s editorial shoot the week prior. Ten days earlier, as the Broad City duo were fitted for their second editorial look in Nelson Castillo’s Brooklyn studio, a mutual decision was made to leave Glazer’s shirt unbuttoned and tied at the bottom. Clad in ADEEN and skinny leans, like true actresses, they jumped into the embodiment of the Brooklyn banshee styling. Never has an editorial team had so much fun, as Glazer and Jacobson danced and posed their way through one of the most expressive Nu-Mode editorials to date.
“I think comedy has become more prevalent in society as a legitimate form of expression,” When asked about her first comedic influences Jacobson shared, “I don’t see his movies, but growing up I was so into Adam Sandler’s comedy album. That was so influential. Each track is like him playing a character. In middle school I listened to that all the time... and Gilda Radner. I read her book in middle school about when she got cancer. I was really into Gilda Radner.” For Glazer the answer was short and simple, “Dave Chapelle, I really love.” In addition to their early influences, as young adults Glazer and Jacobson spent time at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade, where Broad City is still realized monthly in a live show. From web show to stage show to pilot, the public can not get enough of the Glazer/Jacobson hilarity, but as highlighted by the press, their impact goes beyond laughs and smiles. The Wall Street Journal described Broad City as “sneak attack feminism.” While Glazer and Jacobson wouldn’t necessarily consider themselves feminist martyrs, their presence in the entertainment industry as “real” women is undoubtedly refreshing. Body issues were a common topic in the Broad City web series, where the duo fearlessly made commentary on breasts, butts, sex, dating, and everything in between. This content, for them, is not a contrived political agenda, but simply the facts of life. “I think comedy has become more prevalent in society as a legitimate form of expression,” Glazer stated. “I don’t think of [Broad City] NU-MODE´Addiction autumn/winter issue.205