I haven't done it in a while. I was never like quote unquote successful at improv, like in that theater. And there's still a little bit of like a hesitancy because I was never able to do what Alana and I made broad city. But I think I am successful at improv in my work, which I bringing the values and like that kind of experimentation into broad city and then into league. It's the most terrifying thing. Being nervous is actually being excited. You have to like shift it where you're like, this is good. These are good feelings."
1. How to know when it’s time to get out or stick it out – and the quit that set Abbi on course to meet Ilana and create Broad City.
2. The life lessons of improv comedy: How to get out of your head, trust your choices, and make something together.
3. Abbi and Abby share similar but opposite stories about relationships that changed their lives (and whether to tuck or untuck shirts).
4. Why reimagining A League of Their Own was the Next Right project for Abbi – and how its label as a “queer show” frustrates her.
About Abbi:
Abbi Jacobson is a co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and star of the critically acclaimed show A League of Their Own. Prior to this, Abbi co-created, wrote, directed, executive produced and starred for five seasons in Broad City. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller I Might Regret This, and is currently adapting “Go Like This,” a short story by Lorrie Moore.
IG: @abbijacobson
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