Ilana Glazer Reveals Her Favorite Moment From Broad City

Anyone who has seen Broad City know the Comedy Central show is full of ridiculous scenes – but one moment in particular stands out for co-creator and star Ilana Glazer.

“One of my favorite moments of Broad City is the season 1 finale, when Ilana has an allergic reaction to shellfish and Abbi heroically carries her out of the restaurant after accidentally stabbing herself with an EpiPen,” Glazer, 37, reveals exclusively in her feature 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me in the latest edition of Us Weeklyon newsstands now. “We were dying laughing. I remember Amy Poehlerdirected the episode, doing that quiet laugh where she shook her shoulders up and down.”

In the 2014 episode, titled “The Last Supper,” Abbi and Ilana have dinner at a fancy restaurant – reportedly frequented Beyoncé a Jay-Z – for Abbi’s birthday. Poehler, who directed the episode, also makes a cameo as the restaurant’s chef.

About halfway through the dinner, Ilana’s face starts to swell, and she admits she’s allergic to shellfish, but still wants to eat the seafood meal anyway for the special occasion. As the night goes on, her allergic reaction worsens, leading to a hilarious scene where an EpiPen-fueled Abby rushes Ilana to the hospital.

Glazer – whose stand-up is special, Human Magicstreaming now on Hulu — and Abbi Jacobson made five seasons of the sitcom, which aired its final episode in 2019.

For more fun personal stories from Glazer — including the proudest moment of her career, which also involves Jacobson — keep scrolling:

1. My favorite way to spend the weekend is to not make any plans, just lay around with my family and cook.

2. Queen Bey, Beyoncé, was my No. 1 artist on my 2024 Spotify Wrapped.

3. I visit Dumbo (in Brooklyn) with my daughter as if we were Italian tourists, even though it’s a 15 minute drive from our apartment. It’s exciting, and there’s so much to do, taste and buy!

4. My first car was a stick shift Honda Civic, two doors.

5. My favorite comfort food is a bowl of rice and homemade vegetables with a little protein. It’s warm, homely and means I take great care of myself.

6. I met Nicole Kidman at a party and there were so many stars, I imitated it for her. Not cold.

7. My favorite film is Doubtfire Mrsa Robin Williams was the entertainer I looked up to when I was younger. It always offered real feelings. I miss him as I knew him.

8. To have a foundation for all of my 52 shows for my 2024 Human Magic comedy tour, I would walk around the neighborhood I was performing in and talk to myself for two hours.

9. The proudest moment of my career was when Abbi Jacobson and I were honored Julia Louis-Dreyfus at her Kennedy Center Awards with an outrageous dance honoring her physical comedy, (including) Elaine in Seinfeld. To do something crazy with my daughter for my hero is really up there in the highest moments of my life!

10. My celebrity crush was growing up Freddie Prinze Jr. I kept magazine clippings of it in my Caboodle.

11. My fast food order is a Wendy’s crispy chicken sandwich with extra pickles, french fries and a Frosty. Because I’m classy!

12. My alternative profession would be a therapist. I love going deep.

13. “7 Days” by Craig David brings me back to being a nerdy, horny tween with years ahead of me before I know what to do with that.

14. My first job was (as an assistant) to my mother at the age of 9. Before I could babysit, I babysat while mother’s day was drinking. No judgment.

15. English was my best subject at school. I always loved to write.

16. To decompress after a busy day, I take a small pinch of gummy weed and a bath with Epsom salts.

17. One of my favorite moments of Broad City is the season 1 finale, when Ilana has an allergic reaction to shellfish and Abbi heroically carries her out of the restaurant after accidentally stabbing herself with an EpiPen. We were dying laughing. I remember Amy Poehler, who directed the episode, doing that silent laugh where her shoulders were shaking up and down.

18. The TV program I’m currently binge-watching Blues.

19. Viola Davies is my dream colleague. She once said in an interview that she wanted to do something funny, (so) I’d love to write something wild but ordinary for her and play opposite her, stressed about losing her respect.

20. The one item left on my bucket list is to ride a horse on the beach in a bikini.

21. My fondest childhood memory is making sketch videos with my brother, Eliot. We were obsessed and we have the evidence to prove it.

22. I can play the drums.

23. I collect pieces of paper that my daughter writes on.

24. The feature I use the most on my phone is voice memos. My best friend and I leave each other 20 minute messages and I eat them.

25. My favorite place to go on holiday is Marseilles.