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* TheIllegal: He's entered the US illegally, but as of "Citizen Ship" is a legal ciizen.

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* CaughtWithYourPantsDown: After Ilana leaves him alone in their apartment. Funnily enough, she seems unfazed by it and she actually compliments his wrist technique.
* TheIllegal: He's entered the US illegally, but as of "Citizen Ship" is a legal ciizen.
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* InsistentTerminology: He calls himself Abbi's rommate despite not actually being a tenant in her apartment.

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* FanDisservice: He is constantly caught in compromising positions by Abbi in her apartment, such as being half-naked or in the middle of masturbation.
* HiddenDepths: In season three, he displays knowledge on women's fashion, which completely surprises Abbi. Apparently he used to work at his grandma's department store every summer when he was younger.
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Bevers has not shied away from showing attraction to handsome men on more than one occasion.
* InsistentTerminology: He calls himself Abbi's rommate roommate despite not actually being a tenant in her apartment.



* UglyGuyHotWife: His girlfriend is conventionally beautiful extremely fit, and he looks extremely frumpy and chubby next to her.

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* UglyGuyHotWife: His girlfriend is conventionally beautiful extremely fit, and he looks extremely frumpy and chubby next to her.her.

!!Trey Pucker
-->'''Played by''': Paul W. Downs

Abbi's oblivious and eternally enthusiastic boss at Soulstice. He's also a hardcore health and fitness enthusiast.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Bevers states that he would "suck him completely dry" despite being straight.
* MrFanservice: He has an incredibly ripped body as a personal trainer.
* NiceGuy: One of the few genuinely nice guys on the show, even if he is shown to be pretty clueless.
* YouGetMeCoffee: Trey constantly sends Abbi to do all the menial cleaning tasks at Soulstice, such as cleaning pubes and puke, not recognizing her potential to be a trainer.

!!Jeremy Santos
-->''Played by''': Stephen Schneider

A very handsome neighbor who lives across the hall from Abbi's apartment. He is very easy-going and friendly.

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Ilana refers to him as a "hunky quarter-Latino".
* CasualKink: Pegging seems to be a completely normal activity for Jeremy.
* DistractedByTheSexy: Abbi seems to forget how to have normal social interactions when he's around.
* MrFanservice: Abbi has an ImagineSpot where he rubs oil on his muscular body.
* PutOnABus: He disappears in season two after things go poorly with Abbi.
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* ManChild: Ilana is strongly dominated by her id. On occasion this can sometimes be subverted as she is notably more street-smart and confidant than Abbi.

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* ManChild: Ilana is strongly dominated by her id. On occasion this can sometimes be subverted as she is notably more street-smart and confidant confident than Abbi.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: A recurring theme is her steady realization that she isn't as good of a person as she'd like to think she is.
* CompetitionFreak: Becomes hyper-aggressive and downright dangerous when involved in a competition.



* ManChild: Though unlike Ilana, she makes an effort to try and act more adult, though it almost never lasts.



* SheCleansUpNicely: Generally doesn't put much effort into her looks, but can be an absolute stunner when she wants to be.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: Abbi tells Ilana that she's "so anti-racist that sometimes you're actually really racist".

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* InnocentlyInsensitive: Abbi tells Ilana that she's "so anti-racist that sometimes you're actually really racist". In general, Ilana comes off as fairly well meaning, but incredibly egotistical and indifferent to the feelings of others.



* MsFanservice: She's very sexually liberated and is proud to show off her body. It's generally played more for laughs than outright fanservice, however.



* RummageSaleReject: She has a ridiculously offbeat sense of style that generally ''is'' made up of things she found in the trash, such as gaudy-looking wigs. Somehow, she still manages to pull it off and look great.



* TheStoner: While both girls smoke weed, Ilana does this on a more regular basis, ahd her habit is responsible for at least some of her antics.

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* TheStoner: While both girls smoke weed, Ilana does this on a more regular basis, ahd and her habit is responsible for at least some of her antics.antics.
* StrawFeminist: A weird case. She has no problem at all with men, but will frequently spout incredibly poorly thought out and uneccesary attempts at female empowerment at random intervals, inevitably looking like an idiot in the process.
-->'''Ilana''':(After being told Abbi's friend was possibly horribly disfigured) Maybe it's about time there was an elephant woman.




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* WithFriendsLikeThese: Despite her near worshipful admiration of Abbi, Ilana is an unreliable friend at the best of times, and generally always plays a role in making a bad situation worse.



* FriendsWithBenefits: With Ilana.

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* FriendsWithBenefits: With Ilana. Gets deconstructed, as his desire to be in a committed relationship eventually causes him to enter one with another woman, upsetting Ilana.



* NiceGuy: He's charming, funny, and very accepting of his friends' antics.

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* JustForPun: Has a love of incredibly tame and corny "dad jokes".
* NiceGuy: He's charming, funny, and very accepting of his friends' antics. While he wishes he could be in a more normal relationship with Ilana, he's perfectly willing to let her do whatever she's comfortable with doing.
* OnlySaneMan: A competent and reliable guy with an accomplished dental career at a young age in contrast to the emotionally stunted and unpredictable Ilana and Abbi.




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* UnfazedEveryman: He's a pretty ordinary guy who is in a relationship with Ilana, who is essentially chaos incarnate. Despite this, he generally always comes off as incredibly calm and laid back regardless of the situation.
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* TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Despite that his girlfriend is almost never home, that Abbi clearly hates his guts, and that she doesn't want him around, he refuses to leave. In-fact he tends to treat Abbi like his personal maid then anything else.
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* TheIllegal: He's entered the US illegally and dreams of eventually becoming an American citizen.

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* TheIllegal: He's entered the US illegally and dreams illegally, but as of eventually becoming an American citizen.
"Citizen Ship" is a legal ciizen.
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** In "Coat Check" she explicitly dates a woman [[spoiler: who looks and acts exactly like her]].
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* UnsympatheticComedyProtagonist: She's incredibly rude, inconsiderate, and immature. Her two redeeming features are that she would die for her friends, and that the viewer finds her hilarious.
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* BiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, among other things.

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* BiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, among other things.things, and makes out with a female intern in "Mochalatta Chills".
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Abbi's best friend, a free-spirited and self-absorbed marijuana enthusiast and slacker. She works at a nondescript sales company called Deals Deals Deals (but rarely does any work and often takes breaks lasting hours) and shares an apartment with an immigrant called Jaimé.

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Abbi's best friend, a free-spirited and self-absorbed marijuana enthusiast and slacker. She works at a nondescript sales company called Deals Deals Deals (but rarely does any work and often takes breaks lasting hours) and shares an apartment with an immigrant called named Jaimé.

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Characters from ''BroadCity''.

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* LastNameBasis: He's always referred to as "Bevers", and even his mug has his last name inscribed on it.

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* FriendToAllChildren: He's a pediatric dentist and he gets along extremely well with his young patients.




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* TheReliableOne: Ilana and Abbi can always count on him, and he's saved their asses on more than one occasion.
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* MistakenForRacist: [[spoiler:She unknowingly contributes an illustration for a white supremacist dating service]].
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* InformedJudaism: Like Ilana, she's Jewish, but not much is ever made of it.



* GoingCommando:
-->'''Ilana''': You don't have to tell me. I don't know where my underwear goes. That's why I go commando all the time!



* InformedJudaism: Like Abbi, she's Jewish, but not much is ever made of it.



* FriendsWithBenefits: With Ilana.



* TheAggressiveDrugDealer: Inverted. He's a drug dealer but also the possibly the sweetest character in the series.
* TheIllegal: He's entered the US illegally and dreams of eventually becoming an American citizen.



Boyfriend to Abbi's (always-absent) roommate. He spends his days lounging around Abbi's apartment and is a messy, disgusting freeloader. In spite of this, he has been shown on a couple of occasions to have a sweet, sensitive side.

* {{NEET}}: He's very clearly unemployed.
* TheSlacker: His laziness levels transcend those of the other characters.

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Boyfriend to Abbi's (always-absent) [[TheGhost (always-absent)]] roommate. He spends his days lounging around Abbi's apartment and is a messy, disgusting freeloader. In spite of this, he has been shown on a couple of occasions to have a sweet, sensitive side.

* FatSlob: The one thing he does around the apartment is create more messes.
* InsistentTerminology: He calls himself Abbi's rommate despite not actually being a tenant in her apartment.
* ManChild: He seems stuck in perpetual adolescence with no wish to grow out of it.
* {{NEET}}: He's very clearly unemployed.
unemployed, and mooches off his girlfriend and Abbi.
* TheSlacker: His laziness levels transcend those of the other characters.characters.
* UglyGuyHotWife: His girlfriend is conventionally beautiful extremely fit, and he looks extremely frumpy and chubby next to her.

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An aspiring illustrator who works as a custodian at a high-end gym. She to find a balance between being a responsible, self-sufficient adult while being fun-loving and free-spirited like Ilana.



* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ilana's red. Abbi is significantly more considerate and reserved than her bestfriend and actually attempts to find balance between wild behaving and behaving like a responsible adult.

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* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ilana's red. Abbi is significantly more considerate and reserved than her bestfriend best friend and actually attempts to find balance between wild behaving and behaving like a responsible adult.



Abbi's best friend, a free-spirited and self-absorbed marijuana enthusiast and slacker. She works at a nondescript sales company called Deals Deals Deals (but rarely does any work and often takes breaks lasting hours) and shares an apartment with an immigrant called Jaimé.



* MotorMouth

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* MotorMouthMotorMouth: She's a very fast speaker.



* TheSlacker: Ilana is constantly late to work and spends her time there sleeping, taking excessive breaks and making plans for her and Abbi.

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* TheSlacker: Ilana is constantly late to work and spends her time there sleeping, taking excessive breaks and making plans for her and Abbi.Abbi.
* TheStoner: While both girls smoke weed, Ilana does this on a more regular basis, ahd her habit is responsible for at least some of her antics.

!!Lincoln Rice DDS
-->'''Played by''': Hannibal Buress

A successful pediatric dentist with whom Ilana has a recurring sexual relationship, which he ants to turn into a romantic one (Ilana has thus far been unreceptive to this idea). He's a funny, easygoing guy and often plays games and tells jokes with his dental patients.

* CelebrityResemblance: He's described as looking like Creator/IdrisElba.
* HospitalHottie: He's a very attractive dentist.
* NiceGuy: He's charming, funny, and very accepting of his friends' antics.

!!Jaimé Castro
-->'''Played by''': Arturo Castro

Ilana's drug dealing gay roommate, a Venezuelan immigrant waiting to be naturalized. He exhibits extreme guilt over what he perceives as wrongs he has committed against his friends; however, they are usually minor transgressions.

!!Matt Bevers
-->'''Played by''': John Gemberling

Boyfriend to Abbi's (always-absent) roommate. He spends his days lounging around Abbi's apartment and is a messy, disgusting freeloader. In spite of this, he has been shown on a couple of occasions to have a sweet, sensitive side.

* {{NEET}}: He's very clearly unemployed.
* TheSlacker: His laziness levels transcend those of the other characters.
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!!Abbi Abrams (Abbi Jacobson)


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!!Abbi Abrams (Abbi Jacobson)

Abrams
->'''Played By:''' Abbi Jacobson



!!Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer)

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!!Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer)
Wexler
->'''Played By:''' Ilana Glazer
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* TheDeterminator: Spends an entire day chasing a tourist across Manhattan in order to get her phone back and be in time for a date.
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** HomoeroticDreams: Featuring Abbi.

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** HomoeroticDreams: HomoeroticDream: Featuring Abbi.
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* GoalInLife: Has aspirations to pursue her talents in illustration.


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* TheReliableOne: Trey (her boss at Soulstice) continually depends on Abbi's skills dealing with "pube situations" and other cleaning duties throughout the gym. He even suggests she label the cleaning items with her name.


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** HomoeroticDreams: Featuring Abbi.
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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Despite her *BiTheWay tendencies, she's this with Abbi.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: Despite her *BiTheWay BiTheWay tendencies, she's this with Abbi.

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* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Ilana



* FriendsWithBenefits: With her friend Lincoln.

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* FriendsWithBenefits: With Lincoln.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Despite
her friend Lincoln.*BiTheWay tendencies, she's this with Abbi.

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* FriendsWithBenefits: With her friend Lincoln.



* NoSocialSkills
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* ShesGotLegs

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* ShesGotLegsShesGotLegs: Frequently wears high waisted shorts, exposing these.

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* TheCorruptible

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* TheCorruptibleTheCorruptible: Will usually become this under Ilana's influence.


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** GibberishOfLove: Her interactions with him usually lead to this.
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* RedOniBlueOni: Ilana is far more chaotic, extraverted and unconventional than her blue counterpart, Abbi.

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* AuthorAvatar

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* AuthorAvatarAuthorAvatar: Is a fictionalised version of Abbi Jacobson's experiences living as a twenty-something in New York City.



* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Ilana's red. Abbi is significantly more considerate and reserved than her bestfriend and actually attempts to find balance between wild behaving and behaving like a responsible adult.



* AuthorAvatar
* BareYourMidriff

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* AuthorAvatar
AuthorAvatar: Is a fictionalised version of Ilana Glazer's experiences living as a twenty-something in New York City.
* BareYourMidriffBareYourMidriff: Among other outfits, Ilana is observed by a coworker to be "wearing a napkin".



* ClingyJealousGirl

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* ClingyJealousGirlClingyJealousGirl: Reacts with shock at the slightest suggestion that Abbi could love another person more than her.



* TheCorrupter

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* TheCorrupterTheCorrupter: If Abbi does something reckless or wild, it'll usually be through Ilana's influence.



* ManChild

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* ManChildInnocentlyInsensitive: Abbi tells Ilana that she's "so anti-racist that sometimes you're actually really racist".
* ManChild: Ilana is strongly dominated by her id. On occasion this can sometimes be subverted as she is notably more street-smart and confidant than Abbi.



* TheSlacker

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* TheSlackerTheSlacker: Ilana is constantly late to work and spends her time there sleeping, taking excessive breaks and making plans for her and Abbi.

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* TheCorruptible
* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Abbi has a very large crush on her neighbour Jeremy.
* StraightMan: Is this next to Ilana.



* ClingyJealousGirl



* TheCorrupter
* FagHag: For her drug dealing roommate Jaimé.



* ShesGotLegs

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* ShesGotLegsShesGotLegs
* TheSlacker
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* BiTheWay

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* BiTheWayBiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, among other things.
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* Self-InducedAllergicReaction: Eats shellfish for Abbi's birthday, fully aware of its effect on her, and is subsequently hospitalised.

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* Self-InducedAllergicReaction: SelfInducedAllergicReaction: Eats shellfish for Abbi's birthday, fully aware of its effect on her, and is subsequently hospitalised.
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Characters from ''BroadCity''.


!!Abbi Abrams (Abbi Jacobson)


* AlliterativeName
* AuthorAvatar

!!Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer)

* AmbiguouslyBrown
* AuthorAvatar
* BareYourMidriff
* BiTheWay
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}
* ManChild
* MotorMouth
* NoSocialSkills
* Self-InducedAllergicReaction: Eats shellfish for Abbi's birthday, fully aware of its effect on her, and is subsequently hospitalised.
* ShesGotLegs

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