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* ShoutOut: Tyler, a guy Ilana was having sex with, makes a [[AustinPowers Dr. Evil]] reference in his improv show. This is to show what a terrible comedian he is
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* HypocriticalHumor: Abbi calls an old college buddy in order to buy pot, only for the woman to disapprovingly saying "Oh, Abbi, you still smoke pot?" Cut to the woman popping a bottle of prescription pills and taking a sip of wine.
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* SplitScreen: The opening sequence of the episode Working Girls.

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* SplitScreen: The opening sequence of the episode Working Girls."Working Girls".
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* SplitScreen: The opening sequence of the episode Working Girls.
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* LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: Abbi is completely enamored with her neighbor Jeremy, but he doesn't seem to think of her as anything more than a neighbor.
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** Ilana's place of 'work', Deals Deals Deals, is based on a similar company called Lifebooker that Abbi, Ilana, and writer/director Lucia Aniello used to work at.
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* BlandNameProduct: Abbi works at Soulstice, a parody of the New York-based and extremely yuppy-friendly [[https://www.soul-cycle.com/https://www.soul-cycle.com/ SoulCycle]] gym chain.

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* BlandNameProduct: Abbi works at Soulstice, a parody of the New York-based and extremely yuppy-friendly [[https://www.soul-cycle.com/https://www.soul-cycle.com/ SoulCycle]] gym chain.
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* TheWoobie: Ilana at times. She puts up a brave face but she's really scared of losing Abbi.
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* BlandNameProduct: Abbi works at Soulstice, a parody of the New York-based and extremely yuppy-friendly [[https://www.soul-cycle.com/https://www.soul-cycle.com/ SoulCycle]] gym chain.

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* BusesAreForFreaks: The Seh Wah bus in "Destination: Wedding".

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* BusesAreForFreaks: The Seh Sei Wah bus in "Destination: Wedding".


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* TheWoobie: Ilana at times. She puts up a brave face but she's really scared of losing Abbi.
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* BusesAreForFreaks: The Seh Wah bus in "Destination: Wedding".
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* ContinuityNod: In "The Last Supper", Abbi mentions 'boring Ben', who she slept with in "Stolen Phone".
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* RunningGag: The guys Abbi dates tend to have dicks that are way too big.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: In "Destination: Wedding", Morgan and her brother are (at the very least) bathing together and likely having sex with each other.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: In "Destination: Wedding", Morgan and her brother Mitchell are (at the very least) bathing together and likely having sex with each other.other.
* CelebrityResemblance: In "Destination: Wedding", Lincoln is said to resemble Creator/IdrisElba.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: In "Destination: Wedding", Morgan and her brother are (at the very least) bathing together and likely having sex with each other.
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* MistakenForGay: Happens to them somewhat frequently, though more in the web series. As mentioned above, Ilana isn't as averse to the idea.

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* MistakenForGay: MistakenForGay / [[MistakenForRomance Romance]]: Happens to them somewhat frequently, though more in the web series. As mentioned above, Ilana isn't as averse to the idea.
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* InformedJudaism: Abbi and Ilana are both (as in real life) Jewish but not much is made of it usually.


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* MistakenForGay: Happens to them somewhat frequently, though more in the web series. As mentioned above, Ilana isn't as averse to the idea.
* NiceGuy: Lincoln


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* VitriolicBestBuds: They can really get on each others nerves sometimes, but [[AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther they do care about each other when it comes down to it]].
* VomitIndiscretionShot: Also present in the web series. Ilana is typically it, mainly because she drinks more and has a smaller frame than Abbi, so she can't hold it as well.

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* TheGhost: Abbi has a female roommate who never actually appears, and seems to be out whenever Abbi is home. She does appear in a few photos when Ilana and Lincoln sneak into her room on one occasion.

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* DwindlingParty: In one episode, Abbi, Ilana, and four others set out to a wedding. Over the course of the episodes' hijinks, they're separated, one by one, to just Abbi and Ilana. None make it to the wedding.
* TheGhost: Abbi has a female roommate who never actually appears, and seems to be out whenever Abbi is home. She does appear in a few photos when Ilana and Lincoln sneak into her room on one occasion.occasion, but even then, her face is obscured.
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* ProductPlacement: Abbi is oddly passionate about Bed Bath & Beyond.
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* TheDanza: Both main characters share their first names with their actors, although their surnames are different.

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* LighterAndSofter: Compared to the web series. For example, Ilana's bisexual urges toward Abbi are generally only played for comedy, whereas things would get extremely awkward or Abbi would get genuinely angry most of the time in the web series. Abbi is also much more sympathetic in the TV series, while in the web series she was only slightly less of a jerk than Ilana.



* ManChild: Abbi's "roommate", Bevers, is this mixed with elements of the FatSlob. Ilana can count as a female version of this.
** Bevers' sister is arguably even worse than him.

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* ManChild: Abbi's "roommate", Bevers, is this mixed with elements of the FatSlob. FatSlob, while his older sister is even worse. Ilana can count as a female version of this.
** Bevers' sister is arguably even worse than him.
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* TheFaceless: Abbi has a female roommate who is never seen and only ever mentioned.

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* TheFaceless: TheDanza: Both main characters share their first names with their actors, although their surnames are different.
* TheGhost:
Abbi has a female roommate who is never seen actually appears, and only ever mentioned.seems to be out whenever Abbi is home. She does appear in a few photos when Ilana and Lincoln sneak into her room on one occasion.
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* TheIllegal: A somewhat atypical example in Jaimé, a Venezuelan who deals drugs but constantly agonizes about imagined offenses against his friends.

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** In an episode that reveals that Abbi has made out with a girl before, Ilana Freaks. The. Fuck. Out. Then spends the rest of the episode acting like Abbi cheated on her.

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** In an episode that reveals that Abbi has made out with a girl before, Ilana Ilana. Freaks. The. Fuck. Out. Then spends the rest of the episode acting like Abbi cheated on her.



* InsistentTerminology: Bevers constantly calls himself Abbi's roommate, to which Abbi responds that he is ''not'' her roommate, He is her roommates boyfriend.

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* InsistentTerminology: Bevers constantly calls himself Abbi's roommate, to which Abbi responds that he is ''not'' her roommate, He he is her roommates roommate's boyfriend.



* StalkerShrine: On of Ilana's old fuck buddies has a very creepy one, dedicated to her.

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** Bevers' sister is arguably even worse than him.
* StalkerShrine: On One of Ilana's old fuck buddies has a very creepy one, one dedicated to her.

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* BiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, an idea Abbi is against and barely tolerates.

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* BiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, her among other things, an idea Abbi is against and barely tolerates.tolerates.
** In an episode that reveals that Abbi has made out with a girl before, Ilana Freaks. The. Fuck. Out. Then spends the rest of the episode acting like Abbi cheated on her.



* InsistentTerminology: Bevers constantly calls himself Abbi's roommate, to which Abbi responds that he is ''not'' her roommate, He is her roommates boyfriend.



* ManChild: Abbi's "roommate" is this mixed with elements of the FatSlob. Ilana can count as a female version of this.

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* ManChild: Abbi's "roommate" "roommate", Bevers, is this mixed with elements of the FatSlob. Ilana can count as a female version of this.this.
* StalkerShrine: On of Ilana's old fuck buddies has a very creepy one, dedicated to her.
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* BiTheWay: Ilana constantly tries to get Abbi to have a threesome with her, an idea Abbi is against and barely tolerates.


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* TheFaceless: Abbi has a female roommate who is never seen and only ever mentioned.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Ilana.


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* ManChild: Abbi's "roommate" is this mixed with elements of the FatSlob. Ilana can count as a female version of this.
* StonersAreFunny: Both Abbi and Ilana.
* VictoriasSecretCompartment: A more disgusting example where the girls hide their pot up their vaginas to avoid getting caught.
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*BingeMontage: "P*$$Y Weed" features one of Abbi smoking pot in a dentist's office bathroom.
*ChekhovsGun: In the episode "P*$$Y Weed", Abbi is disgusted when she finds out where Ilana stashes her weed. At the end of the episode, Abbi has to use the same method to get past the cops in the subway.
*MarijuanaIsLSD: YMMV, but Abbi's breakdown in "P*$$Y Weed" is probably atypical of marijuana consumption.

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Broad City is a half-hour comedy television series airing on Comedy Central.

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, the creators and stars, began producing Broad City as a webseries on Youtube in 2009 and continued until 2011. The webseries consisted of two seasons, with the second receiving a noticeable increase in budget. The episodes began short (between 1 and 3 minutes) and increased in length in the second season. While the first season had short episodes focusing on humorous interactions between Abbi and Ilana, the second season is built on tastefully edited vignettes woven around short comedic sequences and an exploration of Abbi and Ilana's relationship. The second season also boasts appearances from many mainstream and established comedians, including Amy Poehler, who would later executive produce the television version on Comedy Central.

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Broad City [[quoteright:340:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/broad-city_9360.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:340: Abbi Jacobson (left) and Ilana Glazer]]

''Broad City''
is a half-hour comedy television series airing on Comedy Central.

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, the creators and stars, began producing Broad City ''Broad City'' as a webseries on Youtube in 2009 and continued until 2011. The webseries consisted of two seasons, with the second receiving a noticeable increase in budget. The episodes began short (between 1 and 3 minutes) and increased in length in the second season. While the first season had short episodes focusing on humorous interactions between Abbi and Ilana, the second season is built on tastefully edited vignettes woven around short comedic sequences and an exploration of Abbi and Ilana's relationship. The second season also boasts appearances from many mainstream and established comedians, including Amy Poehler, who would later executive produce the television version on Comedy Central.Central.

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Broad City is a half-hour comedy television series airing on Comedy Central.

Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer, the creators and stars, began producing Broad City as a webseries on Youtube in 2009 and continued until 2011. The webseries consisted of two seasons, with the second receiving a noticeable increase in budget. The episodes began short (between 1 and 3 minutes) and increased in length in the second season. While the first season had short episodes focusing on humorous interactions between Abbi and Ilana, the second season is built on tastefully edited vignettes woven around short comedic sequences and an exploration of Abbi and Ilana's relationship. The second season also boasts appearances from many mainstream and established comedians, including Amy Poehler, who would later executive produce the television version on Comedy Central.

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