Abbi Jacobson
{{short description|American comedian and actress}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Abbi Jacobson
| birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1984}}
| image = Abbi Jacobson at 2015 PaleyFest.jpg
| caption = Jacobson at the 2015 PaleyFest
| birth_place = Wayne, Pennsylvania
| yearsactive = 2009–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Jodi Balfour|2023}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
- Comedian
- actress
- writer
- illustrator}}
| education = Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA)
Emerson College
}}
Abbi Jacobson (born 1984) is an American comedian, actress, writer, producer, and illustrator. She co-created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series Broad City (2014–2019) with Ilana Glazer, based on the web series of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://www.culturedmag.com/broad-city-abbi-jacobson-ilana-glazer-art/|title=Talking 'Broad City' with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer|date=June 21, 2014|website=Splitsider|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031134458/http://splitsider.com/2014/01/talking-broad-city-with-ilana-glazer-and-abbi-jacobson/|archive-date=October 31, 2016|url-status=dead|access-date=February 21, 2016}} Her other roles include voicing Katie Mitchell in The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021), Nya in The Lego Ninjago Movie (2017), and Princess Bean in the series Disenchantment (2018–2023), in addition to appearing in the live-action films Person to Person (2017) and 6 Balloons (2018). She is a writer and co-creator of the Amazon Prime series A League of Their Own (2022), in which she also stars as Carson Shaw, a baseball player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
Early life
Abbi Jacobson was born in 1984 in Wayne, Pennsylvania.{{cite book |title=I Might Regret This (About the author) |url=https://hcpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/record/S980C4188220 |website=Harris County Public Library |date=February 19, 2024 |publisher=Grand Central |isbn=978-1-5387-1329-7}} She is the daughter of Susan Komm, an artist, and Alan Jacobson, a graphic designer.{{Cite web|title = Wayne Native Behind Comedy Central's Broad City|url = http://www.mainlinetoday.com/Main-Line-Today/March-2014/Wayne-Native-Behind-Comedy-Centrals-Broad-City/|website = www.mainlinetoday.com| date=February 27, 2014 |access-date = January 27, 2016}}{{Cite web|url = http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-23/entertainment/46468016_1_upright-citizens-brigade-amy-poehler-theater|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141220055117/http://articles.philly.com/2014-01-23/entertainment/46468016_1_upright-citizens-brigade-amy-poehler-theater|url-status = dead|archive-date = December 20, 2014|title = Wayne native stars in new 'Broad City'|date = January 23, 2014|website = Philly.com}} She is Jewish, attended Hebrew school and had a Bat Mitzvah.[https://www.heyalma.com/18-things-to-know-about-abbi-jacobson/ 18 Things to Know About Abbi Jacobson] Hey Alma. 30 October 2018{{cite web|url=http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/160392/on-comedy-centrals-broad-city-two-jewesses-just-want-to-have-fun|date=January 23, 2014|first=Stephanie|last=Butnick|title=On Comedy Central's Broad City, Two Jewesses Just Want To Have Fun|work=Tablet Magazine|access-date=April 25, 2014}} She was raised in Wayne, Pennsylvania, where she attended Valley Forge Middle School and Conestoga High School.{{Cite web|last=magazine|first=Nicole Dumheller GargusTicket|title=Conestoga grad Abbi Jacobson stars on Comedy Central's 'Broad City'|url=https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/entertainment/conestoga-grad-abbi-jacobson-stars-on-comedy-centrals-broad-city/article_8d42d221-c4c6-5894-8d2e-215bd85fa202.html|access-date=April 21, 2021|website=Main Line Media News|language=en|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421121430/https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/entertainment/conestoga-grad-abbi-jacobson-stars-on-comedy-centrals-broad-city/article_8d42d221-c4c6-5894-8d2e-215bd85fa202.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|last=magazine|first=Nicole Dumheller GargusTicket|title=Conestoga grad Abbi Jacobson stars on Comedy Central's 'Broad City'|url=https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/entertainment/conestoga-grad-abbi-jacobson-stars-on-comedy-centrals-broad-city/article_8d42d221-c4c6-5894-8d2e-215bd85fa202.html|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=Main Line Media News|language=en|archive-date=April 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421121430/https://www.mainlinemedianews.com/entertainment/conestoga-grad-abbi-jacobson-stars-on-comedy-centrals-broad-city/article_8d42d221-c4c6-5894-8d2e-215bd85fa202.html|url-status=dead}} She also participated in Birthright Israel, a free ten-day trip to Israel for young Jewish adults between the ages of 18 and 26.[https://forward.com/news/353678/abbi-jacobson/ Abbi Jacobson] The Forward. 14 November 2016
She studied fine arts and video production at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), graduating in 2006 with a B.F.A. in General Fine Arts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-broad-city-star-abbi-jacobson-recalls-baltimore-mugging-marc-maron-podcast-story.html|title='Broad City' star Abbi Jacobson talks seeing a Baltimore mugging on podcast|last=Case|first=Wesley|date=February 26, 2016|website=BaltimoreSun.com|language=en-US|access-date=January 3, 2019|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412172152/https://www.baltimoresun.com/features/baltimore-insider-blog/bal-broad-city-star-abbi-jacobson-recalls-baltimore-mugging-marc-maron-podcast-story.html|url-status=dead}}{{Citation|title=BROAD CITY's ILANA GLAZER & ABBI JACOBSON talk about Craigslist, interning, and home videos.|date=November 12, 2014|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/7BTpvvQL6NsQLtEmwGFT9b|language=en|access-date=November 14, 2019}} While at MICA, she studied stand-up comedy for one year with poet Jeremy Sigler, having transferred for a term to study acting at Emerson College.{{cite web | url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/citypaper/bcp-qa-broad-city-writer-and-star-abbi-jacobson-talks-about-her-time-at-mica-lady-gaga-and-more-20150212-story.html | title=Q&A: 'Broad City' writer and star Abbi Jacobson talks about her time at MICA, Lady Gaga, and more | date=February 12, 2015 }}
Jacobson moved to New York City after graduating from MICA. She began taking classes with the Atlantic Theater Company and the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre, where she met Ilana Glazer.{{cite web|url=http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2014/01/16/entertainment/doc52d572105c983596335509.txt|title=Local star Abbi Jacobson appearing on Comedy Central|date=January 16, 2014|work=Montgomery News|first=Nicole|last=Drumheller Gargus|access-date=April 25, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/2014/03/24/abbi-jacobson-from-mica-to-broad-city/|date=March 24, 2014|work=The Baltimore Sun|title=Abbi Jacobson, from MICA to 'Broad City'|first=Wesley|last=Case|access-date=April 25, 2014|archive-date=May 2, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502070036/http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2014-03-24/entertainment/bs-ae-broad-city-abbi-jacobson-20140321_1_broad-city-abbi-jacobson-jacobson-and-glazer|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/abbi-jacobson-6-balloons-interview|title=Abbi Jacobson Travels Far from Broad City in Heroin Drama 6 Balloons|website=Vanity Fair|first=Lisa|last=Liebman|date=April 6, 2018|access-date=April 8, 2018}}
Career
= ''Broad City'' =
From 2009 to 2011, Jacobson and Glazer wrote and performed in a web series titled Broad City, which focused on their lives in New York.{{cite web |url=https://people.com/parents/ilana-glazer-reunites-with-abbi-jacobson-after-pregnancy-announcement/ |title=Ilana Glazer Reunites with 'Broad City' co-creator Abbi Jacobson after pregnancy announcement |last=Garner |first=Glenn |date=May 23, 2021 |website=People |access-date=November 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210523173346/https://people.com/parents/ilana-glazer-reunites-with-abbi-jacobson-after-pregnancy-announcement/ |archive-date=May 23, 2021}} The series was nominated for an ECNY Award for Best Web Series. It was well received by critics and developed a cult following.{{cite web|url=http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/Undergraduate_Programs/General_Fine_Arts/Abbi_Jacobson_06.html|title=Abbi Jacobson '06|publisher=Maryland Institute College of Art|access-date=April 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426235628/http://www.mica.edu/Programs_of_Study/Undergraduate_Programs/General_Fine_Arts/Abbi_Jacobson_06.html|archive-date=April 26, 2014}} At the Upright Citizens Brigade, Jacobson and Glazer adapted the series into a live show that they performed in, called Broad City Live.
In 2011, cable network FX, working with Amy Poehler as the producer, purchased a script commitment for the series from Glazer and Jacobson. However, the network did not approve the script and decided not to proceed with development. Glazer and Jacobson then approached Comedy Central, who agreed to purchase the script from FX and order a pilot.{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2011/11/fx-developing-tv-version-of-web-series-broad-city-with-amy-poehler-producing-197653/|title = FX Developing TV Version Of Web Series 'Broad City' With Amy Poehler Producing|website=Deadline Hollywood|date = November 22, 2011}}{{cite web|url = http://splitsider.com/2013/03/talking-with-ilana-glazer-and-abbi-jacobson-of-broad-city-about-their-comedy-central-deal/|title = Talking to Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson of 'Broad City' About Their Upcoming Comedy Central Show|website = Splitsider|date = March 20, 2013|access-date = February 21, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180520082603/http://splitsider.com/2013/03/talking-with-ilana-glazer-and-abbi-jacobson-of-broad-city-about-their-comedy-central-deal/|archive-date = May 20, 2018|url-status = dead}}
File:Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer at Internet Week 05.jpg
Broad City made its broadcast television premiere in January 2014 and was received with positive reviews and strong ratings, becoming Comedy Central's highest-rated first season since 2012 among the younger demographics, including adults 18–34, with an average of 1.2 million viewers.{{Cite web|title = Comedy Central Renews 'Broad City' for Second Season|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/broad-city-renewed-season-2-683083|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = February 24, 2014|access-date = February 19, 2016}}
The show has received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. Review aggregation website Metacritic noted season 1 received "generally favorable reviews", giving it a score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics.{{Metacritic television|title=Broad City|qid=Q16155320}}, {{Retrieved|access-date = January 30, 2014}} Karen Valby from Entertainment Weekly described the show as a "deeply weird, weirdly sweet, and completely hilarious comedy".{{cite magazine|title = Broad City|author = Karen Valby|magazine = Entertainment Weekly|date = March 13, 2014|url = https://www.ew.com/article/2014/03/13/broad-city|access-date = January 3, 2016}} The Wall Street Journal referred to the show as "Sneak Attack Feminism". Critic Megan Angelo quotes Abbi Jacobson: "If you watch one of our episodes, there's not a big message, but if you watch all of them, I think, they're empowering to women."{{cite news|last = Angelo|first = Megan|title = The Sneak-Attack Feminism of 'Broad City'|website = Wall Street Journal|date = February 14, 2011|url = https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2011/02/14/the-sneak-attack-feminism-of-broad-city/|access-date = July 15, 2014}} The A.V. Club critic Caroline Framke wrote that Broad City was "worth watching" despite its "well-trod premise", and that the series is "remarkably self-possessed, even in its first episode".{{cite web|title = Broad City: 'What A Wonderful World'|url = https://www.avclub.com/review/what-a-wonderful-world-107188|website = The A.V. Club|first = Caroline|last = Framke|date = January 22, 2014|access-date = January 30, 2014}} Jacobson was a fan of bands like Phish growing up and would often spoof her jamband fandom on Broad City.{{cite news| last=Greenhaus |first=Mike |url=https://relix.com/articles/detail/interview-abbi-jacobson-phish-broad-city/ |newspaper=Relix Media |title=Interview: Abbi Jacobson on Phish, Improv and the Rock-and-Roll Ethos of 'Broad City' (Relix Revisited) |date=28 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027012024/https://relix.com/articles/detail/interview-abbi-jacobson-phish-broad-city/ |archive-date=27 October 2023}}
Season one of the show received a 96% rating from Rotten Tomatoes, based on reviews from 23 critics, with the site's consensus stating, "From its talented producers to its clever writing and superb leads, Broad City boasts an uncommonly fine pedigree."{{cite web|url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/broad-city/s01/|title = Broad City: Season 1|date = January 22, 2014|work = rottentomatoes.com|access-date = February 21, 2015}} The A.V. Club named Broad City the second best TV show of 2014 for its first season.{{cite web|title = The best TV shows of 2014 (part 2)|url = https://www.avclub.com/article/best-tv-shows-2014-part-2-212571|website = The A.V. Club|author = Erik Adams|author2 = Joshua Alston|author3 = Gwen Ihnat|author4 = Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya|author5 = Myles McNutt|author6 = Genevieve Valentine|author7 = Scott Von Doviak|name-list-style = amp|date = December 11, 2014|access-date = January 10, 2015}}
In February 2014, Comedy Central renewed the show for a second season.{{cite web |url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/broad-city-renewed-season-2-683083|title = Comedy Central Renews 'Broad City' for Second Season|work = The Hollywood Reporter |date = February 24, 2014}} Season two received positive reviews, with Metacritic giving it a score of 89 out of 100, based on reviews from 8 critics.{{cite web|url = https://www.metacritic.com/tv/broad-city/season-2|title = Broad City|work = Metacritic|access-date = February 21, 2015}} Rotten Tomatoes gave the second season a rating of 100%, based on reviews from 11 critics, with the site's consensus: "Led by two of the funniest women on TV, Broad City uses its stars' vibrant chemistry to lend an element of authenticity to the show's chaotic yet enlightening brand of comedy."{{cite web|url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/broad-city/s02/|title = Broad City: Season 2|date = January 14, 2015|work = rottentomatoes.com|access-date = February 21, 2015}}
In January 2015, the series was then renewed for a third season, which premiered on February 17, 2016.{{cite web |url = https://deadline.com/2015/01/broad-city-renewed-season-three-comedy-central-1201349609/|title = 'Broad City' Gets Season 3 Pickup From Comedy Central|website=Deadline Hollywood|date = January 14, 2015}} In January 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth and a final, fifth season.{{cite web|url = https://deadline.com/2016/01/broad-city-renewal-comedy-central-time-traveling-bong-1201676795/|title = 'Broad City' Gets 2-Season Renewal On Comedy Central; Pot Comedy Gets Green Light|website=Deadline Hollywood|first = Denise|last = Petski|date = January 6, 2016|access-date = January 29, 2016}}
= Other work =
In 2011, Jacobson wrote and performed in a solo show called Welcome to Camp, which ran in New York and Los Angeles.{{cite web|url=https://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/8134|title=Abbi Jacobson|publisher=Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre|access-date=April 25, 2014|archive-date=September 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910071028/http://newyork.ucbtheatre.com/talent/view/8134|url-status=dead}}
In December 2015, Jacobson was cast in the film Person to Person, opposite Michael Cera and Phillip Baker Hall, written and directed by Dustin Guy Defa.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/michael-cera-tavi-gevinson-abbi-jacobson-human-people-movie-1201653118/|title=Michael Cera, Tavi Gevinson, Abbi Jacobson Starring in 'Human People'|website =Variety.com|first=Dave|last=McNary|date=December 3, 2015|access-date=January 29, 2016}} Jacobson also starred in The Lego Ninjago Movie, released on September 22, 2017.{{cite web|url=http://theplaylist.net/jackie-chan-dave-franco-michael-pena-abbi-jacobson-voice-lego-movie-spin-off-lego-ninjago-movie-20160627/|title=Jackie Chan, Dave Franco, Michael Peña & Abbi Jacobson To Voice 'Lego Movie' Spin-Off 'The Lego Ninjago Movie'|website=The Playlist|first=Oliver|last=Lyttelton|date=June 27, 2016|access-date=July 12, 2016}}
Her first appearance in BoJack Horseman was in the 2016 episode "The Bojack Horseman Show", in which she voiced Emily.
In 2017, Jacobson hosted a 10-episode podcast about modern and contemporary art called A Piece of Work co-produced by The Museum of Modern Art and WNYC Studios.{{cite news|title=Rolling Stone|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-piece-of-work-inside-abbi-jacobsons-new-art-podcast-w494252|access-date=March 7, 2018|archive-date=March 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307151246/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/features/a-piece-of-work-inside-abbi-jacobsons-new-art-podcast-w494252|url-status=dead}} She plans to do a second season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.culturedmag.com/broad-city-abbi-jacobson-ilana-glazer-art/|title=Broad City's Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer Bring the Art World Back to Earth|date=February 4, 2019|website=Cultured Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=March 18, 2019}}
From 2018 to 2023, she voiced Princess Bean in Matt Groening's Disenchantment.{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/Joshstrangehill/status/1036757478392750081|title=Josh Weinstein on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=September 4, 2018|language=en}}
Jacobson appeared in a March 2020 episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm.{{cite web |url = https://www.avclub.com/beep-panic-gets-the-best-of-abbi-jacobson-in-curb-you-1842350958|title="Beep Panic" gets the best of Abbi Jacobson in Curb Your Enthusiasm's penultimate episode|website=AV Club|date = March 16, 2020}}
In 2021, Jacobson voiced Katie Mitchell in the Sony Pictures Animation film The Mitchells vs. the Machines.{{cite news |last1=N'Duka |first1=Amanda |title=Abbi Jacobson To Star In Sony Animated Film 'The Mitchells Vs. The Machines' From Producers Chris Miller & Phil Lord |url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/abbi-jacobson-sony-animated-film-the-mitchells-vs-the-machines-chris-miller-phil-lord-1202863362/ |access-date=April 26, 2021 |work=Deadline Hollywood |date=February 19, 2020}}
In 2022 she served as a writer, producer, co-creator and star of the Amazon series A League of Their Own, based on the 1992 film of the same name, where she plays catcher Carson Shaw.{{Cite web|title=2019 Commencement Honorees|url=https://www.mica.edu/annual-events-series/commencement/speakers-and-honorary-degree-winners/|access-date=May 18, 2021|website=MICA|language=en}} The series is critically acclaimed and has a Rotten Tomatoes score of 95%.{{Cite web |title=A League of Their Own (2022) {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/a_league_of_their_own_2022 |access-date=2024-11-13 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}
= Books =
In 2013, Jacobson published two coloring books with Chronicle Books: Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco. Jacobson also illustrated a book titled Carry This Book, published October 2016 by Viking Press.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/03/abbi-jacobson-carry-this-book|title=Broad City's Abbi Jacobson to publish illustrated book – exclusive|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Isabella|last=Biedenharn|date=March 3, 2016|access-date=May 6, 2016}} It features colorful, humorous illustrations of the imagined contents of various celebrities' bags. "I have always been intrigued by what people carry around with them. It can tell you everything" says Jacobson in the book's introduction.{{cite web|last1=Bloom|first1=Jessica|title=Broad City's Abbi Jacobson Publishes Book of Illustrations|url=https://www.format.com/magazine/news/illustration/abbi-jacobson-broad-city-carry-this-book|website=Format Magazine|date=October 21, 2016|publisher=Format|access-date=December 20, 2016}} Well received by critics, Carry This Book was a New York Times bestseller.{{cite web|title=Carry This Book|url=http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/546574/carry-this-book-by-abbi-jacobson/9780735221598/|website=Penguin Random House|access-date=December 20, 2016}}
Jacobson published another book, I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff. The book was published on October 30, 2018, with Grand Central Publishing.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AcnJtQEACAAJ|title=I Might Regret This|last=Jacobson|first=Abbi|date=October 30, 2018|publisher=Little, Brown Book Group Limited|isbn=978-0-349-01087-8|language=en}} With drawings throughout, the book of personal essays is centered around Jacobson's solo three week cross-country road trip.{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/broad-citys-abbi-jacobson-hits-the-road/2018/10/26/d46eca70-d62f-11e8-a10f-b51546b10756_story.html|title=Review {{!}} 'Broad City's' Abbi Jacobson hits the road|newspaper=Washington Post|language=en|access-date=November 9, 2018}} The 320 pages of personal essays and various short stories, although some are comical in nature, largely focus on Jacobson getting over her first love, first relationship with a woman, and general issues of identity.{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2018/10/abbi-jacobson-book-i-might-regret-this|title=Abbi Jacobson on Why Now Is the Time to Be Vulnerable|last=Weaver|first=Hilary|work=Vanities|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=en}} According to Jacobson, the book is centered around self-reflection: "It's about how I've felt like an internal outsider for my entire life because I just never understood what love was, that I would never get to experience it, and being a public figure only heightened that anxiety."{{Cite news|url=http://www.papermag.com/abbi-jacobson-i-might-regret-this-2616908069.html|title=Riding in Abbi Jacobson's Passenger Seat|date=October 31, 2018|work=PAPER|access-date=November 9, 2018|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109114206/http://www.papermag.com/abbi-jacobson-i-might-regret-this-2616908069.html|archive-date=November 9, 2018|url-status=dead}}
= Advocacy =
In October 2023, Jacobson signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to Joe Biden, President of the United States, calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.{{Cite web |title=Artists4Ceasefire |url=https://www.artists4ceasefire.org/ |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=Artists4Ceasefire |language=en-US}}
Personal life
In an April 2018 interview, Jacobson stated that she dates men and women but "they have to be funny, doing something they love."{{cite web |last1=Liebman |first1=Lisa |title=Abbi Jacobson Travels Far from Broad City in Heroin Drama 6 Balloons |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/abbi-jacobson-6-balloons-interview |website=Vanity Fair |date=April 6, 2018 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320051930/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/04/abbi-jacobson-6-balloons-interview |archive-date=March 20, 2022 |url-status=live}}
She has been in a relationship with actress Jodi Balfour since October 2020.{{cite web|last=Rude|first=Mey|url=https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/10/25/abbi-jacobson-just-revealed-shes-been-dating-jodi-balfour-year|title=Abbi Jacobson Just Revealed She's Been Dating Jodi Balfour For a Year|website=Out|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026014341/https://www.out.com/celebs/2021/10/25/abbi-jacobson-just-revealed-shes-been-dating-jodi-balfour-year |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |date=October 25, 2021 |url-status=live}} As of June 2024, Jacobson and Balfour are married.{{cite news |last1=Veitch |first1=Mara |title= Abbi Jacobson and Jodi Balfour's Wedding Was an Ode to Total, Unscripted Togetherness. Look Inside Their Raucous Brooklyn Festivities |url=https://www.culturedmag.com/article/2024/06/05/wedding-pictures-abbi-jacobson-jodi-balfour-summer |access-date=5 June 2024|work=Culture Magazine |date=5 June 2024}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2009
| Revelation 13 | Danielle | |
| 2011
| Special Things to Do | Mary | Short film |
| 2011
| Upload | Elaine | Short film |
| 2014
| High and Dry | Studio Mate | Short film |
| 2016
| Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Jessica Baiers | |
| 2016
| Chicken (voice) | Short film |
| 2017
| Claire | |
| 2017
| Nya (voice) | |
| 2018
| Katie | |
| 2021
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Katie Mitchell (voice) | |
| 2021
| Dog Cop 7: The Final Chapter | Dog Cop/Katie (voice) | |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
| 2010
| Vag Magazine | Moon Cup | Episode: "Feminist Sweepstakes" |
| 2010–2011
| Broad City | Abbi Abrams | Web series; 15 episodes; also creator |
| 2012
| Jest Originals | Reenactment Amanda | Episode: "I Didn't Know I Was Gilbert Gottfried" |
| 2012
| Moms V. Pros | | 4 episodes |
| 2013
| | Episode: "Jake and Amir/All-Nighter: Jake and Amir's Dream" |
| 2013
| Annie and a Side of Fries | Annie Leonard | Web series; 10 episodes; also creator |
| 2014–2019
| Abbi Abrams | 50 episodes; also creator, writer, executive producer, director |
| 2015
| Sister Sister (voice) | Episode: "Sister Sister Sister" |
| 2015
| Herself | Episode: "80s Ladies" |
| 2015
| The Untitled Web Series That Morgan Evans Is Doing for MTV | Blanche | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018
| Sneaky Patty (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2015
| Herself | Episode: "Ilana Glazer vs. Abbi Jacobson" |
| 2016–2018
| Emily (voice) | 7 episodes |
| 2017
| Burning Man Girl | 2 episodes |
| 2018
| Episode: "Sex" |
| 2018
| Herself, guest judge | Episode: "Breastworld" (season 10){{cite web|url=http://www.newnownext.com/rupauls-drag-race-season-10-judges-trailer/03/2018/|title=Shania Twain, "Broad City" Stars And More Join The Judges' Panel On "Drag Race" Season 10}} |
| 2018–2023
| Princess Bean, Bad Bean (voice) | 50 episodes |
| 2019–2020
| Cheryl (voice) | 2 episodes |
| 2020
| Megan (voice) | Episode: "Three Girls and a Little Wharfy" |
| 2020
| Diane | Episode: "Beep Panic" |
| 2022
|Guest |1 episode |
| 2022
| Carson Shaw | 8 episodes. Also creator, writer, and executive producer |
| 2024
| Leslie Fisher |
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- [https://www.wnycstudios.org/shows/pieceofwork A Piece of Work podcast] WNYC Studios
- [https://www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/3860 A Piece of Work podcast] The Museum of Modern Art
- [https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/broad-city/#ftag=PPM-18-10caf1d Broad City] on Comedy Central
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- {{Instagram|abbijacobson}}
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