Abbi Jacobson is a comedian, actress, writer, and illustrator. She is well-known for her roles in the films “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” and “Neighbors 3: Sorority Rising.” Many people around the world know her for co-creating and co-hosting the Comedy Central series “Broad City” with Ilana Glazer. She comes from a Jewish background. Susan Komm, her mother, is a visual artist who also works at the Wayne Farmer’s Market, and Alan Jackson, her father, is a graphic designer. She was born in Wayne, Pennsylvania on February 1, 1984. She spent the majority of her childhood here.

Education

Abbi completed her middle school and high school education at Valley Forge Middle School and Conestoga High School, respectively.

The comedian went on to study fine arts and video production at Maryland Institute College of Arts. She even studied stand-up comedy for a year while at MICA, where Jeremy Sigler was a classmate.

She went on to Emerson College to study acting for a short time. She moved to New York City after graduating from MICA in 2006. She then enrolled in a class at New York’s Atlantic Theater Company. She even enrolled in Upright Citizens Brigade Theater classes.

Career

She met Ilana Glazer while performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and they became fast friends. In 2009, they collaborated on a web series called Broad City, which they both wrote and starred in. The show was about their life in New York’s big city. The show received an ENCY Award nomination.

They then attempted to take the show from a web series to a television series in 2011. They approached cable network FX with their script and sold it, but FX declined to develop it and move on. They went to Comedy Central, not losing hope or dream, and their dreams were realized there. Comedy Central ordered a pilot after purchasing the script from FX.

In January 2014, Abbi and Glazer debuted their show “Broad City Live.” Their shows were well-received by critics and received high ratings. Since then, “Broad City Live” has become well-known, attracting an average of 1.2 million viewers and earning Comedy Central’s highest rating.

Many people became fans of it and promoted it on social media. The show received a 75 out of 100 rating from Metacritic, a website that reviews and aggregates content. The show has received numerous accolades from publications, including a journal, for its hilarious comedy.

Several critics provided feedback, including the following:- Abbi Jacobson, the main star of Comedy Central’s Broad City, is described by critic Megan Angelo as follows: “There isn’t a big message in any of our episodes, but I believe they are empowering to women if you watch all of them. Despite its “well-trodden premise,” Broad City is “worth watching,” according to critic Caroline Franke “Even in its first episode, it was remarkably self-assured.” The show received a 96 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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In February 2014, Comedy Central renewed the show for a second season due to its popularity. In January 2015, it was renewed for a third season. In January 2016, the show was renewed for a fourth and fifth season.

Aside from her work on “Broad City,” Abbi had a stand-up show in New York City and Los Angeles called “Welcome To Camp,” which she wrote herself.

In 2013, she published two illustrated books, “Color This Book: New York City” and “Color This Book: San Francisco,” as an illustrator. Abbi will also be releasing an illustrated book called “Carry This Book” in the near future. Viking Press will publish it in October 2016.

Revelation 13 (2009), Special Thing to Do (2011), Upload (2011), and High and Hungry (2011) are some of the short films in which she has appeared (20014).

She’d also played Jessica Baier in films like Neighbor 2: Sorority Rising (2016). In December 2015, she was cast in Dustin Guy Defa’s film Human People, which he directed and wrote. In the 2016 animated film “The Lego Ninjago Movie,” she voiced Nya.

Body Statistics

Moving on to her personal life and body statistics, she stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 52 kilograms. She has a $3 million net worth and earns a good salary.

Private Life

She doesn’t reveal details about her personal life, such as whether or not she is married or who her husband is! However, we are unaware of her having a romantic relationship with anyone. Many of her fans and the media have tried to find out, but no one knows. She may be single as a result of her demanding job and a lack of faith in love. Many people believe it’s because they’re famous. Because she has no record of dating a man, some have speculated that she is a lesbian. She does, however, have a million Twitter and Instagram followers.