Q 01/05

On which network did the Broad City television series air?

A) Comedy Central

B) Showtime

C) Nickelodeon

D) Adult Swim

Answer · why

A) Comedy Central

FX bought the pilot script first and passed on it a year later; Comedy Central committed in 2012.

Q 02/05

Before it reached cable television, Broad City existed in what form?

A) A stage play

B) A YouTube web show

C) A podcast

D) A comic zine

Answer · why

B) A YouTube web show

Glazer and Jacobson made it themselves on YouTube between 2009 and 2011.

Q 03/05

Which comedian mentored the show's creators and became an executive producer when it moved to television?

A) Tina Fey

B) Amy Schumer

C) Amy Poehler

D) Kristen Wiig

Answer · why

C) Amy Poehler

Poehler had already starred in the finale of the web series and later directed the season one finale.

Q 04/05

Which network first bought the Broad City pilot script, then passed on it for being 'too girly'?

A) NBC

B) Showtime

C) IFC

D) FX

Answer · why

D) FX

Comedy Central picked it up in 2012, with Lucia Aniello directing the pilot.

Q 05/05

In the pilot script, what were the characters called before the stars used their own first names?

A) Evelyn Wexler and Carly Abrams

B) Rachel Wexler and Dana Abrams

C) Evelyn Abrams and Carly Wexler

D) Molly Wexler and Jenna Abrams

Answer · why

A) Evelyn Wexler and Carly Abrams

The surnames Wexler and Abrams survived; the first names Evelyn and Carly did not.