Q 01/05

On which network did the Broad City television series air?

A) Comedy Central

B) Showtime

C) USA Network

D) Adult Swim

Answer · why

A) Comedy Central

Comedy Central said yes after another cable channel had commissioned the pilot script and then passed; the show ran there for five seasons, from 2014 ...

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 weekly podcast

D) A comic zine

Answer · why

B) A YouTube web show

A YouTube web show came first: Glazer and Jacobson made the short episodes themselves, each only a few minutes long, and built a following online befo...

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

By Abbi Jacobson's account, which network developed the Broad City pilot and then rejected it as 'too girly'?

A) NBC

B) HBO

C) IFC

D) FX

Answer · why

D) FX

FX passed after months of development, leaving the creators 'devastated', Jacobson wrote in her memoir; the show it turned down went on to run for fiv...

Q 05/05

In Broad City's early seasons, on whom does Abbi nurse a long-running crush?

A) Her gym boss

B) Her landlord

C) Her neighbor

D) Her art teacher

Answer · why

C) Her neighbor

Her neighbor Jeremy, from across the hall, is the crush she bumbles around for two seasons; when the pair finally get together, the evening takes a tu...