Ilana Glazer reveals her favorite Broad City moment

Anyone who has seen Wide city knows the Comedy Central show is full of laugh-out-loud scenes — but one moment in particular stands out for co-creator and star Ilana Glazer.

“One of my favorite moments from Wide city is the Season 1 finale when Ilana has an allergic reaction to shellfish and Abby heroically gets her out of the restaurant after accidentally stabbing herself with an EpiPen,” Glazer, 37, reveals exclusively in his 25 Things You Don’t Know About Me feature on the latest issue of Us Weeklyalready on newsstands. “We were dying of laughter. I remember Amy Poehlerwho directed the episode, doing that low laugh where her shoulders shook up and down.

In the 2014 episode titled “The Last Supper”, Abby and Ilana dine at a fancy restaurant – reportedly frequented by Beyonce and Jay Z — for Abby’s birthday. Poehler, who directed the episode, also makes a cameo as the chef at the restaurant.

About halfway through dinner, Ilana’s face starts to swell and she admits she’s allergic to shellfish, but still wants to eat the seafood dish for the special occasion. As the night progresses, her allergic reaction worsens, culminating in a hilarious scene where Abby, loaded with an EpiPen, carries Ilana to the hospital.

Glazer – whose stand-up special, Human magicnow streaming on Hulu — and Abby Jacobson did five seasons of the sitcom, which aired its final episode in 2019.

For more hilarious personal stories from Glazer — including the proudest moment of her career that also involved Jacobson — keep scrolling:

1. My favorite way to spend the weekend is to make no plans, lay with my family and cook.

2. Queen Bey, Beyoncé, was my #1 artist on my 2024 Spotify Wrapped.

3. I visit Dumbo (in Brooklyn) with my daughter like we’re Italian tourists, even though it’s a 15-minute drive from our apartment. It’s exciting and there is so much to do, taste and buy!

4. My first car was a Honda Civic stick shift, two door.

5. My favorite comfort food is homemade rice and a bowl of veggies with some protein. It’s warm, homey and means I’m taking a lot of care of myself.

6. I met Nicole Kidman at a party and she was so fascinated that I imitated her. It doesn’t cool down.

7. My favorite movie is Mrs. Doubtfireand Robin Williams was the artist I looked up to when I was younger. It always offered real feelings. I miss him like I know him.

8. Landing for each of my 52 shows for my 2024 Human magic comedy tour, I would walk around the neighborhood I was playing in and talk for two hours.

9. The proudest moment of my career was when Abbi Jacobson and I honored Julia Louis-Dreyfus at her Kennedy Center Honors with an outrageous dance in honor of her physical comedy, (including) Elaine c Seinfeld. Doing something crazy with my girl for my character is really up there with the best times of my life!

10. My celebrity crush growing up was Freddie Prinze Jr I kept magazine clippings of him in my Caboodle.

11. My fast food go-to is Wendy’s Crispy Chicken Sandwich with extra pickles, fries and a Frosty. Because I’m classy!

12. My alternative profession would be a therapist. I like to go deep.

13. “7 days” from Craig David it brings me back to being a nerdy, excited youngster with years ahead of me before I know what to do with it.

14. My first job was (as) a mother’s helper at the age of 9. Before I could babysit, I babysat while Mother’s Day was drinking. No judgement.

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15. English was my best subject at school. I have always loved to write.

16. To decompress after a stressful day, I take a small bite of weed gum and take an Epsom salt bath.

17. One of my favorite moments from Wide city is the season 1 finale when Ilana has an allergic reaction to shellfish and Abby heroically carries her out of the restaurant after accidentally stabbing herself with an EpiPen. We were dying of laughter. I remember Amy Poehler, who directed the episode, doing that little laugh where her shoulders were shaking up and down.

18. The TV show I’m watching right now is Bluey.

19. Viola Davis is my dream collaborator. She once said in an interview that she wanted to do something funny, (so) I would like to write something wild but mundane about her and play against her, stressed about losing her respect.

20. The only item left on my bucket list is riding a horse on the beach in a bikini.

21. My fondest childhood memory is doing skits with my brother, Eliot. We were obsessed and we have the evidence to prove it.

22. I can play the drums.

23. I collect scraps of paper my daughter writes on.

24. The feature I use the most on my phone is voice memos. My best friend and I leave 20 minute long messages and I eat them.

25. My favorite vacation spot is Marseille.