Abbi Jacobson
American comedian and actress
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| 2024 | Cast in main role as Leslie Fisher in 'No Good Deed'. |
| October 2023 | Signed the Artists4Ceasefire open letter to President Joe Biden, calling for a ceasefire of the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, demonstrating her political and humanitarian advocacy. |
| 2022 | Co-created, wrote, and starred in the Amazon Prime series A League of Their Own, playing baseball player Carson Shaw |
| 2021 | Voiced Katie Mitchell in the animated film The Mitchells vs. the Machines |
| October 2020 | Began a romantic relationship with actress Jodi Balfour |
| March 2020 | Appeared in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm. |
| 2018 | Appears as Gloria Steinem in Drunk History and guest judges on RuPaul's Drag Race. |
| 2018 | Appeared in '6 Balloons' as Katie |
| 2018 | Began voicing Princess Bean in the animated series Disenchantment and appeared in the live-action film 6 Balloons |
| 2018 | Began voicing Princess Bean in Matt Groening's animated series Disenchantment, continuing until 2023. |
| October 30 2018 | Published 'I Might Regret This: Essays, Drawings, Vulnerabilities, and Other Stuff' with Grand Central Publishing. The 320-page book of personal essays chronicles her solo three-week cross-country road trip and explores themes of love, identity, and personal reflection. |
| April 2018 | Jacobson publicly discussed her dating preferences in an interview, stating that she dates both men and women, with a key criteria being that her partner must be funny and passionate about their work. |
| 2017 | Nominated for MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Comedic Performance alongside Ilana Glazer for Broad City. |
| 2017 | 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. |
| September 22 2017 | Starred in The Lego Ninjago Movie. |
| 2016 | Acted in 'Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising' as Jessica Baiers and voiced a character in the short film 'The Master' |
| 2016 | Made her first voice acting appearance in BoJack Horseman, voicing the character Emily in the episode 'The Bojack Horseman Show'. |
| October 2016 | Published 'Carry This Book' with Viking Press, featuring humorous illustrations of celebrities' bag contents. The book became a New York Times bestseller. |
| February 17 2016 | Third season of Broad City premiered. |
| January 2016 | The series was renewed for a fourth and final fifth season. |
| December 2015 | Jacobson was cast in the film 'Person to Person', acting opposite Michael Cera and Phillip Baker Hall, directed by Dustin Guy Defa. |
| January 2015 | The series was renewed for a third season. |
| 2014 | Appeared in the short film 'High and Dry' as a Studio Mate |
| 2014 | Co-created and co-starred in the Comedy Central series Broad City with Ilana Glazer, based on their original web series |
| February 2014 | Comedy Central renewed Broad City for a second season. |
| January 2014 | Broad City made its broadcast television premiere on Comedy Central, becoming the network's highest-rated first season since 2012 among adults 18-34, averaging 1.2 million viewers. |
| 2013 | Jacobson published two coloring books with Chronicle Books: 'Color This Book: New York City' and 'Color This Book: San Francisco'. |
| 2011 | Abbi Jacobson appeared in two short films: 'Special Things to Do' as Mary and 'Upload' as Elaine |
| 2011 | Abbi Jacobson wrote and performed in a solo show called 'Welcome to Camp', which ran in New York and Los Angeles. |
| 2011 | FX purchased a script commitment for Broad City with Amy Poehler as producer, but ultimately did not approve the script. Glazer and Jacobson then approached Comedy Central, who ordered a pilot. |
| 2010 | Abbi Jacobson appears in Vag Magazine web series and begins her Broad City web series, marking the start of her comedic television career. |
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