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We Can Do Hard Things

155. When Should We Quit? with Abbi Jacobson

We Can Do Hard Things

Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

Relationships, Education, Self-improvement, Society & Culture

4.842.7K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

1. How to know when it’s time to get out or stick it out – and the quit that set Abbi on course to meet Ilana and create Broad City. 2. The life lessons of improv comedy: How to get out of your head, trust your choices, and make something together.  3. Abbi and Abby share similar but opposite stories about relationships that changed their lives (and whether to tuck or untuck shirts).  4. Why reimagining A League of Their Own was the Next Right project for Abbi – and how its label as a “queer show” frustrates her.  About Abbi:  Abbi Jacobson is a co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and star of the critically acclaimed show A League of Their Own. Prior to this, Abbi co-created, wrote, directed, executive produced and starred for five seasons in Broad City. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller I Might Regret This, and is currently adapting “Go Like This,” a short story by Lorrie Moore. IG: @abbijacobson

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0:00.0

Okay, welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. We're very excited. Abby and I are really excited.

0:18.0

Abby Jacobson is a co-creator, co-showrunner, executive producer and star of the critically

0:23.9

acclaimed show A League of Their Own. Yes.

0:26.6

Prior to this, Abby co-created-wrote, directed, executive-produced and starred for five seasons

0:32.0

in Broad City. She is the author of The New York Times Best Seller. I might regret this

0:37.6

and is currently adapting Go Like This, a short story by Laurie Moore. Abby?

0:43.8

Oh, man. I can't even handle that. I'm excited to be here.

0:50.5

I mean, seriously, we have been obsessing over you.

0:54.5

I have just dove in on Abby Jacobson. I need to know. I am dove in, right on in and we've

1:03.5

never watched Broad City. We're a little old. We just missed when Broad City was on, I was

1:09.2

watching a lot of wonder pets and blues clues. Okay, but we have this one very cool member

1:15.6

of our team, only one cool person on our team. Alison. And Charleston.

1:21.4

Sorry, Dina. You have been number one like we must get Abby Jacobson.

1:27.4

So I read your entire book this week. We've binge Broad City. We can't stop.

1:34.2

But we've already watched a League of Their Own. You are just a thing delightful.

1:38.2

Yes. You are a delightful human being. I don't know what to say. That means the world from

1:43.6

you too. I'm an avid listener. Are you kidding? I was listening. Yeah, I love this is my

1:53.3

favorite podcast. I listen to it all the time. Jody and I listen to it all the time separately

1:59.0

and together. Yes. Yeah. Oh, it's so good. It's truly helpful in my existence. So I just

2:06.6

feel like we probably both feel that we're all friends just based on the work that we've done.

2:13.4

And the work we've all consumed from each other's work. So it's like, I actually, I just

2:17.1

said I was like, I feel like I'm friends with Abby. I know. We just said, listen, this is the

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