Abbi Jacobson: A League of Her Own

Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso

Lemonada Media

Society & Culture, Film Interviews, Tv & Film

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Summary

Today we’re joined by Abbi Jacobson! We begin with her new series, A League of Their Own (5:35), the legacy of the 1992 film (10:35), her earliest comedic influences (15:05), moving to New York City post-college (21:04), falling in love with improv at UCB (25:08), the night she met Ilana Glazer (32:40), and a handful of memories creating Broad City (37:20).

On the back-half, Abbi tells the story behind her book I Might Regret This (43:33), how heartbreak brought her to Los Angeles (46:22), what she hopes her sixty-year-old self looks like (50:42), and why she wants to continue making ‘inviting work’ (54:12). To close, she tells us a love story (1:03:16).

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0:00.0	Pushkin. This is talk easy. I'm San by actor, writer, comedian Abby Jacobson.
0:47.0	In 2014, Abby created Broad City with friend and collaborator, Alana Glaser.
0:54.0	The program revolved around two women in their 20s trying to make it in New York City.
0:59.4	To much acclaim, it ran for five seasons on Comedy Central.
1:03.4	When it ended in 2019, the show's cult following was
1:08.4	distressed.
1:09.4	They wanted more Abby and Alana.
1:12.0	But the show was always about two friends in their
1:15.4	20s and as Jacobson and Glazer entered their 30s and no longer felt right to
1:21.2	keep going. That chapter had closed, on the screen and off. And so in the
1:27.6	years since, Jacobson has been writing, acting, and ultimately searching for a new story to tell.
1:35.0	After some persistence, a little bit of patience, and a whole lot of hard work,
1:40.0	she's returned with a new show on Amazon called A League of Their Own.
1:44.8	It's a reimagining of the hit 1992 film of the same name,
1:49.6	starring Gina Davis, Tom Hanks, and Madonna. With World War II
1:54.2	War II as the backdrop the show charts the creation of a women's
1:58.1	professional baseball team in Rockford, Illinois.
2:01.2	Here's a clip from the trailer.
2:05.0	Hey you, you're clearly going to tryouts.
2:07.0	She doesn't look like that much competition.
2:09.0	I could be competition, I think.
2:11.0	We're here for the tryouts.
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