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Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and activist. They have received various accolades including a Daytime Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards.
Glazer started their career in improv comedy with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Glazer co-created and starred the Comedy Central series Broad City (2014–2019) with Abbi Jacobson. The series was based on the web series of the same name which ran from 2009 to 2011. They were twice nominated for the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series for the series.
Glazer wrote, produced and starred in the horror film False Positive (2021) and the comedy Babes (2024). Glazer also had a leading role in the black comedy Rough Night (2017), and has released two stand-up specials, The Planet Is Burning (2020) and Human Magic (2025).
On stage, Glazer made their Broadway acting debut in the George Clooney play Good Night, and Good Luck (2025). They previously won the Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for A Strange Loop (2022).
Glazer graduated from New York University in 2009, majoring in psychology.
Broad City made its broadcast television premiere in January 2014 and was received with positive reviews and strong ratings, becoming Comedy Central's highest-rated first season since 2012 among the younger demographics, including adults 18–34, with an average of 1.2 million viewers. The show has received critical acclaim from fans and critics alike. Review aggregation website Metacritic noted season 1 received "generally favorable reviews," giving it a score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 14 critics., In February 2014, Comedy Central renewed the show for a second season. Season 2 received positive reviews, with Metacritic giving it a score of 89 out of 100, based on reviews from eight critics. In January 2015, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on February 17, 2016. In January 2016, the series was renewed for a fourth and a final fifth season, which premiered on January 24, 2019.
During this time Glazer also acted in various film and television projects. From 2012 to 2014, Glazer co-created the web series Chronic Gamer Girl with Alex Charak. Glazer starred in the 2013 independent feature film How to Follow Strangers. The film won top prize at the Lower East Side Film Festival. They appear in the 2015 film The Night Before. Glazer starred alongside Scarlett Johansson and Kate McKinnon in the 2017 comedy Rough Night.
In 2022, Glazer was in the main cast of the Apple TV+ mystery comedy series The Afterparty.
In 2025 Glazer released their second standup special entitled, Ilana Glazer: Comedy Magic for Hulu. Tara Ariano of Cracked praised the special noting "how much parenthood has coincided with a notable sharpening of their comic focus" and that "Glazer’s parenthood has given them something to say that’s worth listening to". In March 2025, Glazer made their acting Broadway debut, taking a supporting role in the play Good Night, and Good Luck written and starring George Clooney, adapted from his 2005 film of the same name. In the play, Glazer portrays Shirley Wershba, a reporter and editor for CBS News, who had to hide her marriage to Joseph Wershba from the network. Patrick Ryan of USA Today praised their performance, describing her as "incandescent as the razor-sharp Shirley Wershba, whose hush-hush office romance brings a welcome dose of tenderness" within the dramatic play.
| 2012 | Nature Boys | Elle | Short film |
| 2013 | Little Horribles | Lindsay | Short film |
| How to Follow Strangers | Ellie | ||
| 2014 | High and Dry | Vet Assistant | Short film |
| 2015 | The Night Before | Rebecca Grinch | |
| 2017 | Rough Night | Frankie | |
| 2021 | False Positive | Lucia "Lucy" Martin | Also writer and producer |
| 2022 | Sell/Buy/Date | Themself | Documentary |
| 2024 | Babes | Eden | Also writer and producer |
| 2025 | Gabby's Mom |
| 2010 | Broad City | Ilana Wexler | Web series; also creator 15 episodes |
| 2012 | Tosh.0 | Alison (uncredited) | Episode: "Parkour Girl" (character in viewer video) |
| 2013 | CollegeHumor | Unknown | Episode: "All-Nighter: Rap Intro" |
| 2014–2019 | Broad City | Ilana Wexler | Lead role; also creator, writer, director, executive producer 50 episodes |
| 2015 | Lucas Bros Moving Co | Sister Sister (voice) | Episode: "Sister Sister Sister" |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Themself | Episode: "80s Ladies" | |
| Lip Sync Battle | Themself | Episode: "Ilana Glazer vs. Abbi Jacobson" | |
| 2015–2020 | BoJack Horseman | Penny Carson (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2016 | Time Traveling Bong | Sharee | Lead role; miniseries |
| Brad Neely's Harg Nallin' Sclopio Peepio | Various | Regular | |
| 2018 | Sesame Street | Ms. Noodle | 2 episodes |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | Themself, guest judge | Episode: "Breastworld" | |
| 2019–2022 | Green Eggs and Ham | EB (voice) | Main cast |
| 2022 | The Afterparty | Chelsea | Main cast; 7 episodes |
| Ziwe | Themself | Episode: "Hot!" | |
| 2024 | David Chang | Themself, guest | Episode: "Pumpkin Spice" |
| 2015 | Best Actress in a Comedy Series | Broad City | ||
| 2017 | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | |||
| 2019 | Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | |||
| Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series | ||||
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