Broadway BUZZ

Ilana Glazer is an EMMY Award-winner and co-creator, writer, director, executive producer and star, first known for the critically acclaimed show Broad City, which was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for ‘Best Comedy Series.’ Glazer recently released their sophomore stand-up special, Human Magic on Hulu in December 2024, which was taped in Toronto at the end of a 48-city tour across the U.S. and Canada. Human Magic is an apt, contemporary take on motherhood and modern adulthood that is all told through Ilana’s unique humor and perspective. Glazer co-wrote and starred in Babes, a film for Neon, co-written with Josh Rabinowitz, co-starring Michelle Buteau, and directed by Pamela Adlon. Babes tells the story of Eden (Glazer) who becomes pregnant from a one-night-stand and leans on her married best friend (Buteau) and mother of two to guide her. The film premiered in 2024 at SXSW to rave reviews with the Daily Beast called Glazer “a perceptive talent,” whose “pragmatic humor is once-in-a-lifetime kind of stuff.” Following the fifth and final season of Broad City, Ilana starred alongside Justin Theroux and Pierce Brosnan in the psychological horror film they also co-wrote and produced, entitled False Positive (A24). That same year, Glazer released the critically acclaimed debut standup special The Planet is Burning on Amazon Prime Video. Glazer starred in Apple TV+’s comedy The Afterparty opposite Tiffany Haddish, Zoë Chao, Sam Richardson, Dave Franco, and more. The murder-mystery series was created by Chris Miller and Phil Lord. Ilana starred opposite Scarlett Johansson in Sony Pictures’ comedy, Rough Night, directed by Lucia Aniello. They can also be seen in fan-favorite film The Night Before, opposite Seth Rogen and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Glazer voiced the character of EB, in Ellen DeGeneres’ Netflix Series Green Eggs and Ham, which is based on the classic Dr. Seuss book, which also stars Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton. Politically active in social justice, Ilana co-founded Generator Collective with Glennis Meagher in 2016, which creates progressive messaging digital series like “Microdose Democracy,” and “Cheat Sheet For The Voting Booth,” which provided just that – a cheat sheet for the voting booth. Ilana has hosted conversations with the likes of Gloria Steinem and Attorney General Eric Holder as well as events, all to lower the barrier of entry to civic engagement for Gen Z and Millennials. Vanity Fair declared, “Ilana Glazer Is a Voice for Now and November.” Glazer came up through the New York comedy scene, writing and performing standup, sketch comedy, and improv. Ilana currently resides in Brooklyn, New York with their husband and daughter.