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Abbi Jacobson

Abbi Jacobson

Abbi Jacobson is an American comedian, writer, actress and illustrator. Trained at Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, she is best known as the Series Creator, Executive Producer and star of the critically-acclaimed Comedy Central series, Broad City. Nominated for the ECNY’s “Best Web Series” award, the show premiered its fourth season in September, 2017. Jacobson is an AOLArtist and New York Times- bestselling author of her illustrated book, Carry This Book, which showcases bright, quirky, and colorful line drawings at the world around us, all through the framework of what we carry. She also has two coloring books: Color This Book: New York City and Color This Book: San Francisco.

Guaranteed seating pre-orders have CLOSED for the event with Abbi Jacobson & Lindy West. A limited number of stand-by tickets (no book included) will be available for walk-up distribution on Saturday, November 10 at the Festival box office on a first-come, first-served basis.



In addition to her festival event, Abbi Jacobson is appearing in the following festival partner events:

Live Wire with Luke Burbank

featuring special guests Nicole ChungAbbi Jacobson, and Eileen Myles

Saturday, November 10, 2018
Venue: 
Alberta Rose Theatre
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:30pm

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