Broad City's Ilana, Explained: Being A Hot Mess Can Be A *Good* Thing

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Broad City’s Ilana Wexler was an iconic hot mess – but no matter how crazy life got she was always ready to find a way to make things work for her. And with the help of her best friend Abbi Abrams, there was no obstacle she couldn’t overcome. The duo itself is iconic, and Abbi’s struggles with work and life are incredibly relatable, but Ilana’s more free spirited nature made her standout as the unbothered badass we all want to be in our 20s. Let’s take a look at the impact of Ilana Wexler, how she was relatable and aspirational, and what makes her hedonistic character so enduring a decade later.

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:04 Thanks to Cycling Frog!
02:04 How Ilana & Abbi became new comedy heroines
04:19 The show's infectious optimism
05:16 Ilana, the confidently flawed icon
07:08 Unafraid to follow her heart
09:30 Redefining the millennial party girl
11:46 Why Ilana remains iconic a decade later
The Take was created by Debra Minoff & Susannah McCullough
This video was written by Cassondra Feltus, produced by Jessica Babineaux, narrated by Charly Bivona, and edited by John Tod

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