Amy Poehler-Produced 'Broad City' Ordered to Pilot by Comedy Central

Comedy Central has given a pilot order to Broad City, based on the web series from the comedy duo of Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer.

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The announcement, which comes after the project was originally being developed at FX, was made on Monday by Comedy Central head of original programming and production Kent Alterman.

A perfect example of the do-it-yourself spirit that drives comedy these days, Broad City began as a sketch idea at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York, then grew into a web series that drew the admiration of founding UBC alum Amy Poehler, who recommended it to Alterman for consideration as a broadcast series.

Like a looser, sketchier version of Lena Dunham's HBO hit Girls, Broad City trades on the same brand of hipster post-feminism, set against the lively backdrop of Manhattan and its surrounding boroughs.

"Amy Poehler told me this would be a great show for us, and that's good enough for me," Alterman says in a statement.

Jacobson and Glazer will serve as EPs alongside Poehler, Dave Becky and Sam Saifer. Tony Hernandez is co-executive producer, and Brooke Posch is the executive in charge of production with Comedy Central.