Ilana Glazer (born April 12, 1987)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, director, and activist.

Glazer also starred in the 2017 film Rough Night and released their debut stand-up comedy special, The Planet Is Burning, in January 2020.

[10] Glazer began taking classes at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in 2006, and performed around New York City doing improv and stand-up for the next several years.

[11][12] In 2009, along with co-creator Abbi Jacobson, Glazer began shooting Broad City, a web series starring the two as fictionalized versions of themselves.

[16][17] In 2011, cable network FX, working with Poehler as the producer, purchased a script commitment for the series from Glazer and Jacobson.

[20][21] 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.

[31] Glazer co-wrote, produced, and starred in the horror film False Positive, released on Hulu on June 25, 2021.

[40] In February 2017, Glazer married their longtime boyfriend, computational biologist[10] David Rooklin, in a private ceremony.

[43] Glazer is also nonbinary, an identity they realized while they were pregnant: "For the first time, my femininity didn't feel like drag or a joke or a role, but a powerful, open space.