
Show: Broad City
TV: Cable / Network: Comedy Central
Character Status: Regular
Current LI: Male
Current Season: On Show
Endgame: TBD
Orientation: Bisexual
Show Status: Still Airing
Tropes: Played for Comedy
Show: Broad City
TV: Cable / Network: Comedy Central
Character Status: Regular
Current LI: Male
Current Season: On Show
Endgame: TBD
Orientation: Bisexual
Show Status: Still Airing
Tropes: Played for Comedy
On irreverent sitcom Broad City, series lead Ilana Wexler was implied bi- or pansexual, based on the fact that she was attracted to both men and women on the show. She had an ongoing sexual relationship with Lincoln, and although Ilana regarded the relationship as “purely physical,” much to Lincoln’s dismay, she often exhibited genuine caring for him.
In Season 2, Illana hooked up with her doppelgänger Adele, but the storyline was treated as a one episode joke. Ilana decided to end the relationship when she found out that her counterpart didn’t smoke weed.
Her character described her sexual orientation as such: “I have sex with people different from me. Different colors, different shapes, different sizes. People who are hotter; people who are uglier. More smart; not more smart. Innies; outies. I don’t know, a Catholic person.”
Broad City was renewed for a 4th and 5th season, with season four premiering in august 2017.
Relationship story arc with a woman: No
Relationship story arc with a man: Yes
Storyline during sweeps? No. 2x9 aired in March
[1] A relationship story arc is defined as explicit, developed on screen, and lasting more than 3 episodes. It is listed as questionable or subtext if romance is only implied, mentioned instead of shown on screen, part of a dream sequence, or otherwise not explicit for the viewer.
[2] Sweeps episodes air in February, May, July and November, the periods when advertising rates are set. A character is marked as "sweeps" when there is a very limited number of episodes that address their sexuality, all air during sweeps period, and the storyline is otherwise ignore/dropped.
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