Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has taken a bold step towards the millennial vote, joining Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer in Comedy Central’s hit TV series Broad City.
Clinton’s twitter account shared a clip of her cameo ahead of Wednesday night’s episode, along with the caption “You’re welcome at (the real) HQ any time”.
In the episode, Jacobson’s character Abbi visits her best friend Ilana, who is volunteering for the Clinton campaign. “She’s walked on these floors, she’s breathed this air – take it in!” Ilana says. “It smells decisive.”
When Clinton herself enters the campaign headquarters, the pair act in exactly the cool and professional way you’d expect.
You’re welcome at (the real) HQ any time, @BroadCity.https://t.co/BQIFqxoTQV
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) March 15, 2016
Glazer and Jacobson spoke about the cameo coup during a recent panel at the SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, where they revealed they had approached Clinton with the help of a mutual friend: comedian Amy Poehler, one of Broad City’s executive producers.
“It was really hard to believe it would even happen,” said Glazer. “I honestly would have understood. She’s running shit.”
Jacobson said that choosing Clinton over fellow Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders should not be read as a Broad City endorsement. “We wrote season three a year ago, at this point,” said Jacobson. “That’s not our show really: ‘Let’s make a political stance here.’ It was really more that this is something Ilana’s character would do.
“Hillary, even regardless of where we stand – and we love Hillary – is such an iconic figure. These girls being around her is not an everyday thing. It’s how we feel being around her: ‘Wow, this is a different world.’”
The appearance was teased in December with a tweet from Clinton’s account, which featured a photo of Clinton, Glazer, Jacobson and Poehler, along with the Broad City catchphrase #yas (or, in full, “yas queen”).
On the set of @broadcity season 3 with @abbijacobson, @ilazer and Amy! #yas pic.twitter.com/KYOAWDSshK
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) December 11, 2015
Broad City tweeted out their own version of the day:
Just three best friends on the set of @BroadCity season 3! #Hillary2016 🇺🇸♥️ @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/cHQD58Idjd
— Broad City (@broadcity) December 11, 2015
Broad City’s third season has already featured cameos from Whoopi Goldberg and Vanessa Williams; episode five, featuring Clinton, premieres at 10pm (EDT) on 16 March, on Comedy Central.
