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‘Broad City’ star Abbi Jacobson details ‘wild’ lengths she and wife, Jodi Balfour, go to feel safe as a gay couple
Abbi Jacobson says she and her wife, Jodi Balfour, sometimes tell people they are sisters while driving through certain US states, as a precaution to feel safe as a gay couple. She described the practice as “wild” and said she is grateful to work in Hollywood openly, while recognising that many people have not been able to do so.
Jacobson, 42, and Balfour, 39, met online during the Covid-19 pandemic, went public with their relationship in 2021 and married in Brooklyn in 2024. Jacobson co-created and starred in “Broad City”, which ran from 2014 to 2019; she now voices a character in “Tangles”, an animated film about a family affected by Alzheimer’s disease. The screening supported Hilarity for Charity, which raises awareness and assists families affected by the condition.
In short
- Jacobson and Balfour sometimes pose as sisters on US road trips.
- The couple married in Brooklyn in 2024.
- Jacobson voices a character in an Alzheimer’s-themed animated film.
Explained simply
Abbi Jacobson is an American actor and comedian who co-created and starred in the television comedy Broad City. She is married to actor Jodi Balfour; they began dating during the Covid-19 pandemic and married in 2024.
The couple’s experience sits within wider questions about how openly gay people can live and travel in different parts of the United States. Laws, local attitudes and personal circumstances can affect whether people feel safe sharing their relationships with strangers.