We had the chance to sit in on a panel with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer at PaleyFest in Los Angeles earlier this month and hear them discuss one of the more provocative scenes from Season 2: when Ilana gets freaky with a tree. Surprise! Jacobson revealed that the scene wasn’t scripted.
"The tree itself was really the inspiration," she explained. "There was this hole, and Ilana just felt this connection. And, we went with it. That's how we work."
Of course, trusting their instincts in the more risqué moments isn’t always effortless. When asked if she's ever afraid, Jacobson replied: "All of the time. The fear comes in because we really want [the show] to be great, and the funniest thing it can be."
We’d say they are knocking it out of the park — and, er, in the park, too, in Ilana's case. To help ease the pain of your first Thursday without a new episode to discuss at length, we've rounded up just a few of the funniest GIFs the show has to offer. Can we get a Yas Queen?
The time that Ilana and Abbi responded to a Craigslist ad to houseclean in their skivvies…in front of a grown man baby (played with aplomb by Fred Armisen).
The time that Abbi finally consummated the relationship with her beautiful bearded neighbor, Jeremy. Also: Ilana's reaction was priceless. "All throughout college, I slept with a strap-on on, just in case the opportunity came along that you have handed to you on a silver fucking platter."
The time that we learned how much time Abbi really spends at Bed Bath & Beyond — where the coupons never expire!
The time that two creepy DJ roommates tried to make a foursome happen. (The fact that their apartment was an eighth-floor walk-up should have been a warning sign.)
The time that Ilana couldn't find the dog-wedding gazebo and decided to have sex with a tree, while wearing roller blades.
The time that Abbi smoked so much weed that she felt the need to dropkick a cardboard man in the crotch — over a manila envelope.
The time that Abbi lost her phone, and Lincoln was so worried about her that he baked a cake, and then ate the whole cake.
The time that Abbi finally had enough of Bevers' couch antics — and by "couch antics," we mean masturbating to Julianna Margulies on The Good Wife.
The time that Ilana explored her sexuality with her doppelgänger, who also happened to be a 28HH.
The time that Abbi — who, it's worth noting, had just peed out a condom — was all hopped up after she accidentally stabbed herself with Ilana's EpiPen.
The time that Abbi took naked apartment dancing to the next level with an "Edge Of Glory" sing-along.
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