-Welcome back to the show. -Happy to be back.
And, uh, congratulations on...
This is your first comedy special, yes?
Yeah. It is my first.
-Yeah, congratulations on that. -Thank you so much.
-Yes. -Thank you. -(cheering and applause)
-Um... -(woman whoops)
(laughs)
The title seems very real, though.
-The Planet Is Burning. -Yeah.
Um, you know, it is, like, my lens
through which I think things are funny.
-Right. -Where it's like, the planet is burning,
and we're not talking about it all the time?
-It's, like, pathetically funny. -Uh-huh.
Um, but also, I thought if I was gonna have billboards
and repeat a phrase over and over,
this is probably a worthwhile one.
-Oh, that's interesting. -Yeah.
-Yeah. I like that. -Oh, thanks.
-(applause) -It's, like, a title you can use...
It's for you, and then it's...
it's for the planet at the same time.
-It's precious sky time and airtime. Yeah. -Right.
Right. It's flee... It's free, uh, climate change advertising.
-That's what it is. At the same time. -Exactly. Truly, exactly.
-Yes. -I like... Like, now you've made Amazon pay
-to advertise about climate change. -I know!
I know. I-I recognize the irony, for sure.
-Yeah. -That is... that is pretty amazing.
Let's talk about the-the special as a whole, though.
You-You've done something different
where it's like, you-you haven't tried
to, like, mimic anyone's stand-up style.
It's very much you.
It's very much your comedy and just your vibe.
When you went into it, were people like,
"We want to see Ilana from Broad City"?
Or were they like, "No, we want to see, like,
your-your improv roots or your stand-up roots"?
Were you worried about what people wanted to see?
I'm still worried. You know what I mean?
I'm like, "Who am I?" You know?
I, like, I'm-I'm still totally worried.
But, uh, I love stand-up,
and it's such a...
I mean, it's classic. It's so...
It's the O.G. art style. It's O.G. comedy.
Um, and it's just a different path, I guess,
that I've had, uh, to be able to form my character
-through Broad City. -Uh-huh.
But, um, I-I don't know that I'm...
There was, like, one... Not...
I-I'm not one to, like, search bad, uh...
reviews or whatever.
But there's one review that was like,
"Is she Ilana Wexler, or is she Ilana Glazer?"
I'm like, "Bitch, I don't know."
You know? Like, I'm working it out, too.
So, I just, uh... (laughs)
You have another show coming up called, um, "Horny 4 Tha Polls."
(laughs) Yeah.
-And "polls" as in, like, voting polls. -Yes.
-Not the poles... Not... -(laughter)
-No, no, no. -That's right.
I just want you to understand what it...
'Cause, like, the words sound the same.
I-I am so horny for the polls.
You really are, though.
-I really am. -In, like, a... In, like, a...
Like, people don't know this about you,
or people do know this about you, but you are...
you are not ashamed to be an activist at all.
Like, you-you don't hide that.
You know, like, a lot of comedians will be like,
"Oh, I keep my politics out of my stand-up."
But you're like, "No, I'm gonna tell you who I am,
what I believe in politically, and I'm gonna fight for that."
Yeah, I mean, like, I don't really...
I don't feel like I have a... choice.
You know? Like, I'm just not that person to be like,
"This is... this is me, and..."
-You know, it's just kind of, like, all flowing. -Right.
So, I don't, um...
That's, like, what I have to offer is my perspective.
Although, it's fine if people don't want to talk
about politics, and they're probably, I guess, Republican
if they do... if they don't want to.
Um, but...
Yeah, I consider myself more an advocate.
I have a political organization, Generator,
and I'm going on tour in March.
And every city that I do stand-up in,
we're doing a voter empowerment dance party with Generator.
Are you... And then, like, are they gonna get, like,
-registered to vote and-and... -Yeah.
So, at the stand-up shows, we'll...
You're tricking people with, like, club.
-100%. -That's what... That's what you're doing.
-That's it. -That is, like, one of...
That is one of the most gangsta things I've ever heard.
-Ah, thank you so much. -Like, that's, like,...
-People are gonna be in the club. "Ah!" -Thank you.
And then in the middle of the club, the lights come on.
It's like, "All right, register to vote.
-You guys want to register to vote?" -Literally.
Literally. It is so dorky.
It's, um... You know, we're...
My cofounder Glennis and I, we're nerds.
We're horny for voting.
Like, we're just like, "This is who we are."
So we do. We dance, and we get down,
and then every 15 minutes, I'm like,
"Synagogue announcement." (laughs)
"But seriously, synagogue announcement."
-And then, uh... -(laughter)
And then we give, um, information
about upcoming local elections.
In the middle of the party?
-I mean, you know. -No, I love this idea.
-Yeah. Yeah, in the middle of the party. -I think...
Like, I think DJs have run out of things to say, personally.
-I mean, like... Yeah, exactly. -They're like, "What's up, yo!"
How long have we been putting our hands in the air?
-Yeah. -How long have we been waving them around
-like we just don't care? -Yeah.
The roof has been on fire.
No one's gonna put that thing out.
-That's right. -You get what I'm saying? But now this...
-I think all DJs... -The planet is on fire.
-All DJs should... Yeah. -It's cool to care.
-You know? -All DJs... They should follow your lead on this.
Everyone should be like... (imitating air horn blowing)
-"Register to vote, everybody." -Yeah. Yes! Yes!
-"That's right. Get on out there to the polls." -Yes.
-(imitating air horn blowing) -Yeah, that's right.
-I love it. I love it. -Thanks so much. Thanks so much.
-Appreciate it. -I hope everybody does it.
I hope everybody watches your comedy
-and enjoys both Ilanas -Thank you.
-that are doing both things. Very funny. -Thank you.
-Thanks. -Thank you so much for being on the show.
-Thanks, everybody. -The Planet Is Burning
is available on Amazon Prime,
and her "Horny 4 Tha Polls" comedy tour begins March 4.
Ilana Glazer, everybody.