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HOST: SARAH MCCAMMON

SARAH MCCAMMON: Ilana Glazer wants you to know she's ready to be seen as the real Ilana and not Ilana Wexler, the freewheeling character she made famous on Comedy Central's "Broad City."

(SOUNDBITE OF COMEDY SPECIAL, "THE PLANET IS BURNING")

ILANA GLAZER: There are a lot of differences between Ilana Wexler and Ilana Glazer. You're going to be shocked as well as impressed.

(LAUGHTER)

GLAZER: Like, for example, Ilana Wexler obviously wakes and bakes. You know, she wakes up with a bowl betwixt her breasts from the night before.

(CHEERING)

GLAZER: And she gives it the old one-handed (breathing in) oh, yeah.

(LAUGHTER)

GLAZER: Ilana Glazer, on the other hand, wakes up, takes her vitamins.

(LAUGHTER)

GLAZER: And then I get high.

(LAUGHTER)

MCCAMMON: The "Broad City" co-creator, writer and director is moving on from the character she created, a young millennial figuring things out in the big city, and she's coming out with her first standup special. But don't worry. If you're a fan of "Broad City," Ilana Glazer still dances around, slips in and out of voices and impressions and sings, so you'll still recognize her. And she's still a vocal advocate for women, body positivity and healthy sexual expression. Ilana Glazer joins us now to talk about her new standup special, "The Planet Is Burning."

Welcome, Ilana.

GLAZER: Hi, Sarah. Thank you so much for having me and also helping me self-actualize through that intro (laughter). I was, like, oh, yes. That is what I'm trying to do here.

MCCAMMON: Yeah. And how is that going - becoming a...

GLAZER: (Laughter).

MCCAMMON: ...Or maybe returning to Ilana Glazer?

GLAZER: It's hard. This year was hard. Also, returning to Ilana Glazer and also thinking of myself as an individual entity when it comes to my work compared to with my "Broad City" partner, Abbi Jacobson. It's just been hard. You know, it was my whole 20s, "Broad City." And it's (laughter) - it's hard. But, like, you know, it's - life is hard, so it feels like the right time. I'm 32. It feels like the right time to be building an individual identity.

MCCAMMON: And in "Broad City," for those who haven't seen it, you and Abbi Jacobson, your co-creator - you're both these young single women - kind of scattered, fair to say, sometimes, right - in New York City...

GLAZER: Yeah.

MCCAMMON: ...Just trying to figure out life.

GLAZER: Yeah, and free to mess up - especially, like, the pre-Trump seasons. I'm, like, dang, these girls are free. They are free to just -...