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Character Analysis

Hannibal Buress

Lincoln

Played by Hannibal Buress

137 jokes across 21 episodes of Broad City

WAR

78.6

Total Jokes

137

Avg Craft

7.2

Avg Impact

7.1

Comedy Style

Character Comedy

Lincoln delivers 137 scored jokes across 21 episodes of Broad City, averaging 7.2 on craft and 7.1 on impact for a career WAR of 78.6. Their comedy leans toward character comedy. The highest-scoring line is below.

Funniest Lincoln Lines

All Jokes — 136 total

S1E01

Lincoln:Thank you-- I've been doing this no-bread diet and it's pretty good. It's been working.

7.57.0
S1E03

Lincoln:That's what white people do, that dog thing. Black people don't make out with dogs.

6.76.2
S1E04

Lincoln · Ilana:Abbi sent me a Facebook invite to her gallery debut. Do you... look... crazy? Mm-hmm. Yeah, I do.

6.76.0
S1E04

Lincoln:I got, like, six cavities.

7.26.8
S1E04

Lincoln:Your brain is a muscle, Ilana, and I feel like that muscle isn't getting enough exercise. You need to do your brain kegels.

7.36.8
S1E04

Lincoln · Abbi:They started out as kid detectives, just solving mysteries in Bayport and now they have an entire book series about them. Yeah, definitely, but you know, they are, like, fictional characters

6.96.3
S1E05

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln, just get a dog. / Ilana, I can't inflict upon a dog the crazy life of a dentist.

7.97.0
S1E05

Lincoln:She didn't even say 'bye, Lincoln.' That takes one more second. People have no phone etiquette these days.

7.26.0
S1E05

Lincoln:I was so worried, I baked a whole cake. And then I ate a whole cake.

7.56.8
S1E06

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln, just get a dog. Ilana, I can't inflict upon a dog the crazy life of a dentist.

8.08.0
S1E06

Lincoln:She didn't even say 'bye, Lincoln.' That takes one second more. People have no phone etiquette these days.

7.06.8
S1E06

Lincoln · Ilana:What's up, dude? They just found a dead girl on Riker's Island. Was it Abbi? Oh, no, no, no. Abbi's fine, I've been with her all day.

7.27.2
S1E06

Lincoln:What? Why didn't you tell me? I was worried, Abbi's my friend too. I was so worried, I baked a whole cake. And then I ate a whole cake.

7.77.7
S1E06

Lincoln:I was so worried, I baked a whole cake. And then I ate a whole cake. I'm really sorry. You know, I got another cake cooking. You can come over and we can eat it. Or just smash our faces into it.

6.86.8
S1E06

Lincoln · Ilana:All right, so it is time for us to do it. / Okay, wait, I want to watch. / I know you do, 'cause you're a naughty little girl.

7.27.2
S1E06

Lincoln · Ilana:Oh, man. Uh-oh, someone's making a cake mess. You know what's good for that? Is if you just get a napkin or a paper towel, or a thick napkin... Oh, my God. It's just... Please stop. Thanks.

6.86.7
S1E06

Lincoln:Goodbye. Bye! And learn Settlers of Catan. It's honestly not that hard.

7.98.2
S1E07

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln tells Ilana he has a 'man crush' on Jeremy; Ilana agrees: 'Jeremy has amazing teeth.'

6.56.0
S1E08

Car Rental Agent · Abbi · Ilana · Lincoln:The under-25 surcharge revelation, followed by Lincoln's credit card reveal as 'not a sugar daddy thing, just an old established guy paying for his younger friend he has sex with'

7.07.3
S1E08

Lincoln:'Oh... okay. Gotta love that transitions insurance.'

7.37.0
S1E08

Lincoln · Kevin:'I'm not gettin' married until everyone can get married.' [pause] 'Why did you look at me when you said everyone?'

7.27.3
S1E08

Lincoln · Kevin:Kevin's dawning coming-out: 'You gay, man.' / 'Oh yeah, I am. I'm totally gay. I got it now. I got what you mean.'

7.57.8
S1E08

Lincoln:Lincoln's admission that he was uncomfortable being Abbi's wedding date, but now that she's not coming, he's bummed — and that makes him uncomfortable in a different way

7.26.7
S1E08

Lincoln · Abbi:Lincoln initiates a full wedding-style dance routine alone on the highway after Abbi asks about 'the rest of the dance'

7.67.8
S1E08

Lincoln:'What's painfully ironic about this is that I love weddings the most.'

6.86.3
S1E08

Lincoln:Lincoln doing a full dance routine alone by the broken-down truck

7.88.0
S1E08

Mary · Lincoln:Flat tire insurance confrontation: 'If you wanted flat tires covered, you should have asked for flat tires. I'm not a mind-reader.'

7.57.3
S1E08

Lincoln · Mary:Lincoln's Idris Elba standoff with the car rental agent Mary

7.67.8
S1E08

Lincoln:'Wait, are we talking Luther or the Wire?'

7.88.3
S1E09

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana admits to Lincoln: 'your dentist and I have been having sexual intercourse on the regular for about five months' — Lincoln: 'Ilana, it's been a year and a half!'

7.57.3
S2E03

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln, watching TV in the waiting room, objects that the one Black character was killed off. Ilana responds 'I don't think these drugs are working, you guys.'

6.97.0
S2E03

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln breaks the fourth wall on Ilana's gum-fetish lie: 'No, you were here the entire time, you saw... everything.' Followed by Ilana doing a baby voice: 'I am just gwad my wittle baby's awive.'

6.35.8
S2E03

Lincoln:Lincoln, after his pharma rant: 'Uh, but, really, I can handle it.' — delivered in a completely changed, sheepish register.

6.56.0
S2E03

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana has put Abbi in a meditation pose with candles as 'How To With Dr. Whiz' while Abbi is post-surgery and Lincoln's reaction is: 'I would think that you could surmise from my initial reaction that she doesn't [look gorgeous].'

6.86.7
S2E03

Lincoln:I would think that you could surmise from my initial reaction that she doesn't.

7.37.8
S2E03

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana propositions Lincoln: 'You wanna show me your old LL Cool J, your Lincoln Log?' Lincoln refuses. Ilana offers: 'I'll show you my tah-tahs.' Lincoln: 'Yes. Yes! Show me your penis.'

7.27.2
S2E03

Lincoln · Ilana:No! / I'll show you my tah-tahs. / Yes. Yes! / Show me your penis.

6.57.0
S2E03

Lincoln:Lincoln observes Ilana's body art: 'Man, I hate to see it, but you got boyfriend penis, bro.'

7.27.3
S2E03

Ilana · Lincoln · Abbi:Ilana has drawn a torso-face and Abbi, Lincoln, and Ilana try to figure out who it is. Extended bit where nobody knows, culminating in: 'Maybe Abbi'll know.'

6.66.3
S2E03

Lincoln:Lincoln on the torso drawing: 'I'm guessing an old person 'cause the eyes are low and swinging and drooping, but in a way that makes me hard. I never thought that an old people face would make me hard.'

7.88.0
S2E03

Lincoln:Lincoln, after the crisis: 'I feel like an old-timey doctor right now making house calls. I should get an apothecary bag, right? Oh, my God, I am so horny right now, it hurts.'

7.37.3
S2E05

Lincoln:Lincoln claims to have 'just done the worm' at the party; when challenged, he demonstrates a version where he 'barely moves'

6.36.5
S2E05

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln does 'pec jumps' (makes his pectoral muscles bounce individually) and Ilana gasps and says 'Do that again'

6.26.3
S2E05

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana commands Lincoln: 'Can you worm us there?' — and he does the worm across the party toward the snacks

6.56.3
S2E05

Lincoln · Trey:Lincoln improvises: 'Hello, hello, this is Dr. Rotreiller, MD.' / Trey: 'Are you a specialist?' / Lincoln: 'I'm more of a general jack-of-all-trades style doctor.'

7.37.5
S2E05

Trey · Lincoln:Trey: 'Sorry, no offense, are you a nurse or are you a real doctor?' / Lincoln: 'I, uh... they're calling me. I gotta go get the worm... is... taken out.'

7.07.3
S2E05

Lincoln:Lincoln's 'trust fall' into a stranger's arms at a party — 'Ready to fall.' (Guests) 'Fall away.' 'Falling.'

6.76.5
S2E05

Lincoln:After the trust fall, Lincoln clarifies: 'I'm a dentist, not a doctor. I don't know how to deal with high-pressure situations.'

7.77.8
S2E05

Lincoln · others:Lincoln does a 'black Irish goodbye' — apparently just vanishes from a conversation without warning, and this is a known behavior

6.97.0
S2E06

Lincoln:"Cold paws is a very serious disease in the chihuahua community. Poor toe circulation. It's the number-one killer of chihuahuas."

7.16.8
S2E06

Lincoln:'Cold paws is a very serious disease in the chihuahua community. Poor toe circulation. It's the number-one killer of chihuahuas.'

8.08.0
S2E06

Lincoln:"I've never been to a dog wedding before, but I'd get married here in a second. Hey, don't tell Ilana I said that."

7.67.5
S2E06

Event Coordinator/Monica · Lincoln:"Ordinarily, I would not say this, but they're dogs. / Well, you just lost one star on dog Yelp."

7.77.7
S2E06

Ilana · Lincoln:The dog identifies Abbi's scent on Ilana's repurposed shirt — 'This was once Abbi's shirt that I re-purposed to make cooler. Come on, boy, that's her scent.' / 'She's a girl.' / 'Oh. We'll treat her differently, then.'

7.57.3
S2E06

Lincoln · Abbi · Lincoln:"I'm practically a doctor." / "But you're not." / "I am a doctor, and I have a lot of experience with sprains and breaks." / "No offense, but it's more like you drain fluid from their butt sacks."

7.88.0
S2E06

Lincoln:"Look, the truth about cats and dogs is..." — Lincoln starts a movie-title setup that's immediately cut off

6.05.5
S2E06

Abbi · Lincoln:The wedding ring conversation — 'You'll get them when the swelling goes down.' / '48 hours.' / 'In about one to two weeks.'

6.76.3
S2E06

Eliot · Ilana · Lincoln:"So I guess we're related now. / Can in-laws hook up? / Yeah, it's like soft incest. / Whoa, that's so royal."

7.98.2
S2E07

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'I bet every guy on this boat is into annas with bananas' / 'Denises the penises. Gals with dongs, bro.'

6.76.5
S2E07

Lincoln · Jaime:Lincoln pranks Jaime: 'Hey, cheers to you for becoming a citizen, and also to me — this is my first time on a boat.' / Jaime: 'No, prank, man. I'm a well-to-do dentist, of course I've been on a boat before.'

7.06.8
S2E07

Jaime · Lincoln:Jaime's elaborate fake Latin American cheers ceremony: 'That is how we cheers in Latin America.' / Lincoln: 'Really?' / Jaime: 'No, man, prank, bitch.'

6.97.0
S2E07

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln: 'Open your eyes, man. Shakira is Spicy Spice.' / Ilana: 'Oh my God. You're a genius.'

6.86.8
S2E07

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'We were looking everywhere for you. Except, we forgot to look for you.'

7.17.0
S2E07

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'Ow, my dick. It's too romantic, I'm sorry. Ah, we just had sex. It's still sore. I'm in my refractory period, you gotta let me rebuild.'

7.47.5
S2E07

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'I'm sorry, I'm too hung over. My eyes can't focus on a fixed point right now.'

6.25.8
S3E01

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln calls — Ilana takes the call and asks him to 'say something filthy' before answering his actual question about whether she forgot his graduation

7.17.0
S3E01

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln's acrobatics at his graduation are revealed — apparently swinging/performing at graduation — Ilana screams: 'Circus, babe! Just be careful, though!'

6.86.8
S3E01

Lincoln:Lincoln explains he did his stunt 'because I saw it on an episode of Sex & the City. The Miranda in me thought, I'm out of my comfort zone, but the Carrie in me couldn't resist.'

7.47.5
S3E01

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln looks at the chain around Ilana's waist: 'What's up with that chain?' / Ilana: 'I lost the key.' / Lincoln: 'Ilana! Phone, keys, wallet. P-K-W.'

7.57.5
S3E01

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana: 'I know. I repeat it all the time. I just dropped it in a sewer, okay?' / Lincoln: 'A sewer.'

7.37.3
S3E01

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln: 'You also look like a DMX video extra, I might add.' / Ilana: 'Thank you.'

7.67.8
S3E01

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'Well, me and the other swingers...' then pauses. '...Get it? Swingers?' / 'Yeah, we got it.'

6.36.2
S3E01

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln offers to bail on his dinner plans to help with the chain. Ilana: 'You know, as a woman, I feel it's important to cast this chain off myself.'

7.57.3
S3E02

Lincoln · Ilana:My Lincoln Towncar. / But this is a... A Prius, right? / Yeah, but I call it that because my name is Lincoln. And I'm gonna drive around town in my car. / (forcefully laughing)

7.16.7
S3E02

Lincoln:I brought you some comfort food. Turkey jerky. Organic fruit leather and some Tuscan nut mix.

6.66.2
S3E02

Lincoln · Ilana:That's why I had Jaimé make you a... ginger blunt man! / Oh, my God! With real honey!

7.98.2
S3E02

Lincoln · Ilana:Since when do you bite your nails? / I didn't even notice. I do it when I'm nervous. / You can't be nervous, you're my rock today.

6.56.0
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:I need to be swaddled! / Come on, if you're not gonna swaddle me, at least let me drive and give me road head. / Well, do you want to die and how does that even work?

7.67.7
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:Road hand, whatever. / Just quit the pillow talk and get me off! / I'm driving!

7.17.2
S3E02

Lincoln · Ilana:You still seem stressed. You want to blow off some steam? / You know, I'm technically Abbi today, so if we hook up, it's... kind of a threesome.

8.18.3
S3E02

Lincoln:I've been working up the courage to tell you something all day. / This is hard. / I hooked up with someone else.

6.36.3
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:So you're telling me she jerked you off for eight minutes with what kind of oil? / Almond.

8.08.3
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:Then you had sex doggy style, and who finished first? / I don't... / Tell me! / She did? / Oh!

7.78.0
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:And then you spooned watching YouTube videos of news anchor fails. / Who was which spoon? / I was the little spoon!

8.48.8
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln:Thank you so much for telling me that, woo! We are a modern day Will and Jada. We are open sex friends. We are poly, we are bi. / I'm not bi.

7.97.8
S3E02

Ilana · Lincoln · Ilana:What if we tricked her into having a threesome? / People really shouldn't trick other people into having sex. / Whoa. / I've heard so many women say that, but when you say it, I really hear it.

8.58.3
S3E02

Lincoln · Ilana:All right, penis kiss. / (car horn honking) (kissing sounds)

7.57.0
S3E04

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana tells Lincoln they need to distract guests from the rat: 'I need you to create a dish so good, so élégante, that the party is distracted and I can catch this fat-ass rat-ass myself.'

6.36.0
S3E04

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln: 'This restaurant would definitely rate a "C" on the New York Sanitation Department scale.' Then upgrades to 'Actually, it would be a grade "D" 'cause of that moth larvae all over the ceiling.' Ilana: 'Yeah, I can't find the source.'

7.37.2
S3E04

Lincoln:Lincoln, clearly high, says 'If I ever get my own food truck, I'm gonna call it "Lincoln's Center."' and acts like it just came to him.

7.06.8
S3E04

Lincoln:Lincoln checking his phone: 'What... No one. What? What? I didn't get a text from anybody.'

6.45.8
S3E04

Lincoln:'I am crushin' it right now. I'm definitely gonna be the Chop'd Champion tonight.'

6.56.3
S3E04

Lincoln:Lincoln after the rat runs over his foot: 'You know the band Ratatat? Let's listen to thatatat, mm-hmm.'

7.06.7
S3E04

Lincoln · Unknown character:'Everybody love cheese balls.' / 'I know, they're, like, too good.' / 'This is actual food.'

6.46.0
S3E04

Lincoln:Lincoln, high, tastes his food: 'Motherfuck, that's good.' / 'I am crushin' it right now.' / 'I'm definitely gonna be the Chop'd Champion tonight.'

7.27.3
S3E04

Jaimé · Lincoln:Jaimé, on new honesty path, tells Lincoln: 'I would kind of like to use our oven for cooking. Will you take your clothes out, please?'

7.37.2
S3E04

Jaimé · Lincoln:Jaimé: 'Also, mi amor, can you please get off Grindr? You have a Grindr profile and it's kind of our thing, you know?' Lincoln: 'I just wanna see penises within a mile of me.' Jaimé: 'I'm so sorry, I've gone too far. You can see all the penises you want. Teach me.'

8.18.5
S3E04

Lincoln · Jaimé:Final beat: 'All the penises you want.' / 'Teach me.' / 'All the penises you want.' / 'Teach me.' / 'Penis.'

7.57.5
S3E07

Lincoln:I'll be right out. From slowly peeing. Definitely not pooping.

7.37.7
S3E08

Lincoln:Watching that ass walk away makes me sweat, too.

6.86.7
S3E08

Ilana · Lincoln:So, that's it. I'll see you. / Lincoln, wait. [runs, still running at 08:11]

7.27.3
S3E08

Abbi · Lincoln:She's still running. / Her running is a metaphor.

8.08.0
S4E03

Lincoln · Ilana:You look good too. You look like a video girl. / Woman. / Video gi... You look good.

7.37.0
S4E03

Lincoln · Ilana · Steph:Steph, this is Ilana. Ilana, this is my girlfriend, Steph. / Oh... / No... / ♪ Oh, no, oh, no... ♪ / Oh! / Catch up with you later.

7.67.8
S4E03

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana to Lincoln: 'Steph seems really nice... I hope you guys are making each other orgasm a lot.'

7.87.5
S4E03

Ilana · Lincoln:Sorry you had to see me like this. / You're lucky you got out when you did, brother. I am a rich, disgusting monster.

7.87.5
S4E03

Lincoln:There's only one Ilana Wexler.

7.57.3
S4E08

Lincoln:Lincoln's reaction: 'That's great. Wow, that took a long time... to say.'

7.27.3
S4E08

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln farts in front of Ilana and apologizes; Ilana responds: 'Farts are part of the total relationship package.'

6.16.2
S4E08

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana farts competitively back at Lincoln — framed as a 'breakdance battle, but not at all'

6.96.8
S4E08

Lincoln:'That was different from the others.' — Lincoln on a notably different-sounding fart

6.96.8
S4E08

Lincoln:Lincoln tells Ilana: 'You shat yourself at a party five weeks ago.' — as perspective on the fart situation

7.47.7
S4E08

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln and Ilana discover 'his and hers casket sheets'

7.06.7
S4E08

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana announces they have brunch with Abbi and Jaimé on Saturday; Lincoln says he already has 'golf with Dr. Tims.'

6.25.8
S4E08

Ilana · Lincoln:Ilana: 'When was the last time we even had sex?' / Lincoln: 'We had sex an hour ago.' / Ilana: 'And that's good enough for you?'

7.37.3
S4E08

Lincoln:Lincoln: 'Told you I have a refractory period.'

6.96.7
S4E08

Ilana · Lincoln:'Cause lifetime implies death. Think about it like this. Let's say you won a lifetime supply of Doritos. / I'm listening.

7.06.8
S4E08

Lincoln · Ilana:Ilana: 'And thank you for all the food metaphors.' / Lincoln: 'You're welcome. I was eating spaghetti and Doritos yesterday. That's probably why my farts smell so violent.'

7.47.3
S4E09

Lincoln · Ilana:Lincoln refuses Ilana: 'Sorry, Ilana, I can't let you in. I'm a dad now. Sticky's health is my first priority.' / 'You named her?' / 'Yeah, Sticky. Like sticky rice. It's my favorite type of rice.' / 'That's so cute it hurts.'

6.86.8
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:The Experience Coupon Book reveal — 'Handjob.' / 'Whoop!' / 'Dry'? / 'I prefer wet.' / 'Picnic in the park.' / 'Blowjob, wet.' / 'Zoo day.' / 'Anal!'

8.18.5
S5E05

Lincoln:This is awesome. This is a quantified, organized list of the stuff we already do.

7.67.3
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:Lincoln's gift reveal — Ilana opens it, farts, it goes up her dress and into her nose, then dissipates — 'Okay. "Jewess"? Yes! / I saw them, and I thought of you. / Why? / Just kidding.'

7.37.2
S5E05

Lincoln:Lincoln's gift reveal continues — cards featuring: Art. / Asymmetrical hairstyles. / Unabashed confidence.

7.36.8
S5E05

Lincoln · Kevin:Helicopter! / Abbi! / Kevin!

6.76.3
S5E05

Lincoln:The roller-coaster sex proposal: 'That's a no for me, dawg. Roller coasters are already scary enough without me having my dick out. Plus, there's pictures, and they project the pictures at the end. Nobody should see that.'

8.49.0
S5E05

Lincoln · Ilana:I can give you Ferris wheel. / Deal! I like that better, actually. / Up-and-down-vibes.

7.87.7
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:I want to watch four rom-coms a year. / I object because they are offensive to women. / That is subjective. / I gotta push back, and I'll give you two.

7.47.2
S5E05

Lincoln:I'll give you two laughing at them, and one laughing with them. / Deal.

7.97.5
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:Can I approach the bench? / Yes, you can. [They kiss]

7.06.5
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:I would like to make out with five... / ty... 'Fivety'... 50 people. / Ilana. / Two. And I have to know about them.

8.38.5
S5E05

Lincoln:I would like to bring up an issue with the state of Maryland. I think I'd like to move there.

7.57.2
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:Schools? So, w-w-what, like, cars drive around them slower, and it's safer to walk? / No. Schools are... for the children that I father to attend.

8.58.8
S5E05

Lincoln:Lincoln's long pause — 'I have no counter.'

7.37.0
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:I'm meant to be a polyamorous queen. / I understand. / You got too much love for just one person.

7.26.8
S5E05

Lincoln · Ilana:Do you think I'll figure it out like you, by the time I'm 40? / I'm 32.

7.57.2
S5E05

Ilana · Lincoln:What? / Is it insane that I'm still hungry? / Nope, not at all. / And that's why I brought the cake in here.

7.98.2