Liz met Jenna Maroney in 1993, when Jenna was studying voice at Northwestern University. By Liz's own words, Jenna was "slutting it up" to get car dealership owners to put her in their commercials. The two shared an apartment in a Chicago neighborhood called "Little Armenia", and together they dreamed of "making it big". While in Chicago, Liz reportedly tried to be an actress, but the only job she was able to book was a phone sex line commercial. Liz and Jenna began "The Girlie Show" at Second City. They worked for years to turn "The Girlie Show" into a television series, which NBC picked up (though only to quell the outrage of women's groups over the misogynistic show "Bitch Hunter"), resulting in the pair moving to New York City for it. Liz became the head writer for "The Girlie Show", while Jenna became the show's main star.