Series synopsis
Difficult People is an American comedy television series that premiered on Hulu on August 5, 2015. It ended on September 26, 2017. It was created by Julie Klausner. It stars Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak and Andrea Martin.
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.
Premise
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.
Premise: It's not them. It's you.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Julie Klausner as Julie Kessler
- Billy Eichner as Billy Epstein
- James Urbaniak as Arthur Tack
- Andrea Martin as Marilyn Kessler
- Cole Escola as Matthew
Guest cast
- Shakina Nayfack as Lola
- Gabourey Sidibe as Denise
- Tina Fey as Tina Fey
- Jane Krakowski as Lizzie McCormick
- Chris Elliott as Rick
- Scott Adsit as Stan Din
- Micky Dolenz as Micky Dolenz
- Patton Oswalt as Kenny Jurgens
- H. Jon Benjamin as Brian
- Jessica Walter as Mrs. Chuck
- Mary Wiseman as Sarah's Co-Worker
- Geoffrey Dawe as Inmate
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | August 5, 2015 | September 16, 2015 |
| Season 2 | 10 | July 12, 2016 | September 6, 2016 |
| Season 3 | 10 | August 8, 2017 | September 26, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Library Water Billy and Julie come up with an entrepreneurial scheme to sell bottled library water fountain water; Julie gets in trouble for a controversial tweet. |
August 5, 2015 |
| 2 |
Devil's Three-Way Julie seeks out an old high school crush and brings him to bed with her and Arthur; Billy finds a father figure in Denise's husband, Nate. |
August 5, 2015 |
| 3 | Pledge Week | August 12, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Unplugged Julie works to impress Jewish TV writers as Billy strives to be his rich boyfriend's kept man; meanwhile, Marilyn makes a video will. |
July 12, 2016 |
| 2 |
Kessler Epstein Foundation Billy and Julie decide to create their own version of the Ice Bucket Challenge to gain internet fame. |
July 12, 2016 |
| 3 |
Italian Pinata Mistaken perceptions about heritage and sexual orientation leads to Julie and Billy living double lives in New Jersey. |
July 19, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Passover Bump Having maxed out on antidepressants, Julie faces a family Passover Seder armed only with a meditation app. Meanwhile, Billy gets a gig as a warm-up comic for Larry Wilmore's new late-night talk show and Arthur heads to Florida for work. |
August 8, 2017 |
| 2 |
Strike Rat Julie faces a moral dilemma when she gets cast in Woody Allen's new TV show; Billy and Marilyn scam their way through a government gay conversion therapy program. Matthew's ex-wife comes to town. |
August 8, 2017 |
| 3 |
Code Change Julie decides she has an addiction to her mother, and treats it by joining AA. Billy helps his sister-in-law Rucchel exorcise a Jewish demon from her basement. Arthur experiences frustration in the bedroom and at work, and takes both into his own hands. |
August 8, 2017 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Hulu |
|---|---|
| First aired | August 5, 2015 |
| Last aired | September 26, 2017 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
| Status | Canceled |
| Schedule | Tuesday |