Difficult People

2015

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  • 3
  • 2
  • 1
7.1| NA| en| More Info
Released: 05 August 2015 Canceled
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Country: United States of America
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Official Website: http://www.hulu.com/difficult-people
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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.

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Comedy

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Difficult People Audience Reviews

VeteranLight I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.
Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good
Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.
Jezza819 As a fan of both Billy Eichner and Amy Poehler I was hoping for something good out of them and they definitely didn't disappoint.The show reminds me of my favorite comedy right now "Veep" in that it moves very quickly and if you're not paying attention the comedy can sometimes fly right by you.Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner play comedians that are trying to get their big break in show business but keep coming up short. The situations they get themselves in are very funny and complex. The supporting cast is very good as well. James Urbaniak plays Julie's boyfriend that works at PBS. But my favorite is Andrea Martin that plays Julie's mother. I loved Andrea back in the SCTV days and it's great to see her back on TV.Now I absolutely hate pop culture and that whole celebrity obsessed scene but I love how Julie and Billy make fun of it using little quips and references. The list of people that make cameo appearances is pretty impressive too.If you're not fast enough to pick up on the jokes or you like more traditional comedies, then you might not like Difficult People which might explain some of the low review scores. But if you have a sophisticated sense of humor and an open mind then you're probably going to love it.
swilliky Hulu streaming has created a great new offensive comedy starring the hilarious duo of Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner. The two stars play similar characters named Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein as two best friends trying to make it in the shallow showbiz industry in New York City. While the premise seems very familiar to other sitcoms, Hulu gives the two comedians an open format to be as crude and outrageous as they want to be. This formula creates a great comedic mixture that had me laughing through the bingeing stream.Julie goes through plenty of tribulations trying to move beyond her job as a reality TV show recapper and into becoming a professional writer for an actual show. As the audience, we know these comedians have succeeded with a popular new streaming network but what appears to be autobiographical trials and tribulations are the source of plenty of comedy. Each episode sets up scenarios that cumulate into disastrous consequences before restarting each episode. After the third season: Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner are back at it in their hilarious show on Hulu. Striving to become successful in show business, the two friends will take any acting gig they can get including street performing for ignorant Trump-supporting tourists from Kentucky. This season Julie Kessler (Klausner) branches out from her career of writing episode recaps of reality television but must cope with the constant criticism of her mother Marilyn (Andrea Martin). Billy Epstein (Eichner) has a new romance and various new gigs including opening for Larry Wilmore's new show. Julie's boyfriend Arthur Tack (James Urbaniak) still has a different nickname for Julie and deals with his own professional troubles at PBS along with some dating bumps with Julie.The show doesn't stray away from controversial issues like separating an artist from their art calling out particularly Woody Allen and the opposing streaming network that hired him when Julie works for his new show but still feels guilty. Billy has to deal with being gay in the Trump era as he finds a way to scam a gay conversion therapy program started by Mike Pence. Billy's job at the restaurant includes a great cast of supporting characters. Matthew (Cole Escola) has an interesting story arc trying to get on reality television and also some hilarious interactions with Marilyn. He might be my favorite supporting character. Nate (Derrick Baskin) and Denise (Gabourey Sidibe) weren't in this season as much as they deal with a new child.Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com
readingsbydanish The writing. The timing. The really raw sometimes deliciously offensive humor. This show, especially Season 2 is like nothing else. All the really good stuff is in the details, the small comments, the insider humor, like a great comedy for people who have been there-done that can appreciate. Wicked smart, original, and addicting. Yes, some episodes are better than others, but I defy you to match " Italian Pinata" to anything ever written in its comedic format/genre . Insanely BRILLIANT, this show. Not for the faint of heart, or the banal mind. The characters are all out there, the backdrop of the City is just perfect. Even the two Basset Hounds, with those bored little looks on their faces, add to the whole tone of this show. Billy Eichner is at his absolute BEST here and Julie, is obvi, the next big THING in comedy writing. Like a smarter Tina Fey with a dirtier mind. LOVE LOVE LOVE .
gpwoyce I enjoy what others consider mean or snarky comedy. When it works it's usually due to a very smart and quick wit that I find hilarious, the producer Amy Poehler has this in spades, but it sadly didn't translate to this show. I know you can't hit with every line, but on this show they were lucky if you could get even a snicker for 1 out of 10 attempts.About halfway through the pilot I realized what this show was attempting to be and for those that were looking for the same thing you'll be glad to know season 2 of 'You're The Worst' starts soon.BTW...I thought the R Kelly joke was hilarious.