The Women of Difficult People
Created by Julie Klausner and executive-produced by Amy Poehler, the new Hulu Original series Difficult People, debuting on August 5, is about two BFFs in their mid-30s trying to make it as comedians. On the show, Julie Kessler (played by Klausner) defines herself as a comedy writer/actress/cabaret performer, but what she really does is write recaps of TV shows for a website, while her bestie Billy Epstein (played by Billy Eichner) waits tables. Oblivious and self-absorbed, they don’t get why they’re not famous yet—or why it’s not appropriate to loudly whisper about ordering lunch during a funeral. With such heavy-hitting female talent at the helm, get to know the women behind this ridiculous comedy now.