Friday, March 28, 2025

DIFFICULT PEOPLE (2015 - 2017)

 




















Created by: Julie Klausner
Starring: Julie Klausner, Billy Eichner, James Urbaniak, Andrea Martin, Cole Escola, Shakina Nayfack, Michael Abbott Jr, Toussaint Raphael Abessolo, Scott Adsit, Danny Aiello, Alex Alferov, Coleman Annison, Bob Ari, Fred Armisen, Evangelia Artemis-Gomez, Anthony Atamanuik, Dave Attell, Coco Austin, Brett Azar, Pat Baer, Florrie Bagel, Dylan Baker, Pun Bandhu, Mehdi Barakchian, James Barry, Kristen Bartlett, Alison Barton, Derrick Baskin, Ben Baur, Willam Belli, H. Jon Benjamin, Sandra Bernhard, Mimi Bessette, Helen Beyene, Sarah Biehler, Michael Birch, Susan Blackwell, Mark Blum, Jeff Blumenkratz, David Bluvband, Jeffrey Boerwinkle, William Bogert, Mx Justin Vivian Bond, J. Stephen Brantley, Travis Bratten, Roger Brenner, John Brodeur, Blaire Brooks, Rahum Brown, Chris Burns, Ken Burns, Keith Buterbaugh, Ashley Campana, Alice Cannon, Michael Cavadias, Jessica Chaffin, Stockard Channing, Ben Chase, Kitty Mei-Mei Chen, Nelson Cheng, Tracee Chimo Pallero, John Cho, Jake Choi, Karen Christie-Ward, James Ciccone, Diane Ciesla, Andy Cohen, Catherine Cohen, Leonardo Collaguazo, James Collins Jr, Wali Collins, Samuel Collins Anderson, Mark Consuelos, Keaton Nigel Cooke, Nate Corddry, Tom Creel, Rick Crom, Greg Crowe, Robert Cuthill, Brandon Dahlquist, Peter Davenport, Francine Daveta, Geoffrey Dawe, Luann de Lesseps, Kateri DeMartino, Michael DeMello, Douglas De Souza, Shannon DeVido, Gys de Villiers, Jamie Denbo, Richard DiBella, Nyle DiMarco, Andrew DiTusa, Paul Dinello, Shaun Diston, Danny Doherty, Micky Dolenz, Chelsey Donn, Beth Dover, Rachel Dratch, Michael Drayer, Clifton Dunn, Rich Duva, James Dwyer, John Early, Phil E. Eichinger, Abby Elliott, Chris Elliott, Dan Entriken, Jonathan Ercolino, Eric W. Espinosa, Bridget Everett, Tim Ewing, Bruce Faulk, Wayne Federman, Tina Fey, Jonathan Finnegan, Robb Fitzgerald, H. Foley, Eric Frandsen, Victor Garber, Frank Garcia-Hejl, Ana Gasteyer, Lindsey Gates, Christina Gausas, James Georgiades, Jami Gertz, Kathie Lee Gifford, Jon Glaser, Oliana Glazman, Judy Gold, Annie Golden, Jason Gore, Anabel Graetz, Lynda Gravatt, Jamar Greene, Sam Greenfield, Katy Grenfell, Gregory Gunter, Olli Haaskivi, Ilfenesh Hadera, Tony Hale, Patrick Halley, Julie Halston, Lori Hammel, Ben Hammer, Colin Hanlon, Birch Harms, Jenn Harris, Debbie Harry, Jacob Heimer, John Benjamin Hickey, Darla Hill, Jeff Hiller, Megan Hilty, Sean Martin Hingston, Melanie Hinkle, Jackie Hoffman, David H. Holmes, Mary Houlihan, Rosemary Howard, Cady Huffman, Teresa Hui, David Ilku, Byron Jennings, Ebony Jo-Ann, Natalie Joy Johnson, Suzanne Johnson, Brandon Scott Jones, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Brendan Jordan, Sandra Karas, George Kareman, Bethany Kay, Sally Kellerman, Shawna Kelley, Mike Kelton, Pat Kiernan, Chris Kies, Richard Kind, Jane Krakowski, Ilan Krigsfeld, Violet Krumbein, David Krumholtz, Lexie LaPlante, Vera Lam, Bowie Lance, Nathan Lane, Adam Langdon, Mark Lanham, Gabrielle Lee, Schecter Lee, Jodi Lennon, Rachel Leslie, Mariana Leung, David Neal Levin, Ronni Lieberman, Riki Lindhome, Cody Lindquist, Lucy Liu, Faith Logan, Liz Logan, Bryce Lorenzo, Michael Lorz, Susan Lucci, Melo Ludwig, Will MacAdam, Samantha MacIvor, Mike Massimino, Thea McCartan, Ryan Jordan McCarthy, Joel McHale, Kate McKinnon, Ash McNair, Leslie Meisel, Method Man, Seth Meyers, Will A. Miles, Demi Mills, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Doug Moe, Debra Monk, Julianne Moore, Alise Morales, Carlos Moreno Jr, Sonja Morgan, John Mulaney, Larry Murphy, John Murray, Kathy Najimy, Deborah Napier, Griffin Newman, Christina Nieves, Rosie O'Donnell, Shannon O'Neill, Duvall O'Steen, Maceo Oliver, Patton Oswalt, Pasha Pellosie, Austin Pendleton, David Pendleton, Sean Phillips, Kate Pierson, Christina Pitrelli, Angelo Anthony Pizza, Thomas Place, Amy Poehler, Maury Povich, Esther Povitsky, Eddy Privitzer, Dan Puck, Julie Reifers, Leslie Rodriguez Kritzer, Andrew Rogers, Gissel Romero, Anthony Rosas Jr, Ella Rubin, Jasmine Rush, Presley Ryan, Tami Sagher, Matthew Sanders, Renoly Santiago, Kein Santos, Charlie Sausa, Matthew Schatz, Jenn Schulte, Jaime Schwarz, Livia Scott, Rosanna Scotto, Anna Cecilia Seaward, Amy Sedaris, Jeffery Self, Lorraine Serabian, Marc Shaiman, Laurie Sheppard, Aneesh Sheth, Martin Short, Gabourey Sidibe, Josh Silverman, Akaash Singh, Gurdeep Singh, Christian Siriano, Jaiden J. Smith, Logan Smith, Robbie Smith, Seaton Smith, Dana Smith Croll, Dan Soder, Marilyn Sokol, Jamie Soltis, Grace Song, Barbara Spiegel, Heather Spore, Harper Steed, Stewart Steinberg, Zak Steiner, Megan Stern, Davram Stiefler, Alexis Suarez, Tara Summers, Che Tafari, Matt Talese, Wesley Taylor, Charles Techman, Mary Testa, Maria Thayer, Robin Thede, Tramell Tillman, Bobby Tisdale, John Turturro, Deborah Unger, Chuck Varesko, Marie Wallace, Stephen Wallem, Jessica Walter, Andre Ward, Rebecca Watson, Malina Pauli Weissman, Steve Whalen, Dahlia White, Tony White, Brit Whittle, Jeff Williams, Kelly P. Williams, Trevor Williams, Vanessa Williams, Larry Wilmore, John Windsor-Cunningham, Mary Wiseman, Faith Wladyka, Matt Wood, Natalie Woolams-Torres, Vincent Yacovelli, Damian Young, Stephen Zinnato

28 episodes
(TV-MA - strong language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
Julie and Billy, two jaded aspiring comedians who live together in New York City, navigate through their thirties while dealing with their individual careers and personal relationships.

season 1 - 
Billy and Julie come up with an entrepreneurial scheme to sell bottled library water-fountain water and Julie gets in trouble for a controversial tweet about Blue Ivy and R. Kelly. Julie seeks out an old high school crush and brings him to bed with her and Arthur. Meanwhile, Billy finds a father figure in Denise's husband, Nate. Billy hits it off with a new man, only to find out he is a "participator". Meanwhile, Julie's home life crumbles as Arthur cracks under the pressure of the PBS pledge drive. Billy visits his very Jewish brother for Yom Kippur dinner and Julie attempts to befriend a veteran to prove to Marilyn's surrogate daughter that she is charitable. While Billy's boss is out of town, Billy and Julie overhaul the cafe menu with children's cuisine at adult prices. Billy and Julie prepare a portfolio for a writing job, but find it easier to procrastinate than write. Billy and Julie decide to create their own podcast, but it proves more difficult than anticipated. Billy has some unexpected fun at the indoor dog park. Julie and Billy book a gig at The Cutting Room, but Billy's newfound obligation to family threatens to compromise their big break.

season 2 - 
Julie tries to fit in with a group of powerful TV writers as Billy attempts to get used to being his rich boyfriend's kept man. Marilyn creates a video will. Billy and Julie try to create their own version of the ice bucket challenge in hopes of becoming famous. Mistaken perceptions about heritage and sexual orientation leads to Julie and Billy living double lives in New Jersey. Time alone becomes elusive after Julie is caught watching porn and Billy's brother moves in with them. Problems at Billy's apartment lead to him staying with Marilyn. A misunderstanding results in Julie landing a part on a TV show. As her birthday gets closer, Julie discovers that she enjoys her mom's company when they are drinking. Billy tries to date a guy he met through an app. Inspired by the success of "Hamilton", Billy and Julie want to write and star in their own historical musical. Mother and doctor Marilyn competes with their child for their own TV score. Billy and Julie gain their first famous fan, who tries to help them sell a sketch to a TV network. When Julie gets sick and Billy is cast in a children's TV show, they jeopardize their chance at becoming fashion elites. Julie writes a personal essay about 9/11 that is optioned for a movie. Billy helps with preparations for Matthew's wedding. 

season 3 - 
Julie and Billy get community service after disrupting the CBS live presentation of "Bazinga in the Park with George". Julie gets a new meditation app when she is denied antidepressants to survive her family's Passover seder. Billy gets a job as a warmup comic for Larry Wilmore's new show. Julie gets cast in Woody Allen's new Amazon TV series. Billy and Marilyn get involved in Mike Pence's gay conversion program. Matthew's ex-wife visits. Julie decides she has an addiction to her mother, and treats it by joining AA, Billy helps his sister-in-law Rachel exorcise a Jewish demon from her basement. Arthur experiences frustration in the bedroom and at work, and takes both into his own hands. Alone for the weekend, Julie hires a creepy handyman who overstays his welcome. Meanwhile, Billy feuds with an advertising exec, and Marilyn gets a book deal from a patient's mother. Julie gets a sketchy Botox treatment that freezes her face in a smile. She's amazed by how much better people treat her and attempts to exploit that. Julie and Arthur stumble into sexual roleplay, while Billy worries he's been miscast as a supportive spouse at Todd's work parties. Meanwhile, Julie's dogs become social media stars without Julie's consent, and Marilyn reunites with a former lover from her free-spirited youth. Lifelong dreams come true when Julie gets hired to write on a TV show. Micky Dolenz answers Billy's childhood fan letter, and Marilyn throws herself a Bat Mitzvah. Julie "Yes And's" her way into a corner with her former improv teammates and ends up being caught in a significant lie. Billy and Todd can't fall asleep in the same bed together. Meanwhile, Arthur uncovers a secret at work, and Marilyn and Matthew bond. Julie considers trading her showbiz dreams for a life of happy crafting as Billy sickens of New York City. Arthur is over his job, and Marilyn experiences writer's block. Meanwhile, a visit from Lola's sorority may hold the answer to all of their problems. Billy moves to Los Angeles with Julie's help. Marilyn writes a best-selling memoir, also with Julie's help. Changes at the cafe include a new waiter, and eventually, new ownership. Arthur's office in Florida meets an untimely demise.

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