Difficult People is an American comedy television series created by Julie Klausner. Klausner stars alongside Billy Eichner as two struggling and jaded comedians living in New York City; the duo seemingly hate everyone but each other.

The series premiered on August 5, 2015 on Hulu,^[1] and was renewed for two additional seasons.^{[2][3][4][5][6]} In Australia Difficult People premiered on 3 August 2020 on SBS Viceland and the SBS On Demand streaming service.

In May 2014, it was announced that Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner would star in a pilot for USA Network, with Klausner penning the script and Andrew Fleming directing. Amy Poehler would executive produce under Universal Cable Productions, with Dave Becky also executive producing under his 3 Arts banner, and Michele Armor of Marobru also executive producing.^[8] That same month it was announced that Rachel Dratch, Andrea Martin, James Urbaniak, and Tracee Chimo had all been cast in the series, with Martin portraying Klausner's mother.^[9] In November 2014, Hulu had acquired the series, with a straight-to-series order.^[10] In March 2015, Gabourey Sidibe and Cole Escola were cast in recurring roles.^[11]

In March 2017, John Cho joined the cast of the series.^[12]

Difficult People received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, gave the first season an 85% approval rating and an average rating of 8 out of 10, sampled from reviews from 20 critics. Seasons two and three both received a 100% from polled critics. The site's consensus reads, "Difficult People makes the unlikable likable with mean-spirited, unhappy characters who still can't help but amuse."^[13] On Metacritic, the first season holds a rating of 76 out of 100, based on 12 critics' reviews, implying "generally favorable reviews".^[14]

The series frequently leveled jokes about Kevin Spacey prior to public allegations against the actor.^[15]

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