After several years of steadily building a reputation as a merciless and versatile comic—through onstage performances; her podcast, How Was Your Week?; her memoir, I Don’t Care About Your Band (Avery, 2010); and more— Julie Klausner (MFA 2007 Illustration as Visual Essay) broke big in 2015 with the debut of Difficult People, the sitcom she created and stars in on Hulu, the online TV network. Produced by Amy Poehler, the series stars Klausner and Billy Eichner (truTV’s Billy on the Street) as two struggling, pop culture-obsessed comics who rail bitterly (and impotently) against their anonymity, their dreary day jobs, their families ... the list goes on. The show is shot on location in New York City, with a supporting cast that includes Gabourey Sidibe ( Precious) and James Urbaniak (American Splendor); a murderers’ row of well-known comedians (including Rachel Dratch and Amy Sedaris) and New York-centric celebrities (such as Debbie Harry and local newscaster Rosanna Scotto) fill out the guest roles. The second season of Difficult People is now streaming on Hulu.

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