Difficult People

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 5, 2015
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
6.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 59 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 59
  3. Negative: 17 out of 59
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  1. Inverter2
    Aug 12, 2015
    8
    It's funny if you can identify with the character's silly frustrations and if you know people like the ones they endure. It's not a show you can iPad game through in the background. It requires active watching.

    I'm from Texas so maybe I wish I knew more people like these characters instead of all the fake happy people.

    I hope Hulu keeps it going for years.
  2. ram9775
    Aug 7, 2015
    8
    It's not for everyone, but the characters are likeable despite being horrible because of their immense chemistry. I'd watch them heckle whomever any day.
  3. oaklandj
    Sep 2, 2015
    9
    A hysterically funny show. The premise of the show - as you can tell from its name, or after watching it for more than 30 seconds - is that the two protagonists are obnoxious and self-centered. You're not supposed to *like* them, you're supposed to laugh at them in the way you're inclined to towards blissfully self-absorbed people in real life.
    Saw that it was renewed for another season,    A hysterically funny show. The premise of the show - as you can tell from its name, or after watching it for more than 30 seconds - is that the two protagonists are obnoxious and self-centered. You're not supposed to *like* them, you're supposed to laugh at them in the way you're inclined to towards blissfully self-absorbed people in real life.
    Saw that it was renewed for another season, and a good thing, too: Difficult People is my primary reason for subscribing to Hulu.    … Expand
  4. df1995
    Sep 14, 2015
    10
    This is a terrific show about extremely self-absorbed, morally flawed people. It's very funny but it is about show biz and if you're not interested in that then you possibly will not enjoy it. I don't advocate emulating these folks but it's fun to watch. Similar shows: "Extras" (Ricky Gervais) and "BoJack Horseman".
  5. johnnypollen
    Sep 19, 2015
    10
    Fantastic. Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner play utterly banal, self-congratulatory knobs who - without evolving at all over the course of the season, like even a little bit - somehow reveal themselves to be lovable and utterly worth rooting for.

    The entire thing is echt-friggin-New York, from the characters you hate to love, to the high-octane kvetch running throughout, to the vagaries    Fantastic. Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner play utterly banal, self-congratulatory knobs who - without evolving at all over the course of the season, like even a little bit - somehow reveal themselves to be lovable and utterly worth rooting for.

    The entire thing is echt-friggin-New York, from the characters you hate to love, to the high-octane kvetch running throughout, to the vagaries of struggling show biz class NY life (SantaCon and indoor dog parks and ambient Judaica) - so much concentrated New York that you might want to move to Nebraska. But the show is an unvarnished gem, sincere and complexed, and it frames the city and the characters' culture as inviting rather than alienating.

    Billy Eichner's trademark unhinged-ness is still present but marvelously tempered; Julie Klausner plays a down-on-her-luck narcissist with fantastic timing. The supporting cast (including the LEGendary Andrea Martin, and the fabulously cruel Gabourey Sidibe) are given humanity and fleshed out plotlines. It moves quickly, but the episodes feel both complete and very human. Hell, Difficult People might even make it worth subscribing to Hulu.    … Expand
  6. DAL1960
    Aug 16, 2017
    10
    This is definitely one of the funniest shows on television. The writing is so strong and biting, you wish you never want to be on the bad side of either of these people.
    The one thing that concerns me is that it may be too New York and ethnic (er, Jewish) for the masses.
    As a native New Yorker,I get homesick. Right now I'm binging the first two season and hope to get to the current    This is definitely one of the funniest shows on television. The writing is so strong and biting, you wish you never want to be on the bad side of either of these people.
    The one thing that concerns me is that it may be too New York and ethnic (er, Jewish) for the masses.
    As a native New Yorker,I get homesick.
    Right now I'm binging the first two season and hope to get to the current third season in a week.

    A MUST WATCH!!!    … Expand
  7. toph123
    Sep 8, 2017
    8
    So many laugh-out-loud moments because of the hilarious one-liners, zingers and witty comebacks, not to mention the sharp and biting pop culture observations. Some of the gags don't work, but when they do, it's riotous.

    Great ensemble too, Andrea Martin as the self-absorbed mother of Julie steals the show.

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#78 Most Discussed TV Season of 2015

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Liz Shannon Miller
    Aug 6, 2015
    91
    The plotting is light, with the first three episodes largely structured around Julie and Billy's misadventures, which always puts extra pressure on the cast and dialogue to perform. But fortunately, this pays off.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Aug 5, 2015
    80
    Though undeniably hilarious at times, it is a difficult show to watch (see title).... [Julie and Billy's] friendship is powerful but limiting and destructive, their brilliance hampered by their refusal to acknowledge that the world is not their living room. Which, if Klausner doesn't lose her nerve, makes Difficult People an illuminating sendup of far too many things on television.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Aug 5, 2015
    80
    It does not feel focus-grouped; sometimes it doesn’t feel second-guessed. Julie and Billy and many of the other characters talk to each other the way best friends talk to each other when they think nobody is listening. Every other scene contains a line that could keep the outrage/apology cycle humming for at least a half-day.
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