Difficult People
It's not them. It's you.
Created by Julie Klausner
On Hulu
A caustic, character-driven comedy about two struggling comics whose bitterness and dysfunction are the joke, not the problem to be solved.
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.
Questions people ask
Is Difficult People sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Does Difficult People leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 96% of series.
Is Difficult People violent? Barely. Less violent than 89% of series.
Is Difficult People easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Difficult People scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 59% of series.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Difficult People
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Difficult People
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Difficult People, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Difficult People, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Difficult People, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
