Home > Difficult People > Season 1 « TV Series Page Difficult People: Season 1 (2015) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Difficult People Critics Consensus Difficult People makes the unlikable likable with mean-spirited, unhappy characters who still can't help but amuse. 88% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 24 79% Audience Score User Ratings: 357 See score details Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Aug 5, 2015 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. More 2 Devil's Three-Way Air date: Aug 5, 2015 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. More 3 Pledge Week Air date: Aug 12, 2015 Billy hits it off with a new man, only to find out he's a "participator." Meanwhile, Julie's home-life crumbles as Arthur cracks under the pressure of the PBS pledge drive. More 4 The Courage of a Soldier Air date: Aug 19, 2015 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's charitable. More 5 The Children's Menu Air date: Aug 26, 2015 While Billy's boss is out of town, Billy and Julie overhaul the café menu with children's cuisine at adult prices. More 6 Even Later Air date: Sep 2, 2015 Billy and Julie prepare a portfolio for a writing gig, but find it easier to procrastinate than write. More 7 Premium Membership Air date: Sep 9, 2015 Billy and Julie decide to create their own podcast, but it proves more difficult than anticipated. Meanwhile, Billy has some unexpected fun at the dog park. More 8 Difficult Christmas Air date: Sep 16, 2015 Julie and Billy book a gig at The Cutting Room but Billy's newfound obligation to family threatens to compromise their big break. More Difficult People: Season 1 Videos 0:40 Difficult People: Season 1 Teaser 1:32 Difficult People: Season 1 Trailer View All Videos (2) Difficult People: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (5) Tv Season Info Genre: Comedy Network: Hulu Premiere Date: Aug 5, 2015 Exec. Producers: Amy Poehler, Dave Becky Cast Julie Klausner as Julie Kessler Billy Eichner as Billy Epstein James Urbaniak as Arthur Andrea Martin as Marilyn Kessler Derrick Baskin as Nate Anthony Atamanuik Byron Jennings Debra Monk Kathie Lee Gifford Julie Halston Seth Meyers Jeffery Self Mary Testa Rebecca Watson Show More Cast News & Interviews for Difficult People: Season 1 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This September Straight Outta Compton Is A Powerful Biopic Fall 2015 TV Premiere Dates View All Difficult People: Season 1 News Episodes 1 Pilot Air date: Aug 5, 2015 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. More 2 Devil's Three-Way Air date: Aug 5, 2015 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. More 3 Pledge Week Air date: Aug 12, 2015 Billy hits it off with a new man, only to find out he's a "participator." Meanwhile, Julie's home-life crumbles as Arthur cracks under the pressure of the PBS pledge drive. More 4 The Courage of a Soldier Air date: Aug 19, 2015 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's charitable. More 5 The Children's Menu Air date: Aug 26, 2015 While Billy's boss is out of town, Billy and Julie overhaul the café menu with children's cuisine at adult prices. More 6 Even Later Air date: Sep 2, 2015 Billy and Julie prepare a portfolio for a writing gig, but find it easier to procrastinate than write. More 7 Premium Membership Air date: Sep 9, 2015 Billy and Julie decide to create their own podcast, but it proves more difficult than anticipated. Meanwhile, Billy has some unexpected fun at the dog park. More 8 Difficult Christmas Air date: Sep 16, 2015 Julie and Billy book a gig at The Cutting Room but Billy's newfound obligation to family threatens to compromise their big break. More Critic Reviews for Difficult People Season 1 All Critics (24) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (3) Difficult People... raises an important philosophical question: Can you enjoy a sitcom if you loathe its lead characters? I think not. Aug 4, 2015 | Full Review… Tirdad Derakhshani Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Klausner makes for an effective foil, grounding the series with a furtive belief in her character's comedy that's both totally oblivious and oddly innocent, as well as giving unthinking support for Billy. Aug 6, 2015 | Full Review… Eric Thurm Grantland Top Critic Klausner and Eichner don't laugh at each others' jokes, but that's because they're fully committed to the bit. The world is their stage, and they refuse to break. Aug 6, 2015 | Rating: A- | Full Review… Liz Shannon Miller indieWire Top Critic The charm of Difficult People is that it refuses to deal in charm. Though witty and observant, albeit in a relentlessly negative way, Julie and Billy are clueless. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Top Critic Yes, they are self-absorbed, hypercritical people who you would and should hate. But the reason the show works is that, very subtly, it's mocking them. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Neil Genzlinger New York Times Top Critic Difficult People is not an openly metaphorical show, but its foundation is particularly refreshing. Mar 10, 2020 | Full Review… Randy Dankievitch TV Over Mind It's as if Seinfeld and Will & Grace had a Hulu sitcom baby and raised it on a steady diet of pop culture, Wendy Williams and Parks & Recreation reruns. Apr 24, 2019 | Full Review… Glenn Dunks The Film Experience Difficult People is the most biting, true, and above all, funny series to debut in years. Apr 24, 2019 | Full Review… Chris Cummins Uproxx As difficult as these main characters can be to anyone that isn't them, the show is infused with a lot of heart... Eichner and Klausner are clearly having a ball with Difficult People, and so will you. Apr 24, 2019 | Rating: 8.7/10 | Full Review… Robert Ham Paste Magazine What the show captures perfectly are the kind of people who are so immersed in inside-information about entertainment that their own ideas for projects are impossibly obscure -- they'll never appeal to a broad audience. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Ken Tucker Yahoo! TV Produced by Amy Poehler, it has the edge of her other production, Broad City and lots of brash, unexpected laughs. Really worth seeking out. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Roger Catlin rogercatlin.com Even though Billy and Julie's cynicism borders on aggressive and off-putting, it's these rare glimpses of their humanity that make Difficult People a refreshing 22-minute watch. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Rebecca Iannucci TV Line View All Critic Reviews (24) Audience Reviews for Difficult People: Season 1 Oct 13, 2017 Season 1 of Difficult People is one of my favorite things ever. It only takes 4ish hours to power through the 8 episodes and I find myself watching it over and over again! Julie and Billy are life! Courtney S Sep 23, 2016 I can relate to these characters. I can't stand people and their self righteous, pretentious b.s. and just like them I simply cannot stand kids. This show is perfect for anyone who despises modern humanity! M L Sep 18, 2016 Hilarious irreverent and funny. Lots of NYC insider jokes....yes Billy and Julie are kind of awful but so is everyone else in their universe except Julie's boyfriend Arthur... Each episode involves numerous mishaps on their quest to be famous-which never quite work out. The are Lucy and Ricky in the modern age. Kirsten C Sep 03, 2016 A fairly hilarious debut season that gets by with assured footing and zingy-writing. Following in the tradition of previous sit-coms that made deplorable characters lovable (i.e. Seinfeld, Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner shine as playing asshole versions of themselves, while successfully touching both on the frustrations of being a New Yorker, as well as those of pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. The mean-spitedness rarely gets grating, and the humor is fast and funny throughout the eight episodes. One of the most underrated comedies on TV, as it's arguably a more mature and organic Broad City. Peter F Mar 25, 2016 Everyone is very angry in this show, but in a funny way. It's not bad. It's not great but it's not bad. Jim S Jan 25, 2016 This is a review of the pilot episode as posted on The Qtv Review (http://wp.me/p6yEUF-F): If you think R. Kelly is gross, current baby names are ridiculous, saying things like "fleek makes you unacceptable, hypnosis is a cure-all, and nothing matters more than you, your best friend, and your conversations about Susan Sarandon et al.... then you might love Difficult People as much as I do. That is all. Al'n M Sep 26, 2015 Interesting remarks and pop culture references. Still, a bit too negative and loud for my taste. Inês P Sep 23, 2015 I love this show lots of humor filled with snarky one liners Arnie B Aug 24, 2015 I couldn't get all he way through the pilot episode. Sorry, but if I wanted to see annoying people behaving poorly I'd watch reality TV and I hate reality TV Raymond J Aug 24, 2015 Hilarious and fresh. Warning: witty humor may not be appropriate for all audiences. Oversensitive, politically correct, do gooders and culture warriors need not watch. 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