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Julie Klausner on Romantic Friendships and 'Difficult People'
Comedian Julie Klausner is the creator and star of the Hulu comedy Difficult People. She tells us how her experience writing recaps of reality shows for Vulture informs her character on the show and why she and Billy Eichner, her friend and co-star, will never have a fight on air.
By Kim Masters • • 29m ListenWriter and actor Julie Klausner's not afraid to speak her mind on Twitter, or now, on her Hulu series Difficult People. She tells us how she went from a job recapping Real Housewives episodes to writing and starring in her own show. She also shares memories of working with the inimitable Joan Rivers and how her approach to social media has changed now that she has a much larger audience.
Photo: Julie Klausner, creator and star of Difficult People. Courtesy of Hulu
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In the Hulu series Difficult People , Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner play Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, best friends and struggling, snarky New York comedians with a tendency to blurt out whatever they're thinking. Their outbursts frequently get them in trouble with everyone around them, but only strengthen their own bond.
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