DIFFICULT PEOPLE
Hulu, 3:00 a.m. ET
SERIES PREMIERE: This new Hulu sitcom, starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner, tries to emulate Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm by building a show around abrasive and essentially irredeemable characters (Seinfeld) who are played by exaggerated versions of real performers (Curb). The major difference between those shows and Difficult People – and it’s a major difference – is that those comedies were funny, and their characters, however outspoken, oddly charming. The Billy and Julie shown in Difficult People are actually Unlikeable People, the kind you can’t wait to get away from. And on television, even with cameos in the pilot episode from Andrea Martin and Rachel Dratch, that’s way too easy to do. Two episodes premiere each Wednesday on Hulu – but this is more a warning than a recommendation.