Julie Klausner

Mar 29

John Cho Appearing on ‘Difficult People’ Is the Only Good News of 2017

There is a light in the darkness—a small but proud flicker, like Lady Liberty's torch guiding a small ship that crossed a big sea towards a nation of freedom in an alternative universe where a tacky misogynist isn't our president. That light is John Cho, and the fact that he'll be on Difficult People next season playing Billy's boyfriend (!) in a reoccurring role. Yes, Billy is finally getting his first real-life boyfriend and wow, nicely pulled.

By Dana Schwartz

Oct 26

‘Jon Glaser Loves Gear,’ Has Complicated Feelings About Everything Else

Jon Glaser, 48, is a serious man. Though best known for his comedic roles on Parks and Recreation (as Councilman Jeremy Jamm), GIRLS (as recovering junkie-turned-new dad Laird) and Amy Schumer vehicles (both on her Comedy Central show and in her movie, Trainwreck), the scruffily bearded Glaser sitting across from me on the West Village set of his new truTV show is playing our interview pretty straight.

By Drew Grant

Aug 24

How Julie Klausner Makes ‘Difficult People’ Look Easy

If you have ever aspired to become a sitcom writer, you might be familiar with a book called Elephant Bucks, by Sheldon Bull. It’s something between a how-to manual for how to get ahead in a version of an industry that barely exists anymore (remember when we cared about network television?) and a guide for actually writing the all-important spec script that’ll act as your would-be calling card.

By Dana Schwartz

May 7

tvRoundup: Dave Franco, Manic Pixie Dream Girls and ‘Teen Moms’

By Drew Grant

Apr 3

Pure Dopamine: A Conversation with Julie Klausner

By The Editors

Apr 3

Let's Talk About Tweeting: A Conversation With Shorty Award Nominee Julie Klausner

By Molly Mulshine

Jul 30

<em>Bust</em> Throws a Birthday Bash, Complete With Cupcakes and Gloria Steinem

By Kelly Faircloth

Jul 23

David Rakoff’s Last Words

By Matthew Kassel

Jun 17

Never Too Gay to Cabaret: A Conversation With Julie Klausner

By Hugh Bassett

Feb 7

A Serious Thing Happened On the Way to the Podcast

By Daniel D'Addario

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