6.529 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
LatestBilly moves to Los Angeles with Julie's help. Marilyn writes a best-selling memoir, also with Julie's help. Changes at the cafe include a new waiter, and eventually, new ownership. Arthur’s office in Florida meets an untimely demise.
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.
Writing
Jokes-per-minute density that rewards rewinding.
Acting
Eichner's barely-contained rage meets Klausner's exquisite delusion.
Production
NYC locations used as weapons against the characters.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Created by Julie Klausner based on her real-life friendship with Billy Eichner; they met doing alt-comedy in NYC.
The show's 2015-2017 run captured peak 'peak TV' anxiety—streaming prestige mixed with desperate millennial underemployment.
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