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    Difficult People: The Movie (A Live Table Read)

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    Tuesday, November 3, 2026

    7:00 PM

    Town Hall

    New York, NY

    Scheduled

    About This Event

    Julie Klausner, the writer and comedian who created and starred in Hulu’s Difficult People alongside Billy Eichner, stages a live table read of Difficult People: The Movie at Town Hall. The format foregrounds script and timing over theatrical spectacle, reflecting Klausner’s comedy of close observation and New York–centered cultural detail.

    About Difficult People: The Movie

    At Town Hall, *Difficult People: The Movie* arrives as a live comedy event tied to the spirit of its New York–bred sensibility. Featured performers Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner anchor the evening with material that treats irritation, ambition, and social friction as recognizable city weather. The piece matters less as a plot-driven film than as a public conversation about how people perform themselves when the room is watching. It reads like a document of a particular NYC tone, even without a clear premiere history to cite.

    About the Artist

    Julie Klausner

    Julie Klausner

    Julie Klausner is a writer, comedian, actor, and podcaster whose work is closely tied to New York comedy and to the city as a setting. She created and starred in Hulu’s *Difficult People*, a series built around the frictions of ambition, friendship, and cultural taste, alongside Billy Eichner.