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An American dark comedy series that has two comedians (Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner), who are struggling to make it big and hate everyone around them.

The series also stars James Urbaniak, Andrea Martin, Cole Escola, Shakina Nayfack, Derrick Baskin, and Tracee Chimo.

It ran for three seasons on Hulu.


Tropes for the series:

  • Big Applesauce: Takes place in New York City.
  • One-Word Title:
    • Uplugged.
    • Patches.
    • Carter.
    • Cindarestylok.
  • Potty Dance, Potty Emergency, & Potty Failure: Julie really needs to use the bathroom during the first episode. She visibly squirms around while waiting for an Uber, but with the shock of realizing she has accidentally swapped phones with Kathy combined with the sheer urgency, she wets herself right in the middle of the street.
  • Tagline:
    • "They mean well". (Season 1)
    • "It's not them. It's you". (Season 2)
  • Waiting for a Break: Both Billy and Julie are aspiring actors and many episodes' plots deal with their attempts to break into showbiz. While they wait for their big break, Billy is a waiter and Julie writes TV recaps (while being supported by her live-in boyfriend).

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