Julie Klausner is a writer, actor, podcaster, and author. She created the Hulu series Difficult People, produced by Amy Poehler and starring Klausner and Billy Eichner. Her podcast, How Was Your Week, was called "one of the few essential podcasts" by the New York Times and was named one of the best 10 comedy podcasts of the moment by Rolling Stone and in GQ's Comedy Issue. Klausner is head writer and Co-EP of Funny or Die Presents: Billy on the Street. She's also written for Mulaney, Best Week Ever, The Big Gay Sketch Show, The Triumph and Jack Show, and many pilots and specials. She wrote a memoir called I Don't Care About Your Band and a YA Novel called Art Girls Are Easy. Her twitter is twitter.com/julieklausner.
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Biography from IMDb.
- July 3, 1978 (48)
- New York City, New York, USA
- Actor, producer and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Julie Klausner's films like?
Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.
Themes
Roles they play
- Tricksteras Julie Kessler in Difficult People (2015)
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Ambiguous3
- Cyclical1
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Julie Klausner's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Hulu (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Julie Klausner's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
22 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page; 10 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Long Story Short(2025)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows
The Kids in the Hall(2022)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
We Baby Bears(2022)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Schmigadoon!(2021)
Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows
Fosse/Verdon(2019)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all showsSo Close (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Big Mouth(2017)
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Zoolander: Super Model(2016)
Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films
Difficult People(2015)
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
The Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: "We're Newbridge, We're Comin' To Get Ya!" (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Mulaney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Bob's Burgers(2011)
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
Ugly Americans(2010)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows
Infomercials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Steinjive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Big Gay Sketch Show(2006)
Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all showsThe Fun Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Saturday Night Live(1975)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
Career shape
Star power in the 69th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 1975 to 2025.
Film career
- 2010Screen debut· Ugly Americans
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
Who does Julie Klausner work with?
People who share at least 2 of Julie Klausner's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Robert Smigel shares the most, 2.
Writers
- Robert SmigelShared titles: The Jack and Triumph Show (2015), SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Robert Smigel
Producers
- Michele ArmourShared titles: The Jack and Triumph Show (2015), The Big Gay Sketch Show (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Michele Armour
Mixed roles
- Billy EichnerShared titles: Difficult People (2015), The Big Gay Sketch Show (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Billy Eichner
