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Klausner: Bring Back Hard Comedy Sitcoms!
21 Aug
Summary
- Julie Klausner champions the return of hard comedy sitcoms.
- She criticizes comedy's shift towards phone-centric, isolating content.
- A Difficult People feature film is planned for production.
Comedy creator Julie Klausner is calling for a resurgence of the hard comedy sitcom format. She expressed her views at a live event in Los Angeles, criticizing the current trend of comedy being confined to phones, which she finds isolating and reductive.
Klausner, known for the cult Hulu series Difficult People, believes that traditional sitcoms provided a crucial communal and emotional function. She highlighted the enduring popularity of shows like Friends and Seinfeld as evidence that audiences still appreciate these joke-driven narratives.
Difficult People, which aired from 2015 to 2017, is being considered for a return. A feature screenplay titled "Difficult People: Ahead of Their Time" was completed in 2022, and a reading is scheduled for November 3, 2026.
The screenplay, penned by Klausner and Alex Scordelis, aims to capture the spirit of 90-minute comedies from Klausner's youth. This potential film revival suggests a continued interest in revisiting the characters and their unique comedic perspective on contemporary issues.
