Julie Klausner Lands NBC Comedy Pilot SO CLOSE

According to Deadline, Julie Klausner has been cast opposite Sasheer Zamata and Sean Kleier in NBC's comedy pilot So Close from Greg Malins, Hazy Mills and Universal TV.

So Close centers on hopeless romantics Riley (Zamata) and Kyle (Kleier) at crossroads in their separate lives, they are close to settling for the wrong partner, unaware that they live only blocks apart and might be each other's soul mates. The show is written by Greg Malins and directed by Gail Mancuso

Klausner is set to play Amy. A bit of a crazy with a manic edge to her, Amy works with Riley at the law firm and is one of her good friends.

Klausner was the writer and co-star of the Hulu sitcom Difficult People, with comedian Billy Eichner. Produced by Amy Poehler, the series debuted on August 5, 2015, and Season 2 premiered on July 12, 2016. Season 3 of DIFFICULT PEOPLE premiered on August 8, 2017. On November 14, 2017, it was announced that Hulu had canceled Difficult People. All 28 episodes will continue to be available on the streaming service. Klausner is head writer and co-executive producer of Billy on the Street, also starring Eichner. Klausner has written for television programs like Mulaney, Best Week Ever, The Big Gay Sketch Show, The Jack and Triumph Show, as well as pop culture websites like The Awl and Vulture.In 2012, Rolling Stone magazine featured her podcast How Was Your Week? in their list of "10 Best Comedy Podcasts of the Moment". In October 2011, The Hollywood Reporter reported that NBC had picked up a pilot based on Sue Margolis's novel, Apocalipstick, about a woman's father that dates her high-school nemesis; Klausner was set to write and executive produce the series. In recognition of her achievements, Klausner appears in Fast Company's June 2012 '100 Most Creative People' issue.

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