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The Season Finale of “Billy on The Street” is on Tonight with One of Billy’s Favorite Contestants, Elena, Going Against Her Sister

January 1, 2016
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At 10:30PM tonight on TruTV, Billy Eichner has his final run through NYC for this season of Billy on the Street. Included will be his favorite begrudging guest Elena going against her sister and Julianna Margulies appearing as Sia.

If you’re staying home this New Year’s Eve, it wouldn’t be a bad move to watch Billy yell at people over trivia going into 2016.

Billy Eichner and Will Ferrell and Their Screaming Team Up on “Billy on the Street” for the Holidays

December 12, 2015
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Two of the best screamers in comedy, Billy Eichner and Will Ferrell combine their powers together to remind New Yorkers that either Scrooged or Elf is a better movie on Billy on The Street.

Watch it here.

Billy Eichner Makes an “Escape From Scientology” Obstacle Course with Rachel Dratch

December 8, 2015
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For Billy on the Street’s latest trick, they show the long, terrifying road to exiting the Church of Scientology. Rather done in some sobering documentary by Alex Gibney, Billy Eichner made an obstacle course with the theme specific to Leah Remini’s recent escape from Scientology and enlisted Rachel Dratch to make a run through it.

It’s just another brilliant day at the offices of Billy on the Street. Watch Scientology look more fun than it’s ever seemed here.

Billy Eichner Enlists a Gospel Choir to Join Him on the Street Quizzing Strangers

December 3, 2015
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Billy Eichner has upped the ante of a dollar to answering his subjective pop culture trivia to strangers on the street with the addition of a gospel choir singing the praises of a correct answer.

What they sing for a wrong answer is equally as great.

Watch it here.

Billy Eichner and Julianne Moore Compete Against Times Square Costumed Characters for Tips

December 2, 2015
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You should take your probably unlicensed, store bought costume of a famous movie or TV character and throw it in the garbage if you think you’ll top the real Julianne Moore actually acting as opposed to just taking pictures when in Times Square.

Leave it to Billy Eichner and Billy on the Street to stir up this beautiful madness.

Billy Eichner Challenges Strangers to Guess What Celebrity Another Stranger Sketched While Billy Is Shouting The Whole Time

November 25, 2015
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Just in case New Yorkers have wised up to Billy Eichner’s act on Billy on the Street, Billy has this challenge which pits strangers against other strangers against Billy.

Either way, Eichner is animated the whole way through, the key to any Billy on the Street game.

Watch it here.

“Billy On The Street” Made a Shonda Rhimes Themed ‘Shondaland’ Obstacle Course and Had Amy Sedaris Run Through It

November 11, 2015
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While this looks like it’s a sort of contest that you’re supposed to win, everybody wins when Billy Eichner guides Amy Sedaris through several Shondaland, inspired obstacles that chronicle Shonda Rhimes TV empire, on Billy on the Street.

Watch it all really happen here.

Billy Eichner Gets a Little More Intimate on “Billy on the Street”

November 2, 2015
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When you make a living talking to strangers on the street, you’re going to get a personal at some point. It doesn’t matter if you’re M.O. is to drill them on your version of pop culture like Billy Eichner, you’re going to want someone to give you some audible validation just for you.

That’s what happened in this latest round of  For a Dollar on Billy on the Street. 

Billy Eichner and Jason Sudeikis ‘Bro Out’ Over “Wicked” on “Billy on The Street”

October 27, 2015
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Billy Eichner and Jason Sudeikis turn what it means to be masculine on its head as they strut the streets of NYC, dressed head to toe in a sort of bro uniform, and shouting about how much they love the Broadway hit Wicked.

Watch Eichner’s version of being a “bro” in this latest episode of Billy on the Street.

The Always “Excited” Elena Returns to “Billy on the Street”

October 23, 2015
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In his time getting into people’s face on the streets of NYC for Billy on the Street, Billy Eichner has only found a few people he’s really connected with as contestants. 

One of those folks is Elena as you can see here and here. Part of the reason she’s become a regular on Billy on the Street is the way her energy, or lack thereof, contrasts in such a great way with Billy.

This latest appearance is no different. Watch it here.

“Billy On The Street” Finds Another Charming Old Person That Really Gets Into Billy’s Quizzed in the Face

October 16, 2015
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As Billy Eichner will go up to pretty much anyone on the street on his show, it’s inevitable that he’ll run into someone as memorable as Billy On The Street regular elderly lady named Elena.

Thus, it’s also inevitable that he’d run into another person that’s also surprisingly into being asked pop culture trivia aggressively by a stranger like Rodney.

Watch how Rodney handles being Quizzed in the Face by Billy here.

“Billy on the Street” Finds The Handful of People in NYC Who Don’t Know Who Chris Pratt Is

October 12, 2015
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All they had to do was recognize Chris Pratt standing right in front of them and they’d win a dollar. 

Unbelievably, Billy Eichner found plenty of New Yorkers who couldn’t meet the challenge in another round of Billy on the Street. 

Watch it here.

Season 4 of “Billy on the Street” Premieres Tonight

October 8, 2015
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10:30PM on truTV.

Our favorite person to prowl the streets of NYC, Billy Eichner, and inject his pop culture preferences via quiz or straight up aggressive questioning, often with a celebrity guest in tow, is back for his fourth season tonight.

Don’t miss out, again at 10:30PM, or online when you watch hopefully very soon.

Watch Billy Eichner Return to His Roots of Bugging People on the Street About Pop Culture

October 6, 2015
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Over 3 seasons of Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner, the show has gotten pretty inventive with its games, which often tie in celebrities that are appearing in the episode or even playing a game named after them.

While that’s all well and good, Billy Eichner is still doing what he does best with strangers in Billy on the Street’s 4th season: aggressively inquiring about pop culture.

Watch a good round up of Billy’s latest work here, then watch the season 4 premiere on Thurs. Oct. 8th at 10:30PM on truTV.

Billy Eichner Challenges Tina Fey to Name Latino Entertainers in “LaTina Fey”

September 29, 2015
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Another one of the crazy games concocted for this season of Billy on the Street was thought up specifically for Tina Fey. In fact, it has her name in it.

LaTina Fey has Tina Fey try to name twenty latino entertainers in the allotted time with, of course, Billy Eichner screaming at her side. 

Watch if Tina pulls it off, then watch the new season of Billy on the Street on Thurs. Oct. 8th on truTV.

Anderson Cooper Gives Urgent CNN “Report” on Billy on the Street

September 24, 2015
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No one in NYC is safe from Billy Eichner running up to them and forcing them into one of the many incredibly subjective pop culture games on Billy on the Street. 

Even when Anderson Cooper is “doing” a “report” on CNN on said phenomenon, he should check over his shoulder more often.

Look for the new season of Billy on the Street on truTV on Thurs. Oct. 8th at 10:30PM.

Season 4 of “Billy on the Street” Will Have Billy Eichner Running with Bill Hader, Anna Kendrick, Julianne Moore, and More

September 3, 2015
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As it’s season 4, you have to wonder if people will start answering Billy’s questions, subjective as they are, right more often.

Bill Hader, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jason Sudeikis, Will Ferrell, Anna Kendrick, Julianne Moore, and Chris Pratt will all be guest stars, and likely pulled along whatever street Eichner happens to be patrolling, on this latest season of Billy on the Street premiering on Oct. 8th at 10:30PM on truTV.

We hope Will Ferrell and Billy get into some sort of shouting match over whatever game or obstacle course they’re doing.

Hulu Renews “Difficult People” For a Second Season

August 27, 2015
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DIFFICULT PEOPLE has just been picked up for a second season!!! Thanks @hulu and to all the difficult people who are watching!!! Woohoo!!!

Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner will return for a second season to cast judgment on whoever falls within their gaze as Hulu has re-upped Difficult People for a second season.

Duos that are best described by the title of this show like Jimmy and Gretchen on You’re The Worst seem to be really in right now and we like it that way.

The First Two Episodes of “Difficult People” Are Now on Hulu

August 5, 2015
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Just take a longer lunch and watch it all here.

The long awaited series, Difficult People, starring Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner has arrived. For this premiere/release day, Hulu has put up two episodes for you to watch Eichner and Klausner go around NYC and play the show’s title up to the fullest.

Again, you can watch it all here.

Julie Klausner and Billy Eichner’s “Difficult People” Premieres Next Week and Now Has a Trailer

July 30, 2015
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Though season 3 of Billy on the Street isn’t coming until the end of October, you’ll be able to get your fix of Billy Eichner as well as Julie Klausner starting next week when their series, Difficult People, premieres on Hulu. The series will start streaming on Aug. 5th to be exact.

If you still can’t wait until then, here’s a trailer for Difficult People to keep you occupied in the meantime.

“Adam Ruins Everything” To Premiere in Sept. and Season 3 of “Billy on the Street” in Oct. on TruTV

July 30, 2015
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(via Variety)

Sept. 29th 10PM-series premiere of Adam Ruins Everything with Adam Conover.

Oct. 8th 10:30PM-season 3 premiere of Billy on the Street with Billy Eichner.

Whether you’re walking in NYC or just taken long held beliefs that are really ridiculous when you stop and think about it for granted, you should be ready for Billy Eichner returning to the best game show that TV has going right now and Adam Conover making you think about question the things you thought you were never question because… why would you not buy an engagement ring to propose, right?

Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner Talk About Their New Hulu Series “Difficult People”

July 29, 2015
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Billy Eichner and Julie Klausner’s Hulu series Difficult People is coming soon, which means that they’re thankfully starting to make the talk show rounds.  

Their first stop was at Late Night with Seth Meyers and they revealed a little about what their executive producer Amy Poehler “is like behind the scenes”, if “you know” what “we mean”.

Watch it here.

The Title Isn’t Lying in Teaser for “Difficult People”

July 1, 2015
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Hulu’s latest comedy series Difficult People teases you just a little more with your favorite person that yells trivia at strangers on the streets of NYC, Billy Eichner and How Was Your Week’s Julie Klausner being, as you might have suspected, difficult.

Watch this teaser to see just that, then look for the series on Hulu starting Aug. 5th.

David Letterman Enjoys Some Yelling With Billy Eichner a New “Billy On The Street”

April 3, 2015
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After Letterman retires, maybe he’ll make a past time out of wandering the streets with Billy Eichner screaming pop culture questions and answers at strangers?

After getting a test run of sorts during Billy Eichner’s last appearance on Letterman, David Letterman went with Billy to do an episode of Billy On The Street and it was, as you’d expect, pretty great.

If Letterman does this again, maybe there could be a “Jaywalking” vs. Billy On The Street?

Conan O’Brien Joins Grindr and Has Billy Eichner Walk Him Through It

February 25, 2015
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What more do you need to know here? It’s another one of Conan’s great remote segments and, this time, he gives Grindr a try, and, on top of that, he has none other than Billy Eichner give him pointers the whole way through. 

So, watch it here already.

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