'Hamilton' star Lin-Manuel Miranda to appear in Hulu's 'Difficult People'

"Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda? We want to see 'Hamilton.'"
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Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda has more in his future than just Mary Poppins Returns after his Broadway smash.

Tony-award winning Miranda is also taking on a new role as himself in Season 2 of Hulu's Difficult People.

The Santa Monica-based streaming service teased his appearance in a new video Tuesday.


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The show, executive produced by Amy Poehler, follows struggling comedian Billy Epstein (Billy Eichner) and his friend Julie (played by show creator and writer Julie Klausner) in New York City.

Miranda's role is reportedly based on an incident in Klausner's real life: She was scammed out of tickets to the hit Broadway show.

Eichner first tweeted the news about Miranda coming to Difficult People back in February.

Difficult People Season 2 premieres on Hulu on July 12.

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Saba Hamedy

Saba was a Los Angeles-based reporter who covers all things digital entertainment, including YouTube, streaming services and digital influencers. Prior to that, she spent two years at the Los Angeles Times covering entertainment for the Calendar and Company Town sections. Saba grew up in Santa Monica and graduated from Boston University with a B.S. in journalism and B.A. in political science. When not reporting, she is usually binge watching shows online or looking for new coffee shops to frequent.

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