James Urbaniak is a character actor.

DEN OF GEEK:Difficult People,aptly enough, is full of characters that have such extreme personalities.

Whats it like being the somewhat moral sounding board and straight man amongst this mad house?

So I find that refreshingly challenging to be normalrelativelynormalhe still has his quirks.

I think that Julie really writes with a lot of detail and insight about relationships.

You know she wrote a book about being a single girl in the big city.

Its a great book.

I think she writes in a way that I havent seen before.

When I read the scripts I find that the writing is deeply relatable.

Shes very sharp about that.

Shes hilarious and the show is very funny, but she also has something to say.

You mention writing; Im a big fan of your fictional narrative podcast,Getting On With James Urbaniak.

Theres such a unique style and charm to something like that.

Are you hoping to continue going on with it?

Im definitely doing moreGetting On.

I have a few more scripts in the can and then Im waiting to record.

My writing partner, Brie Williams, and I are writing a 10-part serial for Howl.

Its called,A Nightfall Tomorrowand its sort of a comedic noir mystery set in Hollywood in the 80s.

Do you have any idea when that will be coming out?

Yeah, were actually recording it now.

We started recording last week.

We finish next week and are editing over the summer, and then its going to premiere in September.

Weve got some great people in it.

Andy Richter just came in to record a part.

Weird Al is doing a part.

Lots of wonderful actors and comedians in LA like Lauren Lapkus, Molly Quinn.

The Venture Bros.is another program I love to death and have been following since its very beginning.

Is it kind of crazy to look at the journey that show has been on?

Its ballooned in such a tremendous way from its humble beginnings.

Yeah, it has been, and its amazing how long its been on the air.

I think the pilot was like 12 years ago but the show just completed its sixth season.

The show only has six seasons but its been on a dozen years because the turnaround takes so long.

The production takes such a long time.

It almost feels like an urban legend at how it comes and goes so quickly!

The audience for that show is wonderful.

I think you could definitely still call it a cult show.

But in my experience people either absolutely adore the show or theyve never heard of it.

There isnt really any middle ground.

Youre either an obsessive fan or you dont know anything about it.

You play a rather integral role on Andy DalysReviewfor Comedy Central.

Without exaggeration, I think thats one of the most brilliant, hilarious shows of all time.

Can you say anything at all about the short, final season thats happening?

Has it been written yet?

Well as a matter of fact, I wrapped the series yesterday!

So theyre currently filming the rest of the mini-season.

Its only three episodes so its essentially feature-length summation.

Thats the perfect tease.

The finale of the last season was just unreal.

You know, theres a good deal of people out there that think that Grant is the Devil?

What do you have to say to that?

Well, I buy it!

That was never discussed literally.

Im certainly a Mephistophelean figure.

Ive often thought that when shooting that show.

Hes a human being, but it really doesnt make a difference.

His intent and his intensity are demonic.

I guess that is a classic sort of dynamicbe it Rob Lowe and James Spader, too.

Grants definitely a bad guy.

I cant wait to see how it ends.

Lastly, do you think that this season ofDifficult Peopleis trying to say anything different than the previous one?

What do you hope that people take away from it?

Thats something thats there and continues to be there.

Very excited to be a part of that show.

Difficult Peoplessecond season premieres Tuesday, July 12, on Hulu.