List of It Ain't Easy characters

Giselle Jacques
Giselle is the "main owner" and the manager of Alphonse's Inn, the second-eldest member of the main group behind Adam Steele, and the aunt-in-law of Kat. A blues songstress by trade, she considers the high point of her life to have been when she performed in a one-woman blues revue at an all-inclusive resort in. She has a history of alcoholism, poor business decisions and disputes. She always has good intentions, but her actions often affect the plot. She is portrayed by Genevieve LaClotte.

William Tobin
William is a co-owner of Alphonse's Inn. A native of, he met Giselle while she was touring the club circuit, and often considers himself her "second-in-command".

William was once in a boy band named C-Town according to the fifth-season episode "William Gets His Band Back Together". He is portrayed by Joey Moody.

Howie Griffith
Howie is William's college friend and roommate, and a co-owner and the janitor of Alphonse's Inn. He is portrayed as a near-sociopath, and is narcissistic, superficial, pseudointellectual, snobbish, abrasive and selfish, a personality perpetuated by his education at.

Howie's full name is Howard Brigham Griffith. He was raised a Mormon according to the fifth-season episode "I Never Met the Drunk Man". He is a huge fan of the music of, , Steve Billingham and , and drives a. He is portrayed by Steven Mason.

Toby Martinez
Toby is the bartender and "acting head chef" of Alphonse's Inn. A mixologist and former psychology student, Toby often considers himself the voice of reason within the group, and is relatively more focused and sane than his colleagues.

Toby, full name Tobias Pablo Martinez, was raised in in a Puerto Rican family. He hopes to be a psychologist one day, but is often dragged down by the group's antics. He is portrayed by David Sanroman.

Daphne Plesner
Daphne, Howie's childhood neighbor and Toby's girlfriend and later wife, is the assistant manager of Alphonse's Inn. Before getting her job at the Inn, she worked as an ice cream truck driver, and only got the job because she couldn't get any others without Toby's help, considering the lack of any "good jobs" on her resume.

Daphne is Jewish. A native of, she attended the in hopes of becoming a electrical engineer. She is portrayed by Kimberly Rosen.

Adam Steele
Adam Steele is a co-owner and the self-proclaimed bouncer of Alphonse's Inn, the roommate of Giselle and William, and the "third-in-command" of the group. He constantly carries weapons with him and is not afraid to pull one out even when merely inconvenienced. He was once a successful action movie star with a history of behind-the-scenes drama (including threatening multiple directors with weapons over minor mishaps, being rude to co-stars and routinely showing up late to principal photography) and dealings with sordid characters.

Born Alexander Louis Pasquale in, he legally changed his name to his stage name after a dispute with a former agent who coined it. Despite being a millionaire and owning several properties he could live in full-time, he prefers to live in squalor in the basement of Alphonse's Inn to add a degree of excitement to his life. His lifestyle includes eating cheap fast-food, sleeping on a couch, living on about $20 a week (not including his morning "protein shake" routine), and using the payphone in the lobby for telephone calls.

He frequently involves himself with politics and civil society, ranting about the government's misdeeds. He doesn't believe in good social behavior, viewing it as "hippie crap", and is frequently rude to others. He owns several cars, including his prized, which acts as his "daily driver". He is played by Lee Elliot.

Kat Pomeroy
Kathleen "Kat" Pomeroy is Giselle's niece-in-law. She was introduced in the season 14 episode "Giselle Has Relative Troubles". Since then, he has been considered the inn's waitress. She doesn't consider herself a member of the main group, often considering their antics to be beneath her, and would rather clean up after them than participate in their schemes. She is portrayed by Chloë Martin.