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 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 has been friends with Giselle since her "Trinidad days" and is a co-owner of Alphonse's Inn. A native of, he often considers himself Genevieve's "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, abrasive and selfish, a personality perpetuated by his education at.

Howie's full name is Howard Bingham 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.