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Esther Povitsky (born March 2, 1988),[1][2] formerly known by the stage name "Little Esther", is an American actress and comedian. She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series Alone Together (2018), and starred as Izzy in the Hulu series Dollface. Her debut comedy special, Hot for My Name, premiered on Comedy Central on July 17, 2020.

Esther Povitsky
Povitsky in 2015
Born	(1988-03-02) March 2, 1988 (age 34) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other names	Little Esther
Education	University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (did not finish)
Occupation	Writer actor comedian producer
Years active	2008–present
Known for	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Alone Together

Early life and education

Esther Povitsky was born in Chicago, Illinois[3] to Mary and Morrie Povitsky.[4] Her father is of Russian-Jewish descent and her mother is a Christian of Finnish descent[5][6] who worked as an administrative assistant at the Youth Services of Glenview/Northbrook.[7] She has one older half-sister from her mother's first marriage.[8] Povitsky was raised in the Chicago suburb of Skokie,[9] where she graduated from Niles North High School in 2006.

Following high school, Povitsky attended the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign for three years before dropping out to pursue a career in stand-up comedy and acting.[10] "I was really unhappy at my school," Povitsky recalled. "A lot of people were in sororities and a lot of people drank all the time, and I wasn't into either of those things, so I really did not feel like I fit in."[11] She subsequently studied comedy at iO Chicago and The Second City in Chicago before relocating to Los Angeles, where she took classes with The Groundlings.[12] In Los Angeles, Povitsky has performed regularly at The Comedy Store, The Ice House, and The Improv.[13][14]

Career

2012–2014: Early projects

Povitsky recurred as Maya on the series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from 2016 until 2019. Other television appearances include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Love, and Parks and Recreation. Povitsky also survived several rounds of 2015's Last Comic Standing (season 9).[15]

Povitsky was the first^{[citation needed]} female guest to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, after which she began podcasting with Deathsquad.tv regularly. She hosted Little Esther's Piecast[16] and was the former co-host of Brode & Esther with fellow comedian Brody Stevens[17] as well as Weird Adults with Little Esther[18] and Glowing Up, a makeup and beauty-themed podcast which she co-hosts with writer Caroline Goldfarb.[19] She often appears as a guest on the network's Ice House Chronicles.[20]

In 2012, Povitsky turned down an offer from MTV to do a reality show based on her life as a comedian because she felt the series would be too invasive.[21][22]

2015–present: Alone Together and Hot for My Name

In 2015, Povitsky wrote, starred in, and produced the short film Alone Together. The short was later adapted into a pilot for Freeform, produced by The Lonely Island.[23] In December 2016, the pilot was picked up to series.[24] In October, 2017, Freeform renewed the series for a second season ahead of its January 2018 debut.[25] The series was canceled after its second season in 2019.[11]

On July 17, 2020, Povitsky's debut comedy special, Hot for My Name, was released through Comedy Central.[26]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2008	The Express: The Ernie Davis Story	Teen Model	Uncredited
2010	April	Val Monroe	Short film
2011	All in All	Nicole	Short film
2011	The Eater	Sandy	Short film
2014	My Daughter's Boyfriend	Sara Martinson	Short film
2015	Alone Together	Esther	Short film
2015	What a Nice Party		Short film
2016	Worst Birthday		Short film
2018	Dude	Alicia
2021	Mark, Mary & Some Other People	Esther
2021	Home Sweet Home Alone	Daisy Breckin

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2010–2011	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Little sister / Bristol Palin / Jimmy's Sister	Guest role; 3 episodes
2011	New Girl	Krystal	Episode: "Bells"
2012	Daddy Knows Best	Babysitter	Episode: "The Babysitter"
2013	Parks and Recreation	Julie	Episode: "Swing Vote"
2013–2015	The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Herself	Guest role; 2 episodes	[27]
2013	Last Call with Carson Daly	Herself	Guest appearance	[27]
2013	Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!	Herself	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2013	Adam Devine's House Party	Herself	Episode: "Space Jump II"	[27]
2014	Talking Marriage with Ryan Bailey	Herself	Episode: "Comedians in Car Ports"
2014	Esther With Hot Chicks	Herself	Web series (3 episode run for MTV)
2014	Pound House	Phone Girl	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2014	Hope and Randy	Hope	Television mini-series
2014	Key and Peele	Cassie	Episode: "Alien Impostors"
2014	Six Guys One Car	Pawn Shop Girl	Recurring role; 2 episodes
2015	Difficult People	Cissy Donato	Episode: "The Children's Menu"
2015	Candidly Nicole	Herself	Episode: "Ex-Girlfriend"
2015–2017	Cocktales with Little Esther	Herself	Web series; host
2015–2016	@midnight	Herself	Guest appearance; 4 episodes	[27]
2016	Workaholics	Jordana	Episode: "Save the Cat"
2016	Lady Dynamite	Kristy Coombs	Episode: "Loaf Coach"
2016	The Amazing Gayl Pile	Jenny	Recurring role; 3 episodes
2016	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Emily	Episode: "Coral Palms: Part 2"	[27]
2016	Not Safe with Nikki Glaser	Herself	Episode: "I'm the Boat"
2016–2018	Love	Alexis	Guest role; 3 episodes
2016–2019	Crazy Ex-Girlfriend	Maya	Recurring role; 19 episodes
2018	Alone Together	Esther	Main role; 20 episodes; also co-creator, executive producer
2018	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Herself	Episode: "Leslie Jones/Tracy Letts/Esther Povitsky/John Stanier"
2018	Harry	Herself	Guest appearance
2018	The Story of our Times	Candace	Television film
2019	Shrill	Kayla	Episode: "Pencil"
2019–2022	Dollface	Izzy	Main role
2021	iCarly	Brooke	Episode: "iTake a Girls Trip" and Writer for "iMLM"
2022	Reboot	Marcy	Episode: Season 1 Episode 5 "What We Do in the Shadows"

Comedy specials

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2020	Hot for My Name	Premiered on Comedy Central	[26]

Podcasts

Year	Title	Notes	Ref.
2011–2014	Brode & Esther	Co-hosted with Brody Stevens	[17]
2012–2017	Weird Adults with Little Esther	Interview-style podcast	[28][29]
2017–present	Glowing Up	Beauty and lifestyle-themed podcast; co-hosted with Caroline Goldfarb	[30]
2020–present	Esther Club	Solo podcast	[31]
2021–present	Trash Tuesday (formerly Bloodbath)	Co-hosted with Annie Lederman and Khalyla Kuhn	[32]
2021	Edith!	Plays Trudie Grayson

References

External links

• Esther Povitsky at IMDb
• Podcast - Glowing Up
• Podcast - Weird Adults with Little Esther

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Esther Povitsky (geboren am 2. März 1988 in Chicago),[1][2] manchmal auch unter dem Künstlernamen Little Esther bekannt, ist eine amerikanische Schauspielerin und Komikerin. Sie ist Mitschöpferin und Hauptdarstellerin der Comedyserie Alone Together (2018–2019) und tritt seit 2019 als Izzy in der Hulu-Serie Dollface auf. Ihr erstes Comedy-Special Hot for My Name wurde am 17. Juli 2020 bei Comedy Central ausgestrahlt.

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