Esther Povitsky

Esther Povitsky
Born (1988-03-02) March 2, 1988
Skokie, Illinois
Years active 2008–present
Notable works and roles DEATHSQUAD, Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Esther Lauren Povitsky (born March 2, 1988) also known as Little Esther, is an American stand-up comedian, actress and podcast host living in Los Angeles, California.

Career

Povitsky moved to Los Angeles to pursue stand-up comedy and acting full-time after attending the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. She studied comedy at iO Chicago, The Second City and The Groundlings.[1] She frequently performs stand-up comedy at venues throughout Los Angeles, California, including The Comedy Store, The Ice House,[2] and The Improv.[3]

Her recent television appearances include The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Parks and Recreation, Brody Stevens: Enjoy It!, and @midnight.

Povitsky was the first female guest to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, after which she began podcasting with DEATHSQUAD regularly. She hosted Little Esther's Piecast[4] and currently co-hosts Brode & Esther with fellow comedian Brody Stevens[5] as well as Weird Adults with Little Esther.[6]

Povitsky also wears a mouth guard due to her grinding her teeth at night. She often speaks in a baby voice with the mouth guard in.

She often appears as a guest on the network's Ice House Chronicles.[7]

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.[8][9][10]

In 2015, Povitsky wrote, starred in, and self-produced the short film "Alone Together" available on Vimeo. https://vimeo.com/136883097

Povitsky survived several rounds of 2015's Last Comic Standing (season 9).

Notable appearances

Actress:

Self:


References

  1. http://www.lacasting.com/Esther
  2. "The Ice House :: Esther Povitsky". Icehousecomedy.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  3. https://web.archive.org/20110912125437/http://www.improv.com:80/Comedian/Little-Esther. Archived from the original on September 12, 2011. Retrieved December 21, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. "Search Results piecast — DEATHSQUAD". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  5. "Search Results esther brode — DEATHSQUAD". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  6. "Feral Audio // Weird Adults with Little Esther". Feralaudio.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  7. "Search Results little esther ice house — DEATHSQUAD". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  8. Associated Press  (2012-02-29). "Pierre Van Lint, Belgian Man, Arrested For Allegedly Stalking Comedian Esther Povitsky". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 "Esther Povitsky". IMDb. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  10. |url=http://www.littleesther.com/blog/?p=26 |date=20101201103722 littleesther.com Archive copy at the Wayback Machine

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