Esther Povitsky

Acting

Esther Povitsky

Born 1988-03-02

Esther Lauren Povitsky also known as Little Esther, is an American stand-up comedian, actress and podcast host living in Los Angeles, California. Originally from Skokie, Illinois, Esther was drawn to comedy at a very early age and considers herself a "theatrical comedian."

Acting credits

Home Sweet Home Alone poster
4.8

After being left at home by himself for the holidays, 10-year-old Max Mercer must work to defend his home from a married couple who tries to steal back a valuable heirloom.

Home Sweet Home Alone

2021

Dude poster
5.5

Four best friends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school.

Dude

2018

No artwork available
NR

Five estranged childhood friends reunite for what’s meant to be one last carefree weekend at their remote ski cabin. When they discover they’re holding a winning $300 million lottery ticket, their lives change overnight. But as a brutal blizzard traps them inside, long-buried secrets, old rivalries, and competing ambitions ignite, turning celebration into a dangerous game of greed and deception.

The Lottery

Mark, Mary + Some Other People poster
5.2

Mark and Mary's meet-cute happens at a neighborhood drug store, where she is busy buying a pregnancy test, and he has to make an effort to remind her they met in college. After asking her out, he accompanies her as she takes the test, and upon it showing negative, she agrees to a date. One year later, they have fallen deeply, passionately, head over heels in love, and their whirlwind romance leads to marriage. So when Mary suddenly requests they open their relationship to “ethical non-monogamy”, Mark is taken by surprise, but agrees to try it. And that's where this story really begins.

Mark, Mary + Some Other People

2021

Drugstore June poster
5.7

After the pharmacy in her small town is robbed, a girl who still lives at home with her parents takes matters into her own hands to solve the crime, while at the same time trying to get over her ex-boyfriend and become more of an adult.

Drugstore June

2024

Lost & Found in Cleveland poster
5.0

A slice of life set over a 24-hour period that follows the personal odysseys of five very different people, whose lives intertwine when America’s favorite televised antiques appraisal show comes to Cleveland, "the best location in the nation".

Lost & Found in Cleveland

2025

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats poster
6.6

Standup special filmed live at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.

Chelsea Peretti: One of the Greats

2014

No artwork available
NR

A group of seven people find themselves being instructed how to behave at a cocktail party.

What a Nice Party

2015

I Want to Feel Fun poster
NR

One day in Los Angeles in search of love, connection and Nicki Minaj.

I Want to Feel Fun

2025

No artwork available
NR

Follows the bachelorette party reunion of five high school friends as they become exposed to toxic positivity turned supernatural and start to turn against each other.

Best Friends Forever

My Daughter's Boyfriend poster
2.0

Beth Martinson, a single mother, takes sordid actions to break up her daughter's toxic relationship, thus ensuring her future well-being.

My Daughter's Boyfriend

2015

Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name poster
5.6

Esther goes home to Skokie, Illinois to understand why her unique relationship with her parents motivated her to become a comedian. Documentary footage is intercut with stand-up, giving audiences a hilarious look into her origin story.

Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name

2020

Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times poster
7.0

Trevor Moore's special finds him struggling through an insufferable brunch with his girlfriend and her friends as they discuss pop culture and hot-button issues. Naturally, he can't stop himself from expressing his own views on the topics through a series of songs and music videos, including "My Computer Became Self Aware" and "Bullies."

Trevor Moore: The Story of Our Times

2018

No artwork available
8.5

Alone Together is a comedy featuring two young comics, Esther, a girl from the Midwest, and Benji, a brat from Beverly Hills, who find common ground in their troubled love lives and being generally intolerable. It's Ugly Betty meets Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Alone Together

2015

No artwork available
NR

Starting at a new high school can feel like the greatest challenge to a teenage girl. Popularity is social currency and not fitting in can feel like the end of the world. This revealing year-in-the-life documentary follows April Poplewski's student experiences through her eyes. Lumber in her shoes as she endures all of the peer-pressures, 'in-crowd' influences and struggles to make the most of her high school journey.

April

2010

Behind the camera