Esther Povitsky

Acting

Esther Povitsky

Born

1988-03-02 (38)

Known for

Acting

Credits

40 titles

Esther Lauren Povitsky (born March 2, 1988) 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." Povitsky had a recurring role, starring as Maya on the series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from 2016 until 2019. Other television appearances include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Love, and Parks and Recreation. She was in the semifinals of 2015's Last Comic Standing (season 9). She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series Alone Together (2018) and she starred as Izzy in the Hulu series Dollface. Her debut comedy spec…

Known for

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Good Mythical Morning poster
6.9

Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

Good Mythical Morning

2012

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster
8.2

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Parks and Recreation poster
8.0

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Parks and Recreation

2009

New Girl poster
7.4

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

New Girl

2011

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster
5.3

Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

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

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

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

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

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

2010s · 7 titles

Dude poster
5.5

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

Dude

2018

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

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

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

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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

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

What a Nice Party

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

Series credits

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon poster
5.8

After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in Los Angeles the program was brought back to New York.

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

Good Mythical Morning poster
6.9

Two "Internetainers" (Rhett & Link) go far out and do the weirdest things, giving you a daily dose of casual comedy every Monday-Friday.

Good Mythical Morning

2012

Brooklyn Nine-Nine poster
8.2

A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013

Parks and Recreation poster
8.0

In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors, and single-issue fanatics whose weapons are lawsuits, the jumble of city codes, and the democratic process she loves so much.

Parks and Recreation

2009

New Girl poster
7.4

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

New Girl

2011

@midnight with Chris Hardwick poster
5.3

Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

2013

After Midnight poster
5.5

Celebrated comedian Taylor Tomlinson hosts the smartest show on television about the dumbest things on the internet alongside a panel of guests from the worlds of entertainment, comedy, music, and beyond.

After Midnight

2024

A Little Late with Lilly Singh poster
3.4

The comedian, actress, social media sensation, producer and author of "How to Be a Bawse: A Guide to Conquering Life," Lilly Singh brings her unique perspective to late night as she hosts celebrity interviews, talks current events, performs musical and sketch comedy, plays games, and more.

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019

Celebrity Family Feud poster
7.7

Celebrity Family Feud pits celebrities and their families against each other in a contest to name the most popular responses to survey-type questions posed to 100 people.

Celebrity Family Feud

2015

Workaholics poster
7.4

The misadventures of three recent college dropouts, roommates, and co-workers at a telemarketing company and their drug dealer.

Workaholics

2011

Key & Peele poster
7.7

Key & Peele is an American sketch comedy television show. It stars Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele, both former cast members of MADtv. Each episode of the show consists of several pre-taped sketches starring the two actors, introduced by Key and Peele in front of a live studio audience.

Key & Peele

2012

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend poster
6.8

Rebecca Bunch is a successful, driven, and possibly crazy young woman who impulsively gives up everything - her partnership at a prestigious law firm and her upscale apartment in Manhattan - in a desperate attempt to find love and happiness in that exotic hotbed of romance and adventure: suburban West Covina, California.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015

Difficult People poster
6.2

Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.

Difficult People

2015

iCarly poster
7.6

Ten years after signing off of one of TV's most iconic shows, Carly, Spencer, and Freddie are back, navigating the next chapter of their lives, facing the uncertainties of life in their twenties.

iCarly

2021

Dollface poster
7.0

After being dumped by her longtime boyfriend, a young woman must deal with her own imagination in order to literally and metaphorically re-enter the world of women, and rekindle the female friendships she left behind.

Dollface

2019

Reboot poster
6.5

When Hulu reboots an early 2000s family sitcom, its dysfunctional cast is forced back together and now must deal with their unresolved issues in today’s fast-changing world.

Reboot

2022

Alone Together poster
6.1

Esther and Benji are platonic best friends who want nothing more than to be accepted by the vain and status-obsessed culture of Los Angeles. Despite their sometimes contentious relationship, when push comes to shove, they’ve got each other’s back … And they have nobody else to hang out with.

Alone Together

2018

Adam Devine's House Party poster
5.3

Workaholics' star Adam Devine takes over a swank LA mansion and fills it up with the freshest stand-up, the loudest bands and his own bro-busting comedy -- in this rowdy, genre-smashing series. You're invited to the ultimate Hollywood house party!

Adam Devine's House Party

2013

Resident Advisors poster
5.6

Resident Advisors is an outrageous comedy set in the most hormonally-overloaded, sexually active, out-of-control workplace in the world: a college dorm. The show follows a group of resident assistants as they navigate sex, drugs, and midterms.

Resident Advisors

2015

Time for Bed with Punam Patel poster
NR

In true bedtime fashion, Punam Patel tucks her guests into bed, chats about their life and current projects, and puts them to sleep with some ridiculous classic fairytales, which are widely accepted as normal in one’s youth.

Time for Bed with Punam Patel

2017

Behind the camera