13 Facts About Esther Povitsky

Esther Povitsky was born in Chicago to Mary and Morrie Esther Povitsky.

Esther Povitsky's father is of Russian-Jewish descent and her mother is a Christian and of Finnish descent.

Esther Povitsky has one older half-sister from her mother's first marriage.

Esther Povitsky grew up in the Chicago suburb of Skokie; she graduated there from Niles North High School in 2006.

Esther Povitsky then studied comedy at iO Chicago and The Second City in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles, where she took classes with The Groundlings.

Esther Povitsky has performed regularly at The Comedy Store, The Ice House, and The Improv which are all in southern California.

Esther Povitsky had a recurring role, starring as Maya on the series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend from 2016 until 2019.

Esther Povitsky was in the semifinals of 2015's Last Comic Standing.

Esther Povitsky was the first female guest to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience; she began podcasting with Deathsquad.

Esther Povitsky was the host of Weird Adults with Little Esther and along with Caroline Goldfarb, co-hosts Glowing Up, a makeup and beauty-themed podcast.

In 2012, Esther 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.

In 2015, Esther Povitsky wrote, starred in, and produced the short film Alone Together.

Esther Povitsky is engaged to comedy writer Dave King; they welcomed their first child, a daughter, in March 2024.