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And that she forgot her mouth guard in his room.
And that theres a weird green spot on it.
The good news is that its just pesto.
The bad news is that its been a while since she last had pesto.
The humiliations crescendo like classical music.
Plenty of people are hilarious, but Povitsky is hilarious in a distinctly modern way.
Last week, there was an article floating around titled The Skincare Con.
Havent clicked on it yet.
Im going to, but I almost feel like I know what it has to say.
Ultimately, I know that most skin-care products are not going to change my life.
Im okay with the science behind skin care being bullshit.
They just dont understand.
I can deal with that.
I still like skin care its relaxing, meditative, and soothing.
Its an escape from my anxiety over the political climate, work stuff, all that.
Because I work in comedy, I cant kick back and watch sitcoms as a form of leisure anymore.
Skin-care and beauty videos became my new safe place, and thats howGlowing Upwas born.
If people think skin care and makeup are lame, I cant get mad at them.
Thats kind of surprising, because at my school, everyone was into Britney.
Looking back, thatwaskind of weird.
It still makes me cringe and makes me violent.
But where Im from, you just eat every bite of what you have in front of you.
You scoop every last Goldfish out of the Goldfish bag, and thats how you are with all snacks.
Im not totally for it, but Im warming up to it.
Were working on a season opener that what can I say without giving anything away?
it plays with how time passes by.
Slight changes, but nothing too drastic.
Im always going to be selfish and insecure and desperate, my character and Benjis.
This show isourfriendship, and so its as different from other shows as one friendship is from another.
Its a just-friends friendship, and yet youre both constantly teetering on the edge of annoyance with one another.
Thats not true of everyone; I cant claim to speak for everyone.
But for me its very true.
Its a form of love.
It shows that you know each other very well, and its fun and playful.
Which Im charmed by, because I never had a brother.
]Our older siblings care about us!
But they wanted nothing to do with us.
And thats for better or for worse Mayas ambitious and woke, whereas Esther is lazy and entitled.
Where do you stand on this generational divide?I dont believe in it at all.
Realistically, millennials arent nearly as lazy as Esther.
Well, maybe the ones getting all their support from their parents are.
But its really hard to make a living!
I could not handle how thick my thighs looked.
But anyway: I know my characters lazy, but theres an inherent laziness within everyone.
Who wouldnt sit on the couch all day, if they could?
I dont see it as the generational thing a lot of people seem to.
I dont think of it as specific to millennials.
The reason that Esthers lazy is because thats real, and theres comedy in that.
I felt very spoken to by the joke about mouth guards that opens the pilot.Thank you.
I love my mouth guard.
I love how it makes me sound like a baby.
You did the whole braces thing?Yeah, I wore braces in sixth grade.
But my overbites still all fucked up, so I do Invisalign now.
Ive been on these trays for, like, a year and a half.
I thought, Adult braces, oh my god, that would be so horrible wait, nope!
Thats a sign I should do it.
So I got all emotionally ready for adult braces, but it just didnt work out.
Youre known to some as Little Esther, a nickname from when you were starting out with stand-up.
But I dont think so, just because I dont think enough people know the nickname.
I think its kinda cute.
Is that something you think a lot about?Oh, absolutely.
Chase some other woman.
Its lame, and it takes power away from the woman.
Its never been my game.
Its not even their fault.
Ive got this thing where Im really uncomfortable with a man making the first move.
I like the idea of femininity including this position of being the aggressor.
Were in our own world.
Im a big questioner.
Ive always questioned things, and that definitely goes for standards of femininity.
For instance, I dont understand why women have to wear high heels.
All because thats whats normal.
That line onAlone Together Can we go to my place?
But yeah, its a weird balance.
How do I stay myself and look professional when I go on late night or interviews?
I have to look good, but I also want to be myself.
I can do what I want.
Im not Jennifer Lawrence.
This interview has been edited and condensed.
