It’s the second day of the week and these ladies are ready to take the trash out. Joined by comedy legend Whitney Cummings, in this week’s episode of Trash Tuesday with Annie Lederman, Esther Povitsky, and Khalyla Kuhn, the girls share their hilarious stories and thoughts on various topics including never liking Woody Allen movies, video vs audio podcasting, and many more.
Meet Trash Tuesday Cast:
Annie Lederman (@annielederman): A comedian, writer, and entertainment personality, Annie Lederman played the voice of Cheryl alongside JB Smoove in GRAND THEFT AUTO V. Her story on Comedy Central’s THIS IS NOT HAPPENING has over 1.8 million views. She was a cast member on MTV’s GIRL CODE, a regular panelist @MIDNIGHT, CHELSEA LATELY, COMEDY KNOCKOUT, and featured on THE SOUP INVESTIGATES, and ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY. Annie played Ron Livingston’s wife in the Sundance darling, THE LONG DUMB ROAD as well as guest-starring roles on TruTV’s THOSE WHO CAN’T and ADAM RUIN’S EVERYTHING. She starred in WE HAVE ISSUES, a pop-culture talk show on E! with co-host Julian McCullough. In addition, Annie starred and wrote, STAND UPS, a scripted Comedy Central pilot, produced by Dan Powell (co-creator of INSIDE AMY SCHUMER). She also wrote for IMPRACTICAL JOKERS and Fuse’s animated/ live-action series SUGAR AND TOYS. She is a paid regular at The Comedy Store and tours worldwide as a stand-up comedian. You can hear her never stop talking on her podcast, Meanspiration. on the All Things Comedy network.
Esther Povitsky (@esthermonster): Also known as “Little Esther,” Povitsky is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer living in Los Angeles, California. She is the co-creator and star of the comedy series Alone Together. 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. She frequently performs stand-up comedy at venues throughout Los Angeles, California, including The Comedy Store, The Ice House, and The Improv. She played Maya on the critically acclaimed series Crazy Ex Girlfriend. Other recent television appearances include Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Love, and Parks and Recreation. Povitsky also survived several rounds of 2015’s Last Comic Standing (season 9), drawing praise from judge Roseanne Barr in particular. Povitsky was the first female guest to appear on The Joe Rogan Experience, after which she began podcasting with DEATHSQUAD regularly. Povitsky currently stars as Izzy in Hulu’s Dollface and her debut comedy special Hot for My Name can be seen on Comedy Central
Khalyla Kuhn (@khalamityk): A famous youtuber with a mysterious backstory, Kuhn worked as a private tutor, teaching microbiology, physiology and anatomy. At one point in time she also worked as a waitress. Khun became famous after her relationship with comedian Bobby Lee was made public. After being admitted to the hospital for a heart condition, Khalyla decided to launch the now famous TigerBelly podcast with Lee. The podcast focuses on the issues of the Asian American community – the hosts discuss various subjects such as the entertainment industry, adolescence, sexuality, ethnicity, racism, and politics. Currently, Tiger Belly Podcast has more than 56 million YouTube viewers and over 300,000 subscribers.
This week’s special guest:
Whitney Cummings (@WhitneyCummings): An American actress, comedian, filmmaker, and podcaster. Her credits include one comedy album and numerous television series for which she has served various roles including producer, director, showrunner, and actress. A native of Washington, D.C., Cummings pursued a comedy career in Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, where she had studied with the intention of becoming a journalist. After beginning standup in 2004, she secured regular appearances as a roundtable guest on Chelsea Lately. She subsequently created, produced, and starred in NBC’s Whitney, a sitcom in which she portrayed a semi-fictionalized version of herself. The series ran for two seasons before being canceled in 2013. Simultaneously, Cummings created the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, which also began in 2011, and concluded in 2017.
Cummings released her first hour-long standup special, Money Shot, in 2010 on Comedy Central. She followed this with a second standup special for the network, entitled I Love You (2014). Her third special, I’m Your Girlfriend, was released on HBO in 2016, and later delivered as an audio streaming album in 2021. Beginning in 2018, Cummings served as a producer and writer for the ABC revival of Roseanne, but left the project prior to its cancellation. Cummings’s fourth special, Can I Touch It?, premiered on Netflix in July 2019. On November 5, 2019, Cummings launched her first podcast entitled Good for You. Her first guest was actor/producer Dan Levy. Good for You is co-hosted by former assistant and fellow comedian Benton Ray – and features a wide variety of guests; ranging from politicians and comedians; to actors and journalists.
