It’s the second day of the week and these ladies are ready to take the trash out.
Joined by comedian/actress Jiaoying Summers, in this week’s episode of Trash Tuesday with Annie Lederman, Esther Povitsky, and Khalyla Kuhn, the group shares their hilarious stories and thoughts on various topics including Chinese Men & Strong Women, Jiaoying Summers’ Move to America & Stand Up Comedy Journey, Dating as a Single Mom, and more.
Annie Lederman (@annielederman): Annie Lederman is your favorite comedian. A stand-up comic, podcaster, writer & actress. She is co-host of the hit podcast Trash Tuesday along with Khahlya Kuhn and Esther Povistky. When she isn’t hosting her own podcasts she is usually talking with her friends on theirs. She can regularly be heard on The Joe Rogan Experience, Tour Moms House, The Church w/ Joey Diaz, WTF w/ Marc Maron, among many others. Most recently Annie can be seen featured in Showtime’s hit documentary miniseries The Comedy Store alongside Jay Leno, David Letterman, Joe Rogan, and many other Comedy Store legends. Additionally, Annie has been seen or heard on all your favorite TV networks including Comedy Central’s Lights Out w/ David Spade and This Is Not Happening, MTV Girl Code, E! Chelsea Lately, & Tru TV Comedy Knockout, The Soup Investigates, and Adam Devine’s House Party. After Chelsea, Annie hosted her own short lived pop-culture talk show We Have Issues. Additionally acted alongside Ron Livingston in the 2017 Cannes darling The Long Dumb Road. On the writing front, 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 as well as BORAT. Additionally, she was a producer and writer on Sacha Baron Cohen’s Showtime series Who Is America?
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:
Jiaoying Summers: A comedy career spanning less than three years, Jiaoying Summers has not only been the busiest comedian of the pandemic era but she’s also been one of the most successful businesswomen in comedy entertainment. One of the hottest up-and-coming Asian American females on the comedy scene, Jiaoying is one of the most popular comedians on TikTok with more than 1 million followers, 21.6 million likes and over 300 million views.
Summers is the owner of The Hollywood Comedy Club in Los Angeles, California and inducted into the Asian Hall of Fame.
Jiaoying is considered the trailblazer in building up the Hollywood underground comedy scene. She performs 10+ shows a week headlining regularly at The Hollywood Improv and The Laugh Factory and produces 8 shows weekly across her clubs in LA and Pasadena.
She is the founder of THC Tour, which brings in the best comics touring nationally. In 2022, it was announced that Summers is set to release her 30-min comedy special as part of Peacock TV’s first stand-up comedy series entitled Comedy InvAsian 2.0.
Checkout previous weekly episodes of Trash Tuesday w/ Annie Lederman, Esther Povitsky, & Khalyla Kuhn HERE
