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Hot for My Name

Original title: Esther Povitsky: Hot for My Name
  • TV Movie
  • 2020
  • TV-MA
  • 51m
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
245
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Hot for My Name (2020)
Directed by Nicholaus Goossen
Executive Producers - Nicholaus Goossen and Esther Povitsky
A Happy Madison Production
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Stand-UpComedy

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 audi... Read allEsther 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 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.

  • Director
    • Nicholaus Goossen
  • Stars
    • Priscilla Barnes
    • Brooke D'Orsay
    • Casey Dolkas
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.9/10
    245
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Nicholaus Goossen
    • Stars
      • Priscilla Barnes
      • Brooke D'Orsay
      • Casey Dolkas
    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Priscilla Barnes
    Priscilla Barnes
    • Esther's Grandma
    Brooke D'Orsay
    Brooke D'Orsay
    • Esther's Cousin
    Casey Dolkas
    Casey Dolkas
    • Cousin James
    Jordan Ellner
    Jordan Ellner
    • Self
    Andrew Friedman
    Andrew Friedman
    • Esther's Dad
    Betsy Hammer
    Betsy Hammer
    • Esther's Grandma
    • (singing voice)
    Anne Harris
    • Self
    Jenna Michno
    Jenna Michno
    • Cousin Shelly
    Esther Povitsky
    Esther Povitsky
    • Self
    LC Powell
    LC Powell
    • Esther's Mom
    • (singing voice)
    Christine Taylor
    Christine Taylor
    • Esther's Mom
    Gabriella Yacyk
    • Self
    • Director
      • Nicholaus Goossen
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    10shalenimcbain

    I wish I was alone together with Esther.

    If you didn't know Esther before, you'll see her comedy, and a look in to who she is while having some laughs. If you already know Esther, you'll laugh you ass off and want to be adopted in to her family.

    I was super happy to see her first comedy special and it far exceeded my expectations. It was unlike any "comedy special" I've seen and interpreted so many... things.
    10oakley-joel

    Super funny, exactly what I expected

    Really well done special, and a really unique look into Esther herself.
    3mjclark-60163

    Maybe stand-up isn't her thing.

    This special felt like something that was written in one day. The only thing that's good about the special is that it has structure to it unlike Chris D'elia or Brendan Schuab who has awkward transitions and goes off topic alot. However it lacks the most important aspect of comedy, creativity. These jokes are the kind of jokes you will hear in a middle school. There's no surprise element to her jokes at all, you could've guess half the punchlines. This is something I would have expected from an average joe, not a "professional".
    7SnoopyStyle

    mostly mildly fun

    Esther Povitsky is a comedian. This is a special consisting of vignettes of her different stand-ups intercut with her real-life parents in everyday life. A 3-minute sequence near the end has the big actor cast doing a song.

    She's cute. She's amiable. Her set is mostly about sex and that has some good shock value. She's 30, but she still looks like a kid. It's mildly funny. One section didn't hit as well. The Lauren Sanchez joke needs to be snappier. It's not that funny to begin with. It needs to go quicker. This is a mildly fun special for forty minutes. There are about ten minutes that didn't quite work. I don't care about the song. Her parents are much funnier.

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    • Quotes

      Esther Povitsky: Now, sometimes when I say that i want to say "daddy" in the bedroom I can feel judgement and I think people's mind's go to a bad place about it. They're like, "Oh, she has daddy issues. Yeah. She wants to fuck her dad." No! Oh my God. I don't want to fuck my dad. That's disgusting. He's seventy five and he's broke.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Front Row Flynn: DRUGSTORE JUNE: Esther Povitsky, Haley Joel Osment, Bobby Lee, Bill Burr, Steph Tolev, Brandon Wardell, Nicholaus Goossen, Jordan Ellner; moderator Kiernan Shipka (2024)

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2020 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Skokie, Illinois, USA(location)
    • Production companies
      • Happy Madison Productions
      • Jalright Skip Productions
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      • $800,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      51 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2:1

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