Cameron Esposito

**Cameron Esposito** is one of the actors of ***A Million Little Things***, portraying the role of Greta Strobe.

## Biography

### **Early life**

Esposito was born on October 17, 1981 in Western Springs, Illinois, USA. Her parents, Brenda and Nick, are Italian American and she was raised in Western Springs, Illinois. She is the middle of three daughters, having an older sister and a younger sister. In high school, Esposito swam breaststroke on the swim team, was a member of a community service group called The Marians Society, and was a semifinalist for the National Merit Scholarship Program. She graduated from Benet Academy in 2000.

Esposito studied theology and English at Boston College, intending to become a social worker in Chicago. While in Boston, she played rugby and performed in the school's improv troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. Esposito graduated from Boston College in 2004. After returning to Illinois, Esposito took a semester of social work courses at the University of Chicago before deciding to pursue a different career.

### **Career**

Esposito began her stand-up career in Chicago, performing in various local venues, including as a regular at The Lincoln Lodge from 2007 to 2011. She appeared at comedy festivals including SXSW, the Moontower, Bridgetown Comedy Festival, and SF Sketchfest. To supplement her income, she worked with students in special education, as a law clerk at her father's law firm, and as a nanny.

In 2013, Esposito made her television debut on *The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson*. She has appeared on *Conan* and on *Last Call with Carson Daly*. She voiced "Carroll the Cloud Person" on an episode of Cartoon Network's animated show *Adventure Time*. Entertainment website Consequence of Sound named Esposito its comedian of the year for 2014.

In the fall of 2014, Esposito created a series of videos with BuzzFeed Motion Pictures titled *Ask a Lesbian*, in which she answers a variety of questions sent into BuzzFeed staff about lesbianism. The videos also featured then-partner River Butcher. In addition to touring regularly, Esposito was a regular panelist on *Chelsea Lately* with Chelsea Handler, and used to write a regular blog on *The A.V. Club*.

Esposito's comedy album *Same Sex Symbol* was released in December 2014 by Kill Rock Stars. She appeared on Comedy Central's *Drunk History* as a storyteller on October 20, 2015. Esposito co-hosted the stand-up comedy podcast *Put Your Hands Together* with River Butcher, which was recorded weekly in front of a live audience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles from 2013 until July 2019.

Esposito is known for her lesbian content creation, especially hers and Butcher's television show *Take My Wife*, which streamed on Seeso until the service was discontinued in November 2017. In March 2018, *Take My Wife* was picked up by iTunes. The show was acquired by Starz in April 2018. Esposito's podcast *Queery* is an interview-style podcast focusing on contemporary queer luminaries and their life experiences. *Queery* guests have included River Butcher, Lena Waithe, Tegan Quin, Sara Quin, Evan Rachel Wood, Jill Soloway, Mary Lambert, Andrea Gibson, Margaret Cho, Alia Shawkat, Roxane Gay, Trixie Mattel, and Lea DeLaria.

On June 11, 2018, Esposito released *Rape Jokes*, an hour-long standup special about sexual assault from her perspective. The special was free to stream on Esposito's website, but viewers could pay to download a copy and proceeds would benefit RAINN, the United States' largest anti-sexual violence organization. By September 2018, the special had raised $65,000 in donations.

On 24 March 2020, Esposito released her memoir *Save Yourself*.

In 2022, Esposito was cast as Greta Strobe on *A Million Little Things*.

### **Personal life**

Esposito was married to stand-up comedian River Butcher from 2015 to 2018. Butcher and Esposito collaborated on multiple projects, including the *Put Your Hands Together* stand-up show, the podcast *Wham! Bam! Pow!*, and the TV show *Take My Wife*. On June 8, 2021, Esposito tweeted that they married editor Katy Nishimoto a few weeks previously in a private ceremony with friends and family on Zoom.

On April 29, 2021, Esposito came out on Twitter and Instagram as genderfluid, stating that they also use both she and they pronouns.

## External links

* Official Website
* Official Facebook
* Official Twitter
* Official Instagram