Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone

Actor · Writer

December 29, 1959

Biography

Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer and commentator. Beginning in the late 1980s, she performed a series of one-hour HBO comedy specials. She provided backstage commentary during the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She is a frequent panelist on National Public Radio's weekly news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me.

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Paula Poundstone 1

Representative Works

Inside Out
Inside Out
7.9
/ English
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2
7.5
/ English
Wisecracks
Wisecracks
8.3
/ English
Hyperspace
Hyperspace
5.7
/ English
3 Still Standing
3 Still Standing
6.0
/ English
Comic Relief VII
Comic Relief VII
No Rating Yet
/ English
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
No Rating Yet
/ English
The Comedy Club
The Comedy Club
No Rating Yet
/ English
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
7.2
/ English
Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video
Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video
4.0
/ English
On Location: Women of the Night
On Location: Women of the Night
8.0
/ English
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
7.0
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Inside Out
2015Winner

Best Performance

Inside Out

Inside Out 2
2024Winner

Best Performance

Inside Out 2

Wisecracks
1992Winner

Best Performance

Wisecracks

Career Highlights

Hyperspace
1984Highlight

Best Performance

Hyperspace

Comic Relief VII
1995Highlight

Best Performance

Comic Relief VII

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