Paula Poundstone

Born: 1959-12-29

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.

Known For

Inside Out 2
Inside Out
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
3 Still Standing
Wisecracks
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
Comic Relief VII
The Comedy Club
Hyperspace
On Location: Women of the Night

Top Movie Credits

Inside Out 2 Forgetter Paula (voice)
Inside Out Forgetter Paula (voice)
Why We Laugh: Funny Women Self
3 Still Standing
Wisecracks
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated Self
Comic Relief VII Self
The Comedy Club Self
Hyperspace Karen
On Location: Women of the Night Self