Paula Poundstone
Acting
December 29, 1959 (66)
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
2024Inside Out 2
Forgetter Paula (voice)
2021Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
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2016The Comedy Club
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2015Inside Out
Forgetter Paula (voice)
2013Why We Laugh: Funny Women
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2006Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In
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1992Wisecracks
1990Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
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1987On Location: Women of the Night
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1984Hyperspace
Karen
1983The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show