Paula Poundstone
An image from Hyperspace, one of the productions that also features Paula Poundstone.
Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone

December 29, 1959

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.

Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

Hyperspace

Hyperspace

1984

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

2013

Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

2006

Wisecracks

Wisecracks

1992

Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

1990

Science Court

1997