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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Hyperspace
1984-09-01
Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy far, fa
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
2013-03-21
An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live per
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
1983-12-16
John Candy presents the 1983 Young Comedians Show.
Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In
2006-11-07
Paula Poundstone makes a triumphant return to primetime television in her first new comedy special i
3 Still Standing
2014-10-04
Three stand-up comedians seek fame and fortune in the hottest comedy scene in the world: San Francis
On Location: Women of the Night
1987-07-11
HBO stand-up comedy special starring Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, Judy Tenuta and
Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
1990-11-17
Comedian Paula Poundstone shares her off-center opinions on everything from hypochondriac cats to ki
Inside Out
2015-06-17
When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition.
Inside Out 2
2024-06-11
Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something enti
Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video
1992-01-01
Featuring Paula Poundstone. With Anthony Griffith, Doug Kehoe, Marty Putz, Jeff Stilson
The Comedy Club
2016-03-05
When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of c
Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
1996-02-03
Stand-up comic Paula Poundstone gives a comedy concert at Harvard University in Cambridge.
Wisecracks
1992-06-05
A comedy documentary featuring America's top stand-up female comedians, with performance clips, inte
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
2021-06-05
Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a pivotal m