Paula Poundstone

Comedian, Musical Artist

1959 –

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Who is Paula Poundstone?

Paula Poundstone is an award-winning American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer and commentator, known for her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy. She rose to fame with a series of one hour HBO comedy specials and her backstage commentary during the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and is now heard on National Public Radio's weekly news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, internationally on NPR Worldwide, and on the Internet via podcast.

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Born
Dec 29, 1959
Huntsville
Also known as
  • Poundstone, Paula
Children
Religion
  • Atheism
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
Employment
  • Columnist, Foundation for National Progress
    (1993/04 - )
Lived in
  • Huntsville
  • Massachusetts

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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