Paula Poundstone

Beginning her career performing stand-up at open-mic nights in Boston, Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. She has expanded her reach to include podcasts, books, HBO specials, TV, and film. She never performs the same act twice and engages with the audience in a way that is unmatched.
Poundstone has achieved many accolades and milestones in comedy and was included in Comedy Central’s list of 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.
Poundstone can be heard weekly as a host of the comedy podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and is a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz show Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me!