Paula Poundstone

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.

Known For

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

TV Series2015

7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

TV Series1962

6.9

Saturday Night Live

TV Series1975

6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher

TV Series2003

6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

TV Series2005

4.3

The View

TV Series1997

7.6

Hollywood Squares

TV Series1998

7.9

Inside Out

Movie2015

Filmography