Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone

Acting
Born 1959-12-29

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.

Movies (15)

Inside Out 2
7.5

Inside Out 2

2024Movie7.5
Inside Out
7.9

Inside Out

2015Movie7.9
Hyperspace
5.7

Hyperspace

1984Movie5.7
Comic Relief VII

Comic Relief VII

1995Movie
3 Still Standing
6.0

3 Still Standing

2014Movie6.0
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
7.2

Why We Laugh: Funny Women

2013Movie7.2
Wisecracks
8.3

Wisecracks

1992Movie8.3
The Comedy Club

The Comedy Club

2016Movie
On Location: Women of the Night
8.0

On Location: Women of the Night

1987Movie8.0
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021Movie
Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In
5.5

Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

2006Movie5.5
Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
10.0

Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard

1996Movie10.0
Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video
4.0

Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video

1992Movie4.0
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
7.0

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

1983Movie7.0
Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
7.0

Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

1990Movie7.0

TV Shows (19)

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015Series6.1
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
7.5

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962Series7.5
Hollywood Squares
7.6

Hollywood Squares

1998Series7.6
Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

1975Series6.9
Real Time with Bill Maher
6.1

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003Series6.1
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
6.8

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005Series6.8
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.9

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993Series6.9
Summer Camp Island
7.7

Summer Camp Island

2018Series7.7
Late Night with David Letterman
6.1

Late Night with David Letterman

1982Series6.1
Hercules
6.9

Hercules

1998Series6.9
Cybill
5.9

Cybill

1995Series5.9
Gotham Comedy Live
5.5

Gotham Comedy Live

2012Series5.5
Home Movies
7.6

Home Movies

1999Series7.6
Have I Got News for You
6.2

Have I Got News for You

2024Series6.2
One Night Stand
8.1

One Night Stand

1989Series8.1
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
5.0

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

2011Series5.0
Science Court
7.0

Science Court

1997Series7.0
The Paula Poundstone Show

The Paula Poundstone Show

1992Series