Paula Poundstone

Born: 1959-12-29

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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Inside Out 2

as uncredited
Released: 2024-06-12

Teenager Riley's mind headquarters is undergoing a sudden demolition to make room for something...

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as Forgetter Paula (voice)
Released: 2015-06-09

From an adventurous balloon ride above the clouds to a monster-filled metropolis, Academy...

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The Comedy Club

as Self
Released: 2016-03-05

When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew...

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women

as Self
Released: 2013-03-21

An uncensored look into the lives of the female stand-up comedian. Featuring interviews and live...

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Wisecracks

as uncredited
Released: 1992-06-05

Women of standup comedy

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

as Self
Released: 2021-06-05

Monty Python’s influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles’ influence on music, a...

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Hyperspace

as Karen
Released: 1984-09-01

Because of a small navigation mistake Lord Buckethead lands on Earth instead of "in a galaxy...

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On Location: Women of the Night

as Self
Released: 1987-07-11

HBO stand-up comedy special starring Ellen DeGeneres, Paula Poundstone, Rita Rudner, Judy Tenuta...

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Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

as herself
Released: 1990-11-17

Paula live in San Francisco, November 1990.

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Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

as Self
Released: 2006-11-07

Paula Poundstone makes a triumphant return to primetime television in her first new comedy...

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Real Time with Bill Maher

as Self
First aired: 2003-02-21

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors,...

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

as Self
First aired: 2005-01-03

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson is an American late-night talk show hosted by Scottish...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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Hollywood Squares

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 1998-09-14

On September 14, 1998, a Hollywood Squares revival debuted with Tom Bergeron as its host. In...

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Summer Camp Island

as Paulette (voice)
First aired: 2018-07-07

Oscar and Hedgehog are dropped off at a strange summer camp, full of fantastical things ranging...

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Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

as The Computer (voice)
First aired: 1993-09-12

A much more lavish version of the popular Superman television series which had first aired forty...

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Gotham Comedy Live

as Self - Hostess
First aired: 2012-11-15

Gotham Comedy Club, a popular comedy venue in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, is the...

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Late Night with David Letterman

as Self
First aired: 1982-02-01

Late Night with David Letterman is a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC that was created...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Hercules

as Armageddon Bow (voice)
First aired: 1998-08-31

Follow Herc's many labors during the years he spent training on how to be a hero under the...

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One Night Stand

as uncredited
First aired: 1989-02-15

A series of stand-up comedy specials.

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Home Movies

as Paula Small (voice)
First aired: 1999-04-26

TV series about the life of Brendon Small, an eight-year-old visionary who, using his friends...

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

as Self - Panelist
First aired: 2011-12-23

The long running NPR news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal since 1998, replacing Dan Coffey. Carl...

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