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Paula Poundstone (Comedian) - Age, Birthday, Bio, Facts, Family, Net Worth, Height & More

Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone is a famous American comedian, author, actress, interviewer and commentator. Beginning in the late 1980s, she performed a series of one-hour HBO comedy specials. She commented behind the scenes of the 1992 presidential election on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. She is the host of the Starburns Audio podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, who is the successor to the Poundstone Institute's National Public Broadcasting Directly program. She is a regular guest on NPR's weekly news quiz show Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me, and is a recurring guest on the A Prairie Home Companion network variety show the year Garrison Keillor was the presenter.

BornDecember 29, 1959, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
MediumStandup comedy, television, radio, print, internet
NationalityAmerican
Years active1979–present
Genresstandup, improvisational comedy, crowd work, actress, commentator, interviewer
Subject(s)Observational humor
Children3
Notable works and rolesWait Wait... Don't Tell Me, There Is Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say, I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Boston, I Heart Jokes: Paula Tells Them in Maine

Comedian Paula Poundstone was born in Huntsville, Alabama, United States on December 29, 1959. She's 64 years old today.

Stand-up comedian, actress, and commentator who has been on Mother Jones, Science Court, Home Movies, and The TV Show Host Rosie O'Donnell Show, among others. In the early 1990s, she had a run of successful HBO comedy specials and worked as a political correspondent for The Tonight Show during the 1992 presidential campaign.

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Paula Poundstone was born in the Zodiac sign Capricorn (The Sea-Goat), and 1959 is also the year of Pig (豬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

In 1979, she struck the ground running after securing a few open mic nights at various Boston venues.

She has appeared on NPR's quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me a few times. She lends her voice to the Disney animated film Inside Out, which was released in 2015.

During the 1990s, she adopted three children, but after being jailed for conducting sexual acts on a juvenile in 2001, she was temporarily denied custody. She was also incarcerated for a DUI later on (while her kids were in the vehicle).

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TV Actress Caroline Rhea, the comedian and TV host, was formerly a close friend and occasional performance partner of hers.

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Latest information about Paula Poundstone updated on March 16 2023.