Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone

Known for

Acting

Born

December 29, 1959 (age 66)

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.

Best known work

Inside Out

Inside Out

2015

Inside Out 2

Inside Out 2

2024

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

1993

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

Hercules

Hercules

1998

Real Time with Bill Maher

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005

Home Movies

Home Movies

1999

The View

The View

1997

Filmography

2024
Have I Got News for YouTV
as Self (1 episode)
2024
Inside Out 2
as Forgetter Paula (voice)
2021
Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated
as Self
2018
Summer Camp IslandTV
as Paulette (voice) (4 episodes)
2016
The Comedy Club
as Self
2015
The Late Show with Stephen ColbertTV
as Self - Comedian (2 episodes)
2015
Inside Out
as Forgetter Paula (voice)
2014
3 Still Standing
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
2012
Gotham Comedy LiveTV
as Self - Hostess (1 episode)
2011
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!TV
as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2006
Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In
as Self, Writer
2005
The Late Late Show with Craig FergusonTV
as Self (6 episodes)
2003
Real Time with Bill MaherTV
as Self (1 episode)
1999
Home MoviesTV
as Paula Small (voice) (5 episodes)
1998
Hollywood SquaresTV
as Self - Panelist (10 episodes)
1998
HerculesTV
as Armageddon Bow (voice) (1 episode)
1997
Science CourtTV
1997
The ViewTV
as Self (1 episode)
1996
Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard
as Self, Writer
1995
Comic Relief VII
as Self
1995
CybillTV
as Minnie Arbogast (2 episodes)
1993
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of SupermanTV
as The Computer (voice) (1 episode)
1992
Wisecracks
1992
Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video
as Self - Host