Paula Poundstone — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

First female recipient of the CableACE Award for Best Standup Comedy Special (1990).
First woman to give a standup performance at the White House Correspondents’ dinner (1992).
Regular panelist on NPR's Peabody Award-winning news quiz show, Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me.
Host of the podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone.
Won the American Comedy Award for "Best Female Stand-Up Comic" in 1989.
Authored and released comedy recordings, including "I HEART JOKES: Paula Tells Them in Boston" (2013).

Biography

Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer, and commentator, widely recognized for her sharp wit and spontaneous audience interaction. She tours the United States with her stand-up comedy and is a regular panelist on NPR's Peabody Award-winning news quiz show, Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me, which is currently the #1 show on NPR.