Paula Poundstone

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.

Known for

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Inside Out 2

2024 ⭐ 7.5

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Inside Out

2015 ⭐ 7.9

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women

2013 ⭐ 7.2

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Wisecracks

1992 ⭐ 8.3

Career timeline

2024

Inside Out 2 Notable

Forgetter Paula (voice) · 2024

⭐ 7.5

2021

Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

Self · 2021

2016

The Comedy Club

Self · 2016

2015

Inside Out Notable

Forgetter Paula (voice) · 2015

⭐ 7.9

2013

Why We Laugh: Funny Women Notable

Self · 2013

⭐ 7.2

2006

Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

Self · 2006

⭐ 5.5

1995

Comic Relief VII

Self · 1995

1992

Wisecracks Notable

1992

⭐ 8.3

1990

Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

Self · 1990

⭐ 6.7

1987

On Location: Women of the Night Notable

Self · 1987

⭐ 8.0

1984

Hyperspace

Karen · 1984

⭐ 5.7

1983

The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show Notable

1983

⭐ 7.0

Frequently appears with

Amy Poehler

Joy (voice)

Maya Hawke

Anxiety (voice)

Kensington Tallman

Riley (voice)

Liza Lapira

Disgust (voice)

Tony Hale

Fear (voice)

Phyllis Smith

Sadness (voice)

Richard Kind

Bing Bong (voice)

Bill Hader

Fear (voice)

Lewis Black

Anger (voice)

Full filmography

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Inside Out 2

2024 ⭐ 7.5

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Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated

2021

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The Comedy Club

2016

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Inside Out

2015 ⭐ 7.9

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Why We Laugh: Funny Women

2013 ⭐ 7.2

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Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In

2006 ⭐ 5.5

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Comic Relief VII

1995

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Wisecracks

1992 ⭐ 8.3

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Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff

1990 ⭐ 6.7

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On Location: Women of the Night

1987 ⭐ 8.0

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Hyperspace

1984 ⭐ 5.7

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The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show

1983 ⭐ 7.0