7.9
Movie
Acting
Paula Poundstone
- Born
- (age 66)
- Credits
- 34 titles
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.
Signature work
Known For
7.9
Movie
7.5
Movie
Inside Out 2
6.9
TV
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
6.1
TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.8
TV
Hercules
7.6
TV
Home Movies
6.2
TV
Late Night with David Letterman
7.7
TV
Summer Camp Island
6.0
TV
Cybill
5.7
Movie
Hyperspace
8.1
TV
One Night Stand
7.6
TV
Hollywood Squares
7.0
Movie
Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff
8.3
Movie
Wisecracks
5.5
Movie
Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In
7.0
TV
Science Court
5.5
TV
Gotham Comedy Live
7.0
Movie
The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show
Acting credits 34
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Have I Got News for You TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 2024 | Inside Out 2 Film | Forgetter Paula (voice) |
| 2021 | Monty Python's Best Bits Celebrated Film | Self |
| 2018 | Summer Camp Island TV | Paulette (voice) (4 ep) |
| 2016 | The Comedy Club Film | Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self - Comedian (2 ep) |
| 2015 | Inside Out Film | Forgetter Paula (voice) |
| 2014 | 3 Still Standing Film | |
| 2013 | Why We Laugh: Funny Women Film | Self |
| 2012 | Gotham Comedy Live TV | Self - Hostess (1 ep) |
| 2011 | Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! TV | Self - Panelist (1 ep) |
| 2006 | Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In Film | Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson TV | Self (6 ep) |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1999 | Home Movies TV | Paula Small (voice) (5 ep) |
| 1998 | Hollywood Squares TV | Self - Panelist (10 ep) |
| 1998 | Hercules TV | Armageddon Bow (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1997 | Science Court TV | (13 ep) |
| 1997 | The View TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1996 | Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard Film | Self |
| 1995 | Comic Relief VII Film | Self |
| 1995 | Cybill TV | Minnie Arbogast (2 ep) |
| 1993 | Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman TV | The Computer (voice) (1 ep) |
| 1992 | Wisecracks Film | |
| 1992 | Kellogg's Pop Tarts Comedy Video Film | Self - Host |
| 1992 | The Paula Poundstone Show TV | Self (4 ep) |
| 1990 | Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff Film | Self |
| 1989 | One Night Stand TV | (1 ep) |
| 1987 | On Location: Women of the Night Film | Self |
| 1984 | Hyperspace Film | Karen |
| 1983 | The 8th Annual Young Comedians Show Film | |
| 1982 | Late Night with David Letterman TV | Self - Guest (2 ep) |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live TV | Self (1 ep) |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV | Self (2 ep) |
Crew credits 3
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Paula Poundstone: Look What The Cat Dragged In Film | Writer |
| 1996 | Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard Film | Writer |
| 1990 | Paula Poundstone: Cats, Cops and Stuff Film | Writer |