Paula Poundstone

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Paula Poundstone

Paula Poundstone is an American stand-up comedian, author, actress, interviewer, and commentator. She hosts the podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, which is the successor to the National Public Radio program Live from the Poundstone Institute. She is a frequent panelist on the weekly NPR news quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. Her work includes performing several HBO comedy specials, providing backstage presidential election commentary for The Tonight Show, and appearing as a recurring guest on the variety program A Prairie Home Companion.