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Paula Poundstone

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Biography

Born

12/29/1959, Sudbury, Massachusetts

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Credits

Star (6)

Role
- The Hollywood Squares
  Herself
  - S 7: Ep 7030 Extra Episode
    6/4/04
  - S 5: Ep 60 March 17 - 21, 2003 - Friday
    3/21/03
- Home Movies
  Paula Small (1999)
  - S 1: Ep 5 Yoko
    5/24/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Brendon Gets Rabies
    5/17/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Art Of The Sucker Punch
    5/10/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 I Don't Do Well In Parent-Teacher Conferences
    5/3/99
  - S 1: Ep 1 Get Away From My Mom
    4/26/99
- The Paula Poundstone Show
  Host
- An Evening at the Improv
  Herself
- Science Court
  voice of Judge Stone
  - — Electric Currents
  - S 1: Ep 4 Inertia
  - S 1: Ep 3 Gravity
  - S 1: Ep 2 Work
  - S 1: Ep 1 Water Cycle
- To Tell The Truth (2000)
  Regular Panelist
  - S 1: Ep 2 Barbara Fiero
  - S 1: Ep 1 30 April 1957
Recurring Role (2)

Role
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 3 Show #1582
    2/5/92
  - S 9: Ep 93 Show #1360
    9/18/90
  - S 8: Ep 137 Show #1222
    11/15/89
  - S 8: Ep 39 Show #1124
    4/11/89
  - S 7: Ep 67 Show #1042
    10/12/88
  - + 7 More Credits
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 30: Ep 55 Show #4466
    1/15/92
  - S 30: Ep 21 Show #4432
    11/12/91
  - S 29: Ep 52 Show #4282
    1/21/91
  - S 29: Ep 5 Show #4235
    10/9/90
  - S 28: Ep 98 Show #4143
    4/12/90
  - + 5 More Credits
Guest Star (15)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 8: Ep 41 Carey Mulligan/Paula Poundstone
    10/18/11
  - S 7: Ep 122 Aaron Eckhart/Paula Poundstone
    3/7/11
  - S 6: Ep 204 Julie Chen/Paula Poundstone
    8/4/10
  - S 6: Ep 161 Antonio Banderas/Paula Poundstone
    5/26/10
  - S 6: Ep 78 Carey Mulligan/Paula Poundstone
    1/12/10
  - + 5 More Credits
- The Wanda Sykes Show
  Guest
  - S 1: Ep 107 Episode 107
    12/19/09
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Self
  - S 5: Ep 77 Ted Danson/Paula Poundstone
    1/9/09
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 12 May 11, 2007
    5/11/07
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 179 Show #2210
    7/23/04
  - S 2: Ep 174 Show #0393
    6/8/95
- The View
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 43 March 14, 2002
    3/14/02
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Herself
  - S 2: Ep 128 Show #370
    3/27/98
  - S 2: Ep 69 Show #311
    12/23/97
  - S 2: Ep 31 Show #273
    10/20/97
  - S 2: Ep 1 Show #243
    9/8/97
  - S 1: Ep 198 Show #198
    4/28/97
- Cybill
  Minnie Arbogast
  - S 4: Ep 12 Show Me the Minnie
    12/8/97
  - S 4: Ep 9 How to Get a Head in Show Business
    11/10/97
- Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
  voice of the Computer
  - S 3: Ep 10 Virtually Destroyed
    12/10/95
- CBS Schoolbreak Special
  Herself
  - S 12: Ep 5 Stand Up
    5/30/95
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Herself - Presenter
  - S 45: Ep 1 The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/93
- Live! with Kelly
  Herself
  - S 5: Ep 240 August 11, 1993
    8/11/93
  - S 5: Ep 138 March 19, 1993
    3/19/93
- One Night Stand
  Herself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Paula Poundstone
    4/12/89
- It's Garry Shandling's Show
  Herself
  - S 3: Ep 10 Save Mr. Peck's (2)
    2/10/89
- Saturday Night Live
  Herself
  - S 9: Ep 12 Robin Williams/Adam Ant
    2/11/84
Special Guest Star (1)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Herself
  - S 6: Ep 28 Kristen Bell/Robert Carlyle
    10/14/09
Writer (1)

Role
- Home Movies
  Writer
  - S 1: Ep 5 Yoko
    5/24/99
  - S 1: Ep 4 Brendon Gets Rabies
    5/17/99
  - S 1: Ep 3 The Art Of The Sucker Punch
    5/10/99
  - S 1: Ep 2 I Don't Do Well In Parent-Teacher Conferences
    5/3/99
  - S 1: Ep 1 Get Away From My Mom
    4/26/99
Executive Producer (1)

Role
- The Paula Poundstone Show
  Executive Producer

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- Paula appeared in the music video for the muppet's version of the Fine Young Cannibal's hit 'She Drives Me Crazy'.
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- Paula wrote the book There's Nothing In This Book That I Meant To Say, in it she talks bout her legal issues, and many other topics through the lives of historical characters from Sitting Bull to Joan of Arc. The book's forward was penned by close friend Mary Tyler Moore.
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- Paula was named #88 on Comedy Central's list of '100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time'.
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