Although she now lives in Santa Monica, Paula Poundstone has deep roots in San Francisco’s comedy scene. In the 1980s, she was a fixture in local clubs, where she caught the attention of fellow stand-up Robin Williams, who she says helped propel her onto the national stage. We’ll talk to Poundstone about her career, her recent role in Pixar’s “Inside Out” and her gig as a regular panelist on NPR’s weekly news quiz show, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”
Paula Poundstone on Pixar, Public Radio and Her Life in Comedy
Although she now lives in Santa Monica, Paula Poundstone has deep roots in San Francisco's comedy scene. In the 1980s, she was a fixture in local clubs, where she caught the attention of fellow stand-up Robin Williams, who she says helped propel her onto the national stage. We'll talk to Poundstone about her career, her recent role in Pixar's "Inside Out" and her gig as a regular panelist on NPR's weekly news quiz show, "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"
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Paula Poundstone, stand-up comedian and regular panelist on NPR's weekly news quiz show, "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!"