Paula Poundstone - Las Vegas

Age Requirement:
Ages 5 and up. Ages 5-17 must be accompanied by an adult.

Poundstone began nurturing her stand-up comedy talent in 1979 on the Boston comedy scene before moving to San Francisco. By 1990 she had moved to Los Angeles, starred in multiple HBO comedy specials and appeared on "Saturday Night Live."

Continuing throughout the 1990s, Poundstone starred in "The Paula Poundstone Show" on ABC, appeared in her second one-hour special on HBO titled, "Paula Poundstone Goes to Harvard," and appeared on camera and as the voice of characters in several television shows including: "Cybill," "Science Court," "Hercules" and "Home Movies." Poundstone is the recipient of an Emmy® Award for her field pieces on the PBS program "Life & Times."

Poundstone is a regular panelist on NPR's weekly quiz program "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me," where her impeccable timing is key to the show's format. She has written several magazine articles, including five years of writing the back page column in "Mother Jones;" and has authored multiple books, including "There's Nothing In This Book That I Meant To Say."