Press Release: Paula Poundstone - The Wilbur

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COMEDIAN PAULA POUNDSTONE HEADLINES THE WILBUR

ON MARCH 19^th

Boston, MA – Paula Poundstone is set to perform at The Wilbur on Saturday, March 19, 2010 at 7:00PM.

Appearing on stage with a stool, a microphone, and a can of Diet Pepsi, Paula Poundstone is famous for her razor-sharp wit and spontaneity.  The Boston Globe said, “Poundstone improvises with a crowd like a Jazz musician…swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net.”  Paula is so quick and unassuming that audience members at her live shows often leave complaining that their cheeks hurt from laughter and debating whether the random people she talked to were “plants”.

In 1979 Paula began nurturing her standup comedy talent as part of the Boston comedy scene, and then moved to San Francisco where she continued to flourish.  By 1990 she’d relocated to Los Angeles and had starred in several comedy specials for HBO, as well as appeared on Saturday Night Live when friend and mentor Robin Williams hosted the show.  Paula’s first one-hour HBO special, “Cats, Cops, and Stuff.” made her the first woman to ever receive the Cable ACE for best standup comedy special. She also starred in a self-titled talk show series for HBO.

Paula’s off-kilter sensibility and impeccable timing made her a perfect fit for NPR’s “oddly informative”, weekly news quiz program, “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me,” which she joined as a regular panelist seven years ago.  Hosted by Peter Segal, the show is broadcast in 50 states and gives Paula a chance to match wits with some of today’s leading pundits – not to mention interact with some of the people at the forefront of our nation’s eyes, including Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.  The show tapes weekly before a live audience at the Chase Auditorium in Chicago, or on location. 

Poundstone currently lives in Santa Monica, California with her family.

The Wilbur presents Paula Poundstone

Saturday, March 19th, 2010 at 7:00pm

The Wilbur is located at 246 Tremont St. in Boston’s historic Theatre District

Tickets: $22 and $35

To purchase tickets log on to thewilbur.com

or call Ticketmaster 1-800-745-3000