Paula Poundstone

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Name: Paula Poundstone
Date: October 29, 2022
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM CDT
Event Description:
Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine, in the March 2020 “Best of” issue, listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops, and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! Paula was the first female comic, in its then 73rd year, to perform at the White House Correspondents dinner. She was the first female standup, in its then 5th year, to win the ACE award for Best Comedy Special on Cable television. She is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time. Thank you event sponsors: MTCO digiMAX, UFTRING AUTO GROUP, WASHINGTON COMMUNITY BANK, CREATE A SCENE, I DO EVENTS, & TRANE
Location:
Five Points Washington
Date/Time Information:
October 29, 7 PM - 9 PM
Contact Information:
Travis Olson traviso@fivepointswashington.org 309-444-8600
Fees/Admission:
$20-$50
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