I think it's probably - I don't know why people have traditionally considered it sort of a masculine art form. POUNDSTONE: Peter Sagal is great. All the Celebrity Couples Who Broke Up in 2023, Are Teen Mom' Alum Ryan Edwards and Mackenzie Still Together? Im not sure which high shelf to put the house up on. Latest: Podcast: Comic legend Paula Poundstone bringing hysterical, finely tuned act to Salt Lake City Friday night in a really loud voice. She continued as a comedian and began appearing on several talk shows. I'm Neal Conan in Washington. CONAN: If you have to find out what those things are, "There's Nothing in This Book That I Meant to Say" is the title of Paula Poundstone's new tome. Un Paula biei tiek novrota kop ar brniem ar ekskursijas un vairku programmu laik. POUNDSTONE: Yeah, but I think, you know, when, you know - not if I have one drink or two drinks. My comment is I'm kind of the same way, and I find that women that are quick on their feet and outspoken and witty are sometimes overly misunderstood, especially in my line of work, which is a stay-at-home housewife. POUNDSTONE: Salaam. Beginning in the late 1980s, she performed a series of one-hour HBO comedy specials. CONAN: Did you figure out - thanks, Tom, for the call - but the character with the fewest lines in the first half hour is always guilty? I tried to slip it surreptitiously into the basket at the Rite-Aid, but my daughter Alley saw me and kept asking, "Whats that?" Accuracy and availability may vary. [7] In 2017, she launched a new science-comedy-interview program on NPR called Live from the Poundstone Institute that released episodes weekly, then stopped suddenly, saying the semester is over. Celebrities Who Have Proudly Posted Naked Photos, What Your Favorite Celebs Are Doing This Week, Are MAFS Stars Chris and Paige Still Together? And by the way, it was totally my responsibility, not anybody else's at all. I knew to breathe out. And, yeah, never want to be in that situation again. If I read the "Well be right back after the commercial" cue at all, I still wasnt able to stop talking afterward. Allison C Poundstone and Amy Sclamberg are also associated with this address. The Wright Brothers? POUNDSTONE: I have a big Perry Mason addiction, actually. This is - you know, if I had gone out to work and there were no audiences at all and nobody would hire me, well, I guess I would have had to make a career change. Mama ei era gospodin i tatl ei inginer. She also voiced Forgetter Paula in the 2015 Disney / Pixar film, Inside Out . I taped labels with the numbers 1 through 365 all over our house, and each day the kids searched for the right number to rip off of the wall, lizard tank, playhouse, stilts, Harpo Marx photograph, jukebox, etc., in a sort of life-size Advent calendar. Thats a long war. CONAN: And I really have to say, I immediately think of Joan of Arc, the Maid of France, and the next thing that pops into my mind is Paula Poundstone. Betty White was great. She is one of the best people that I know, Brogan said. For my kids sake, as well as my own, I am determined to succeed.. Our guest, of course, Paula Poundstone. Poundstone has released three performance CDs: North by Northwest: Paula Poundstone Live!, a two-CD set (Highbridge 2016); I HEART JOKES: Paula Tells Them in Boston (Lipstick Nancy 2013); and I HEART JOKES: Paula Tells Them in Maine (Lipstick Nancy 2008); and she was the "reader alouder" on both of the books she authored. He got fired a couple of years later. Jerry Seinfeld was a little bit ahead of me, but, you know, close enough. She is the host of the Starburns Audio podcast (previously a member of the Maximum Fun network) Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, which is the successor to the National Public Radio program Live from the Poundstone Institute. Id have been pretty water-safe back then. I'm Neal Conan. Anyways, I broke up with him. Add a New Bio. I had always hoped that Id be willing to age gracefully, but sometimes you panic. I believe he said, you're wearing that? Poundstone tours the country extensively, performing stand-up comedy in theaters and performing arts centers. David with us from Charlotte, North Carolina. I'm sending you this message from Tehran, Iran. MONICA: First of all, thank you for taking my call. Well, who started calling her "Joan" in America? CONAN: No, and that could be the formula for success, too. I recently bought wrinkle cream. Paula Poundstone joins us now from the studios of NPR West in Culver City, California. We won't post to any of your accounts without asking first. It is a citizens' support group that works to raise funds and awareness for their local libraries. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Dixon Poundstone, Sr. of Montgomery and Mrs. Billie Webb Grosser and the late Mr. Jack Hardy Grosser of Huntsville, Alabama. Buy this stuff. Poundstone Pussy Pillow. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services began investigating Poundstone after receiving a report of an incident May 19. CONAN: It'll be the last time. I couldnt believe it. It didnt sound like merely a "fashion dont," but rather a word of serious caution, as though the combination of the two fabrics might result in an explosion. There's no movies about Iraq, which I thought was brilliant. Poundstone was arrested in June for alleged lewd acts and child abuse involving her three adoptive and two foster children. PAULA POUNDSTONE: I had a little drinking problem, but I guess you heard already. I had hoped to adopt the two foster children who were in my care at the time of my sad mistakes, but they were taken from me permanently. The producer came into my dressing room afterwards and said Id done a good job. It wasnt an honest blooper, it was a conspiracy. CONAN: Endangering your children was getting arrested for driving drunk with them in the car. I wonder what your views were about the recent elections - which, by the way, we appreciated the results of - and what you think is going to be happening in the coming years as a result of the changes. But Alley wouldnt let it go. Yeah, I talk about my life. But go ahead. Paula Poundstone Paula Poundstone was born on December 29th, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama. Paula s-a nscut n Huntsville, Alabama, Statele Unite. MONICA: Yes, yes. Five years ago, the popular comedian was arrested for driving drunk and for child endangerment. So I realized if I tried to write about Abraham Lincoln, I wouldn't be able to shut up about myself. I buy impulsively sometimes, totally forgetting what I look like and how I spend my time. When I met the head of that network, before I could recoil effectively, he had immobilized me with his python-like embrace and oozed, "Im an executive who hugs." POUNDSTONE: 800-989-8255, 800-989- TALK. Paula gim Hantsvilyje, Alabamos valstijoje, JAV. Help us build the largest biographies collection on the web! Paula je imala neto vrijednost od 1,5 milijuna dolara. Paula je imela 1,5 milijona dolarjev neto vrednosti. Poundstone doasn ztratila pi o sv adoptivn dti, kdy byla v rehabilitaci. There was a sense of danger in her voice. I assume the neon IM STUPID sign went on over my head; I heard a click. We usually have Tweety Bird-shaped waffles, and then we go to the movies, which is what I firmly believe the Pilgrims would have done if they'd had an electrical outlet. Because what often happens to us when it comes to an presidential election is we do great until we pick a candidate and then we seem to go right in the toilet. Cui cng c nhn nui hai c con gi, Toshia v Allison, v mt cu con trai, Thomas. Thatd be just under half of our nations history, or about a third of how long it has taken me to write this book. I'm so flattered that somebody in Iran listens to me. I guess I was in denial. I was just wondering, I really love that character, and although you only played the voice for part of the first season, how much do you think that that character really kind of reflected on you at all? Elizabeth is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haygood Paterson Poundstone of Montgomery, Alabama. CONAN: Let's get Steve on the line, Steve with us from Tulsa, Oklahoma. And I really think that most comics, you know, of my generation wouldn't be working at all if it weren't for Robin Williams. CONAN: Well, Beethoven, you wrote, Beethoven billed himself as Ludwig von Beethoven at the Burgtheater because von meant you were royalty and van meant you were a maker of overpriced sneakers that weighed heavily on one's feet. Poundstone has been doing standup for 33 years now, and has filled a "satchel full of reflections." If You Go Who: Paula Poundstone When: Friday, Feb. 8 Where: Kalamazoo State Theatre Time:. When Jeanne got her instructions from God, France was in the midst of the Hundred Years War with England. More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Resume Born December 29, 1959 Add to list Awards 3 wins Photos 8 Known for Home Movies 8.2 TV Series Paula Small (voice) 1999 5 eps Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Paula you played the voice of Paula, actually, on one of my favorite shows called "Home Movies.". It's the TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. NPR host Robert Siegel, NPR correspondent Nina Totenberg, Emmy Award-winning former writer of The Colbert Report Allison Silverman, stand-up comedian Paula Poundstone, New York Times columnist David Brooks and New Yorker cartoon editor Bob Mankoff speak about the intersection of humor and politics at Moment Magazine's 2012 symposium. Vuonna 1984 hn esiintyi nyttelijn elokuvassa Hyperspace. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SPECIAL "PAULA POUNDSTONE: LOOK WHAT THE CAT DRAGGED IN"). POUNDSTONE: Well that happens for so many of us now. Alison Moyet will be joining the line-up of the Lytham Festival 2022. You never know. If I ever give birth, Im gonna name my kid "Yikes." It's in the Olympics. We taped them in two nights, and they decided not to make any more midway through my "we love it" hug from the executive on the second night. I'm going to make one of the rare exceptions for the rule for you. It depends who you ask whether or not I was witty, but I can tell you this. CONAN: Yeah, you're talking about real classics. They are Toshia, Thomas, and Allison Poundstone. Birthday: December 29, 1959 ( Capricorn) Born In: Huntsville, Alabama, United States 14 10 Actresses #3084 Stand-up Comedians #190 Screenwriters #516 Quick Facts Age: 63 Years, 63 Year Old Females Family: father: Jack Poundstone mother: Vera Poundstone children: Allison Poundstone, Thomas Poundstone, Toshia Poundstone Atheists Writers You're listening to TALK OF THE NATION from NPR News. DAVID: I just had a quick question. Pretty Good Jokes is for A Prairie Home Companion fans and all fans unaffected good humor. Somehow, Paula Poundstone manages to draw connections between her own experiences in life - both the highs and lows - to the lives of important historical figures, from Joan of Arc to Abraham Lincoln to Beethoven. Too risky. LEE: I was going to ask Paula, when she was getting her start which were the comics out there on the scene that she really was impressed by? 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