Paula Poundstone is one of my all time favorite comedians and I wish there were a lot more of her stand-up available. The way she uses her voice, her body...I just cant get enough of her.

My fav when she gets a heckler “ it’s ok ill handle this”

For me, PAULA POUNSDSTONE, GOAT OF Comediennes. True blue intelligent & breath of fresh air humor.

I love this woman's mind. She is so calmly funny and imaginative. I love how she just takes some thought and wanders and wanders into absurdity.

@WRETCHEDAVION

2 жыл бұрын

It's-[R]-BLOKE!!!??? >(*U^)< *Wink*

@stevenjohnson243

Жыл бұрын

not funny

I adore Paula. If I ever win on "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me", it's Paula's voice I want on my voice mail! (Maybe saying "Ma'am - I'll handle this." - lol)

@davidmanchajr6839

4 жыл бұрын

No dattz my dreme com tru haha ha

@artistaloca4

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂🤣🤣👍👍

@awpegram

2 жыл бұрын

I would go on Wait Wait and play Bluff the Listener and choose Paula's story on principle alone.

She paved the path for other female comedians. Love this woman❤️

I have been looking for this performance for years after seeing here in uk in 1990/1991 .. made me laugh just as much now as then . Thank you 👍

Paula rocked & worked the room in Connecticut. Awesome. She incorporates things so well eclectically. Smart comedy, intellectual

The '80s wasn't a very good decade for comedy (though it was the best decade IMO for music), but Paula Poundstone was absolutely one of the exceptions to that rule. Her comedy was sharp and insightful even in the decade of cheeseball comedy and she's still the first name I think of whenever someone tries to say that women can't be funny. Thank you for posting this.

@craigjgomez

Жыл бұрын

I respectfully disagree. Comedy flourished in the 80's and comedy clubs flourished as well. Maybe you were in prison during the 80's but in San Francisco we had Cobb's Comedy Club and The Punch Line who featured Robin Williams and every stand up comic working. I think you should go online and do the research. No decade before or since was as good for stand-up comedians than the 80's.

@angelathompson7695

6 ай бұрын

So true

OMG!! Back when comedians were actually funny!! I love her!

I absolutely LOVE Paula Poundstone... How did she get over-looked in the 90's Sit-Com rage.

@Jude300c

Жыл бұрын

She was in Home Movies, a improv cartoon show I grew up with. I mean you know talent when you hear, that why Im on the channel today. Wanted to learn about her roots in comedy

@l.k.1111

Жыл бұрын

Right...Ellen who? I would have watched Paula.

Paula Poundstone.....What a classy lady!....Here I am surfing youtube and bored to hell. Then I see this funny woman's picture on the right of my screen. I've heard about her on NPR's Wait Wait show. I click on the picture. Wellah....I'm watching this woman's comedy show. Videoing from a club in San Fran. I'm on my couch. Hurt my knee early on in the day. Am in pain, having a few Jack Daniel's to "Kill" the pain. This woman had me laughing my azz off!! to a point where I had to move my injured knee a bit. Because I was slapping it when she hit the punch line!!... Ms. Paula Poundstone......Thanks for making me laugh. And forgetting the pain in my knee! You're quite the Lady! :>)

This is great! Lovelovelove Paula Poundstone, and it's really fun to see the old graphics and bumper material. Thank you!

Absolute hilarious and brilliant!!! LOVE HER!

I always love hearing / seeing PAULA ! She just right .

Even in the beginning she was like no other. And just got better and better. She talks about common things in an obtuse way. Like Seinfeld on different. She circle back to a joke from 20 minutes prior. Brilliant mind. 2006 Bravo segment is fabulous.

@domisthebomb09

Жыл бұрын

WHAT KINDA QUESTION IS THAT?

WELL GOT MY DAILY PAULA POUNSDSTONE DOSE...PERHAPS I'LL TAKE AN EXTRA POUNDSTON PILL..AW, WHOM AM I KIDDING?-LOL MORE PLEASE. SHE'S THE BEST!

Over 20 years ago I saw her Live in Las Vegas.. Was really funny..

I remember watching this when it aired in the summer of 1989.

@eddieloius4592

2 жыл бұрын

I remember Bob Nelson

@Mario_N64

2 жыл бұрын

@@eddieloius4592 a That one was quite successful.

I used to love HBO One Night Stands so much as a kid! At almost 50, I still reference , " Long about noon when your appetite's pokin at ya pokin at you" all the time 🤣🤣🤣

"I don't drink." yikes at that foreshadowing. but not criticizing...in fact she is one of the best comedians on the planet

@deniseindoung4514

4 жыл бұрын

That and she doesn't think she'll ever have kids, caught my attention as well. And yes, she is effing hilarious, even when she talks about her child endangerment plea and alcoholism recovery.

In this 1989 show she said she doesn't drink and would probably never have children. I just watched another show of hers, from 2006, in which she spoke about going to rehab for her drinking problem and of her three children. Life is strange.

Class and wit... LOOOOOVE me some Poundstone with a long "O!" 😂🤣🤣😍👍👍

The best white female stand-up / slouch about / lay down comedian ever! I'm so glad she exists. None of that super-clichéd "men are like this and all want that"-nonsense. Thank you ever so for this excellent upload! Wow, just read about the effort you put into converting and uploading, am awed. Subscribed. Thank you very much indeed!

@joe-vz6hx

4 жыл бұрын

lol @ "best white female stand-up" wow no racism there. best female stand-up period bro, get over it

What had I never heard of her? She is great.

When I say I love PP - it means Paula Poundstone! Even when she cusses she does it with class. I hope to meet her one day. She is the best!

Paula’s humor is timeless 💙

Wish I heard of her before...shes hilarious.

@anjobanjo1221

2 жыл бұрын

Listen to her podcast! It's called Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. Really great stuff❤️

I grew up on Paula Poundstone, Elaine Boosler & Rosie O'Donnell. Not many female comics out there that don't rely on raunchy humor for every, single bit like these ladies did. Oh yeah, Kathleen Milligan is friggin' hilarious too!

@bruceching4078

7 ай бұрын

And Rita Rudner.

@DivaInTheWoods

2 ай бұрын

It's Kathleen Madigan in case anyone is looking for other outstanding female comics. She also has a podcast. She refers to it as her 'Pubcast'. She's definitely another one to check out!

Wow amazing and timeless, non stop laughs, she’s such a natural. The jokes just keep spilling out and then she totally picks up the pace in the last half hour and totally crushes it.

Thanks for the upload! She cracks me up

@laurahall2710

4 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you!!

thank you

She is under rated. Let's get her viral peoples. Um I need a young person to help make this happen.

Beautiful !

Love Paula Poundstone she is an awesome comedian

legend

O love her crazy voice. :)

I absolutely love Paula Poundstone. She's one of my favorite comediennes of all time. I love it when she wears those suits and ties and tuxedos when she does her stand up specials.

late 80's humor "The coffee was so bad, I thought it was poisoned, so I actually spit it out!" audience: OH MY GOD AHAHAAAAA POISON COFFEE BUT IT WAS JUST BAD HAHAHAAA

Her stuff is timeless. I was interested to see if it was in inappropriate but it's perfect.❤

Wow - back in the day when one could smoke at a public event....anyway v sunny to hear Paula

I love Paula Poundstone!

Hello. Paula, where are you? Hope to see you soon. You are the best!!!!

We've been dancing with Paula Poundstone. She's been knocking; she won't leave me alone

@theleeoverstreet

5 жыл бұрын

Great, now GnR is stuck in my head! 🤣

@sydneyprescott3374

4 жыл бұрын

Hee he, clever😜

@MrMmnngghh

4 жыл бұрын

Paula gets to the venue around seven, gets on the stage around nine

@DevilTigermoth

4 жыл бұрын

And she don’t worry bout nuthin no cause worry’s a waste of her time

Forever an icon.

Paula is a perfectly wonderful stand up comic and she's very lovely and very beautiful also.

She's amazing ❤

I’m just lmao all by myself in bed trying to be quiet lol so my partner can sleep hahahahaha

I miss H.B.O. stand-up comedy specials.

@theleeoverstreet

4 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@leeh9806

3 жыл бұрын

Me three!

I still use one of her lines. We can't have nice things!

I laugh like crazy everytime I listen to Paula Poundstone vids even though I practically know them by heart. Does anyone know of new videos of hers?

@DivaInTheWoods

2 ай бұрын

Not new, but new to me. A few months ago I found a compilation of all the times she was on 'Craig Ferguson Show'. I never watched it when it originally aired, and it is hysterical. The two of them together is a delight.

I alwaysed like LARY BIRD !! WAY BACK THEN.

I love you Paula 😍!!!!

Paula add Libs about 90% of her act… Not just anyone can do that

Miss her ❤❤❤❤

Her humor is so "clean" and totally does not rely on profanity. Intelligence.

@timmyshore3755

Жыл бұрын

boy i’d love to tame her shrew. 😉💋

@timmyshore3755

Жыл бұрын

i watched and after a few minutes are you sure that’s a her ? my grampa says it’s a boy.

@celesteflores1445

Жыл бұрын

@@timmyshore3755 son your peepaw is a hater

@jackfitzpatrick8173

Жыл бұрын

True...the most talented comedians are the clean ones.

@strongbad635

Жыл бұрын

She literally swears like 3 times in this special alone. And makes jokes about suicide. And drugs.

i love the special, but when we got to the Ad's at the end, my night was made

@theleeoverstreet

3 жыл бұрын

That's where the flashbacks are! 😁

I love Paula, esp on NPR

What a great way to end a show. The standard *"My time's up., thank you goodnight"* (or similar) is too abrupt.

Paula I need you please keep working save me

Sadly, so little of her gigs available. The podcast is fun, though

Paula was a cutie!

Oh ! I laugh at everyone of her routines and I have only this week watched her videos. It's so refreshing. How old is she possibly in 2022 ?

Funny funny funny🤣

Me asking Paula to be my life partner... Paula: "What kind of a question is thaaaaat"? Side note- I dont think I used my quotation marks correctly... Jus saying...

@rivercanyon7508

4 жыл бұрын

Lofl!!! My silly humor. "No HOMO" THO Paula. I can see how the letters above can be typoed and taken in so many wrong ways. Will they see the funny side of poor grammar skills and reply with silly comments orrrrr will some be facetiously sarcastic of my redundancy of mistakes in this post as a whole? Who knows, I know someone will whatever..... 😚😊

@susanwinston4123

2 жыл бұрын

Lol…one of my favorite ad lib moments…sooo funny 😁 !!

Have you noticed she doesn’t say fuck not even one time.

I couldn't stand her for so long on npr. Now I love her. She's crazy. :)

Man i wish you taped the entire series of these. The promo for the Dom Irrera session is taunting me, I wanna watch it.

@theleeoverstreet

2 жыл бұрын

I wish the same! If only I had known thousands of people would be watching my VHS tapes in 30 years. 😆📼👍

Tig Notaro took that “no moleste” part and out it in her show

time for her comeback

@theleeoverstreet

4 жыл бұрын

She's on tour now! A new HBO special would be cool.

@gregoryhoover5875

4 жыл бұрын

@@theleeoverstreet Awesome, I'll check out here dates and try to catch her in Florida - very funny gal.

@ogobby

4 жыл бұрын

Comeback? She's very successful and has been Regular contributor on Wait Wait Don't Tell Me Has her own podcast which is very funny Has never stopped touring Etc

Parking, cats, what a hoot!

Even funnier now! Take the bit about Bush not being her president, replace the names with Trump and Hilary, and it's just as funny!

I wish Paula was my bestie.

She wasn't a bad looking woman back then. And she was damn funny too.

She was really beautiful back then

This is the most 80's shit.

good stuff, sirhan sirhan is still alive and still in jail. he's been denied parole 16 times, the last in 2021, after 53 years in jail he was awarded parole, 2 of kennedy's kids supported it, 6 did not, governor newsom denied his parole, sirhan is 78 years old (2022). i live in florida and you frequently see signs that say, "do not feed or molest alligators." i had the same reaction, "do i not know the real definition of molestation?"

Hahahahahhaa the cats

Swimming in San Fran bay is brisk but nice. Quick dip off Ocean Beach.

she's so cute (still is) :-)

When I park illegally, I always give myself a fake parking ticket before the parking police do it for me.

@adnamamedia

2 жыл бұрын

haha, in Philly they'll keep stacking them on your windshield. I oftentimes see cars with near a dozen tickets stuffed below the wiper

SO SHWEEEETTT...much love Tee with LIONS NAMED LEO.[the music worldwide} oo weee fun!!

I was told I sound like her. It’s a compliment right?

@theleeoverstreet

4 жыл бұрын

I think it is. 😃

@ultraboombean

4 жыл бұрын

I would take it as one.

This is the first time I'm seeing this special...and I'm SHOCKED to see that "no mleste" joke, which I've heard Tig Notaro do throughout the 2010's. So Tig stole that bit. I like both of these women's comedy, but I'm shocked she stole that bit!

what a lovely woman

I drove in Italy and taught them the California Brake Light Cha Cha Cha. And her line about the legalized crime was a prophecy and she didn't even know it and she was in Frisco.

Would you like a floor preference… Yes linoleum. I just made that up I’m really funny

Wow, the Tig Notaro "No moleste" joke, like 15 years prior.

@artlewis4216

4 жыл бұрын

worth checking it out...when I heard Paula do it recently, I thought she was stealing from Tig. thanks for the heads up. Also see paula , maria bamford and other comics and roots , blues musicians at my youtube site: go to ArtL7, then playlists. KZread drops URLs as spam.

I SAID LETS GO

The streets are alive with the sound of screaming, as the bus goes right by your nose, oh no! This happened when I was a metro bus driver. She could have stepped out of her car on the sidewalk side, but did she? No. Right out into the street, with a bus right there. Instant opera with possible ensuing fainting spells!

She’s humorous

I heard a Woody Allen influence, like @12:19 when she delivers the punchline about fleas. If you ever get a chance to talk to her, ask her about her early comedy influences. I’d love to know.

I've driven in Italy. She's not far off.

She looks like Robin Scherbatsky from How I Met Your Mother.

YOUNG JOY BEHAR IN THE OPENING CREDITS

I just watched a newer show of hers, I didn't think I knew who she was.. Now I recognize her, she looks so different now..

@olivia6063

4 жыл бұрын

This show is 30 years old. Of course she look different now.

@marlenemitchell-kavanaugh3644

4 жыл бұрын

Really Ryanne??……does she look different now??……

@gibsg99

4 жыл бұрын

That's interesting, even with her totally Unique Style and delivery, you still didn't recognize her?

"not poundsteen, poundstine" she predicted the mandela effect 22 years early

@theleeoverstreet

4 жыл бұрын

But wait... Everyone knows the mandela effect has been around since the 1960's...

@kenhollis6197

4 жыл бұрын

The Mandela effect is bullshit.

Lol when she said do you like to gamble, the guys like ohhh yeah,anyone else notice he had crutches with him lol probably knows a booky and was in debt

@evilangel2918

3 жыл бұрын

Yah that's definitely the most likely explanation 😶

She was pretty in those days.

@gibsg99

4 жыл бұрын

Well, she changed her hairstyle, and gained a tiny bit of weight, but I don't think she looked very different 🤔🤔🤔

She reminds me of Bernard (from Black books), except he touchs his hair all the time

@theleeoverstreet

5 жыл бұрын

I think Paula is a bit happier. 😊

@salwaaj1356

5 жыл бұрын

@@theleeoverstreet true :)

@loridancer9378

5 жыл бұрын

Paula and Tamsin should do a show!

@ulalaFrugilega

4 жыл бұрын

She reminds me pf Mrs. Maisel, though it should be the other way round. Bet they made the Mrs. after Paula.