Paula Poundstone to perform at Providence auditorium Nov. 30
PROVIDENCE — Comedian, best- selling author, and panel regular on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me,” Paula Poundstone will play The VETS in Providence Thursday, Nov. 30, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets, $45, are on sale Friday, May 19, at 10 a.m. and can be purchased online at TheVetsRI.com, by calling (401) 421.ARTS (2787), or in person at The VETS/PPAC box office located at 220 Weybosset St., Providence.
Box office hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m.; and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p. m. Summer box office hours begin Monday, June 5. Summer hours are Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The VETS onsite box office, located at One Avenue of the Arts, Providence, is only open on show days. For a complete schedule of The VETS events visit TheVetsRI.com.
Fresh on the heels of the release of her new book, “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness” (avail- able now wherever books, ebooks and audio books are sold), Paula Poundstone is touring the country.
Seven years in the writing, Poundstone’s new book climbed to #1 on the Amazon Best Sellers list for Humor CDs and landed in the top 10 on the Best Sellers Humor Hardcover list on its first day of release, all the while garnering great reviews. Kirkus — one of the most notable pre- review sources in the industry — called the book “A deeply revealing memoir in which the pathos doesn't kill the humor — delivers more than it promises.” Tony and Emmy Award-winner Lily Tomlin described the book as “A remarkable journey. I laughed. I cried. I got another cat.”
Poundstone can be heard regularly on NPR’s #1 show, the Peabody-award winning weekly comedy news quiz “Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!”
In addition to her regular appearances on “Wait, Wait,” Poundstone is now readying the launch of her own, brand-new weekly podcast — “Live From The Poundstone Institute” — which is set to premiere on June 20. Joined by a live and lively audience, Poundstone takes on the research studies that are so odd they just beg for someone to stand up and say “wait, what?!” The podcast is being produced by NPR and is recorded in Los Angeles.
On stage, Poundstone is known for her casual style, smart, observational humor, and a razor- sharp spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Garrison Keillor described her as “the bravest and best improv comic of our time.”
A star of several HBO specials and her own series on ABC and HBO, Poundstone was the first woman to share the dais with the President and perform standup comedy at the White House Correspondents Dinner in its then 72-year history.
She is included in Comedy Central’s List of the 100 Best Standup Comics of All Time, and is an American Comedy Award-winner for Best Female Standup Comic.