Paula Poundstone | InnerVIEWS with Ernie Manouse Classic

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Paula Poundstone won the American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up Comic and earned accolades for her “Cats, Cops and Stuff” HBO special. The humorist, comedian, and author talked with Houston Public Media’s Ernie Manouse about her long career, the fun in audience interaction at her comedy shows, and participating in the “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” radio show. This interview was recorded on March 29, 2010, in Houston, Texas. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:10 The Comedy Renaissance 2:57 Sarah Palin 3:55 Growing up funny 5:32 Female comics 8:10 Career 9:49 Mass appeal 14:55 Audience interaction 19:48 Low budget film 20:51 “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” radio show 23:25 Life as a showbiz mom SUBSCRIBE for more news and information from Houston Public Media: https://www.youtube.com/@HoustonPublicMedia ------------ FOLLOW us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/houstonpubmedia Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/houstonpublicmedia X: https://x.com/houstonpubmedia -------------- Houston Public Media is a trusted source for local news, information, and original storytelling in Houston, Texas. For the latest news and information, visit the Houston Public Media website: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/ Subscribe to the Hello, Houston! newsletter: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/hellohouston/ Houston Public Media is a service of the University of Houston. ------------- We can’t do it without you. Support our award-winning community journalism by donating today: https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/donate