Travel & Experiences
Cat lover and comedian Paula Poundstone returns to The Orleans Showroom with her wry observational stand-up act on June 19-20.
May 15, 2015
California
Crime: Paula Poundstone’s alleged victims were her own adopted and foster children, an agency official confirms.
June 29, 2001
Television
Ordering breakfast in a West Los Angeles coffee shop, Paula Poundstone is confirming the on-stage descriptions of her admittedly odd dining habits (including a well-chronicled Pop-Tart dependency problem).
Feb. 9, 1992
Court: A relapse in Paula Poundstone’s treatment prompts judge’s attempt to ‘get her attention,’ prosecutor says.
Nov. 14, 2001
Crime: The stand-up comic is accused of lewd acts against a child and child endangerment.
June 28, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
If you have seen Paula Poundstone perform quite a bit, the first thing you notice when you enter her apartment here may well be the box of Pop-Tarts.
Dec. 18, 1988
Plea: Paula Poundstone is accused of lewd acts against a child and child endangerment. Details of charges remain sealed.
July 4, 2001
Court: Comedian’s sentence in child endangerment case also includes mandatory drug treatment.
Oct. 11, 2001
Books
When comedian Paula Poundstone was asked by Children’s Book-of-the-Month Club Vice President David Allender if she’d record children’s books on tape, Poundstone, a foster mother to three young children--two of whom she recently adopted--chose “A Mother for Choco.”
Dec. 18, 1997
As one of the most in-demand comics around--the American Comedy Awards dubbed her 1989’s female club comedian of the year--Paula Poundstone does her share of traveling.
July 5, 1990