Paula Poundstone

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Hartford

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Fri, July 22, 2016
Hartford, CT
Show: 8:30 PM

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Comedy

Infinity Hall is proud to present comedian Paula Poundstone. It’s impossible to attend a Paula Poundstone performance without marveling at her ability to interact spontaneously with audience members in conversations bound to garner riotous laughter.

Please note that at the artist's request, no food or beverage will be served during the performance. The mezzanine will open at 5:30pm and all mezzanine ticket holders will need to complete food/drink service by 8:00pm. There will be no drink / bar service in the main hall during the show as well. The Good Vibes bar in the hall will close at 8:00pm. Thank you for helping us comply with the artist wishes.

Paula Poundstone

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Artist Bio

Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend. Time magazine, in the March 2020 “Best of” issue, listed Paula’s HBO special, Cats, Cops and Stuff as one of The 5 Funniest Stand-Up Specials Ever. Paula can be heard weekly as the host of the comedy podcast, Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone and as a regular panelist on NPR’s comedy news quiz, Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!

Also an author, Poundstone’s second book, The Totally Unscientific Study Of The Search For Human Happiness (Algonquin 2017) was one of eight semi-finalists for The Thurber Prize for American Humor, the highest recognition of the art of humor writing in the United States. The audiobook was one of five finalists for the Audio Book of the Year AUDIE award.

Paula was the first female comic, in its then 73^rd year, to perform at the White House Correspondents dinner. She was the first female standup, in its then 5^thyear, to win the ACE award for Best Comedy Special on Cable television. She is recognized in innumerable lists, documentaries and literary compendiums noting influential standup comedians of our time.

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