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Paula Poundstone
She's won an American Comedy Award as Best Female Stand-up, two CableACE Awards, and a local Emmy. Her television work includes numerous appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "The Rosie O'Donnell Show," among others, and starring in her own award-winning comedy specials. She is also the voice of "Judge Stone" on the acclaimed animated series "Squigglevision," which airs on ABC's Saturday morning line-up. In addition, Paula has just been tapped to write her first book for Crown. And, of course, she continues to crisscross the country with her singular brand of live performances at concert venues and colleges. As she so aptly puts it, "I'm just amazed that what I got thrown out of class for, I now get paid to do. The same thing could be said by criminals, I suppose." A talented writer as well, Paula wrote the "Poundstone Report" in Mother Jones from March/April '93 through May/June '98, covering a broad base of topics. She learned the basics of government from former Sen. Paul Simon while enjoying rides at an amusement park ("Senator Simon is too much of a gentleman to be president. When I offered him five bucks to shove a kid off a ride, he didn't even consider it.") She exposed the folly of the recent cigar craze ("I love the smell of cigars. It reminds me of my grandpa just before he died.") And she pondered the state of children's books today ("I often wonder if my perpetual sense of impending doom was caused by those Dick and Jane books we were forced to read as kids.") Other publications she's written for include the Los Angeles Times Sunday Calendar, Entertainment Weekly, and Buzz Magazine, among others. A frequent contributor of both her time and talents to various causes, she participates in the annual Comic Relief benefits aiding the homeless, is one of the comedians featured in the recent "Comic Relief" book, and works for the organization off-camera in a variety of fund-raising events.
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