Stand-up comedy show by Paula Poundstone, known for her observational humor, at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus.
Paula Poundstone is playing the Lincoln Theatre on Friday, October 30, 2026, at 8 PM. The show is presented by CAPA, the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts.
If you're not familiar with her, Poundstone is a stand-up comic known for smart, observational humor and spontaneous wit. She's a regular on the road, playing theaters across the country, and hosts the weekly comedy podcast Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone. You might also recognize her as a regular panelist on NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me.
Her career goes back a long way. She's starred in several HBO specials, including Cats, Cops and Stuff, which won a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She also made history as the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. In 1992, she filed live coverage of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and she's starred in two television series, both titled The Paula Poundstone Show.
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Beyond the stage and screen, she's a writer. Her second book, The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness, was a semi-finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor, and she's released five albums. The show is at the Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, OH 43203, on Friday, October 30, starting at 8 PM.
