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North by Northwest: Paula Poundstone Live!

Performance - Spoken Word
Humor
Fully dramatized   2.00 hour(s)
Publication date: 06/28/2016

North by Northwest: Paula Poundstone Live!

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Audio CD ISBN:9781681682228
Digital Download ISBN:9781681682235

Summary

Unscripted and unforgettable, Paula Poundstone shines in this "double-live" showcase of her brilliant comedy performances.

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Product Description

Award-winning comedian Paula Poundstone is legendary for her spontaneous wit and razor-sharp humor. She is a popular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! and tours regularly, keeping audiences laughing in her one-woman shows. In North by Northwest, Paula is at her best in two memorable performances, one recorded in Bayfield, Wisconsin, at Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua and the other at the historic Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon. Join Paula Poundstone in her element: sharing too much information, telling unpredictable stories, and interacting with her audience with a spontaneity that is considered without peer. Says Paula about her first double live CD, "Laughter is the best medicine, and I prescribe two CDs when symptoms occur."

Reviews/Praise

"This small package offers a big listening reward--it's guaranteed laugh therapy."—AudioFile

"Poundstone is at her peak during these one-woman shows, doling out clever jokes with keen delivery. . . . Her distinctive voice and delivery create pure entertainment for her many fans." —Booklist

"[​North By Northwest] more than proves that nobody is better at working a crowd, thinking on her feet, and being funny than Poundstone and that she is absolutely unique." —The Serious Comedy Site

"Laugh-out-loud hilarious, North By Northwest: Paula Poundstone Live! is a must for the legions of Paula Poundstone fans and certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library audio book humor collections." —Midwest Book Review

"North by Northwest: Paula Poundstone Live! features recordings of two live performances . . . keeps listeners feeling as though they are part of her live production." —Donovan's Literary Services

Author Bio

Paula Poundstone has been a stand-up comic for over 30 years. She is a regular panelist on NPR's #1 show, Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me! and she recently voiced the character of Forgetter Paula in the Disney Pixar Oscar winning film Inside Out. Her successes include HBO and Bravo specials, and an American Comedy Award for Best Female Stand-Up.