BARRE – The Barre Opera House’s “BOH Presents” series continues on Saturday, Feb. 21, 7:30 p.m., with comedian Paula Poundstone.
Poundstone is known for her humor and wit. She regularly plays theaters across the country, hosts a weekly comedy podcast, “Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone,” and is a regular panelist on NPR’s “Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me.” She also voiced the character, Forgetter Paula, in the feature films, “Inside Out” and “Inside Out 2.”
Poundstone has starred in several HBO specials, including “Cats, Cops and Stuff,” which received a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She was the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. She filed live coverage of the 1992 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno” and at the 93rd Emmy Awards. Paula’s second book, “The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human Happiness,” was one of eight semi-finalists for the Thurber Prize For American Humor; the audio book was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year. She has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.
Tickets for the show may be ordered online at barreoperahouse.org or call (802) 476-8188. The Opera House is handicapped accessible and equipped for the hearing impaired.
