With smart, observational humor and a legendary spontaneous interaction with the crowd, Paula Poundstone is one of our country’s pre-eminent comedians. She improvises with a crowd like a jazz musician, swinging in unexpected directions without a plan, without a net. There’s a disarming ease in her craft, an immediate sense that she’s so quick on her feet you need never worry about the possibility of something going wrong.

Poundstone’s razor-sharp wit and impeccable timing make for the perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR’s #1 show, the weekly comedy news quiz, Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me! When asked about Paula, Wait, Wait host Peter Sagal replied, “Paula Poundstone is the funniest human being I have ever known. Everything she does, thinks, or says is hilarious. If you cut her into bits, each piece would be funny. (But don’t!). Air becomes funny having been breathed by her.”

Paula is recognized on Comedy Central’s list of The 100 Best Standup Comics of All Time. She won an American Comedy Award for Best Female Standup Comic, and she is included in innumerable lists, documentaries, and literary compendiums noting influential stand-up comedians of our time.

is one of today’s leading comedians with a fan base who show their loyalty by creating their own Iliza inspired swag to wear to her shows. Iliza recently premiered Elder Millennial, her fourth Netflix stand up special for the streaming service.  The campaign featured her styled in classic looks from the late 90s/early 00s. Her past specials War Paint, Freezing Hot and Confirmed Kills has made her as one of the top comedians working today. 

In addition to her stand up, Iliza co-stars in the upcoming Paramount Pictures movie “Instant Family,” starring Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne which will be released November 16, 2018.  She’s currently filming Netflix’s “Wonderland” for director Peter Berg, which also stars Wahlberg, and she is developing the TV series “Halfway There” for ABC Studios and CBS.

She recently released her first book Girl Logic: The Genius and the Absurdity (Hachette Book Group) a subversively funny collection of essays and observations on a confident woman’s approach to friendship, singlehood, and relationships.  On her new podcast AIA: Ask Iliza Anything she offers up her unique perspective to listeners, answering their questions on virtually any topic.  Other credits include, “Truth & Iliza,” a limited run talk show she hosted on Freeform and “Forever 31”, a digital series she created and starred in for ABC Digital.  She is the only female and youngest comedian to hold the title of NBC’s Last Comic Standing.

Iliza’s stand-up credentials also include headlining the coveted Montreal Just For Laughs Festival and The New York Comedy Festival. As a national headliner, Iliza tours internationally year-round selling out theatres. She regularly takes part in USO tours to show her support of those who serve and has participated in the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s personal USO Tour throughout the Middle East and Europe, as well as Al Roker’s Today Show USO Tour in Afghanistan. She recently took part in the Geena Davis Institute’s “Funny Ladies: Serious Business” panel and the Emily’s List event Cocktails For Change.

Iliza was featured in Elle’s “Women in Comedy” issue two years in a row and her television credits include multiple appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon,” “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” and “The Today Show.”

Iliza lives in Los Angeles where she spends time making up songs and nicknames for her dog Blanche.

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