Hometown Alaska: Comedian Paula Poundstone hates promoting herself

By Anne Hillman

Published June 12, 2023 at 11:04 AM AKDT

Paula Poundstone is a stand-up comic known for her witty observations on NPR’s Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and her really large family of pets. The author, podcaster and expert dog-waste-remover will be performing in Anchorage in late June. She joins host Anne Hillman to discuss her comedy, her home life, and more.

Event information:
Saturday, June 24
7:30 p.m.
Discovery Theater

HOST: Anne Hillman

GUEST: Paula Poundstone

LINKS:
Paula Poundstone website Tickets

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Anne Hillman

Anne Hillman is a behavioral health clinician working in rural Alaska. Before going back to school for her Masters of Social Work, she covered social justice issues for Alaska Public Media and ran the multimedia and arts project Mental Health Mosaics with Out North.

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