Paula Poundstone Comes to Playhouse Square

Want a good laugh? Head to Playhouse Square's Ohio Theatre on October 20 for a Laugh-Fest With Paula Poundstone.

Heralded as one of our country's foremost comics, Paula Poundstone's quick-thinking, unscripted approach to comedy makes for a perfect fit as a regular panelist on NPR's #1 show, the screwball weekly news quiz show "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" (heard locally on WCPN and WKSU), where she holds the record for game losses.

"The others cheat," she says magnanimously. "You wouldn't think NPR would put up with that."

Writes Nick Zaino with the Boston Globe: "You know she's a great comic the way you know any fine performer when you see one -- 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 interchanges with the audience are never mean or done at a person's expense. She even manages to handle politics without provoking the pall of disapproval received by less artful comics.

"With the exception of that one time!" Poundstone claims.

Poundstone tours regularly, performing standup comedy across the country. She makes a popular return to Playhouse Square's intimate Ohio Theatre Thursday, October 20 at 8 p.m. Ticket prices will be $45, $35 & $10 Smart Seats.

For tickets or information, call 216-241-6000 or visit playhousesquare.org