Paula Poundstone: Pokin’ At’cha, Pokin’ At’cha
Superfunny Paula Poundstone was at the Stardome Comedy Club last night. MR and I took some friends to the show and had a great time. It was my first time at the Stardome, and I thought it was kind of a dump, but that’s neither here nor there, as the show was great.
It was our first time to see her live, we’ve only ever seen her on Comedy Central. One of the great things about her show is the audience interaction - she talks to people and pretty much makes things funny on the fly. I tried to remember some particularly funny moments, but of course have forgotten them. You will have to see her yourself.
Which brings me to some sad news - there is no DVD or VHS of Paula. Other than compilations, I couldn’t find anything on video. Amazon does have some other stuff, though… Hell, she doesn’t even have her own web site.
I had hoped that she might recycle some old material that we loved (the Snickers routine, her cats and the shower, and the famous “we hate the people on the right side of the plane” bit) but no luck. She did use a few standards, but none of my favorites. In typical fashion, she was not afraid of any topic: we covered her arrest and addiction, as well as politics and gay marriage. Amazingly, even in conservative, W-voting Birmingham, she got laughs all the way through.
Odd place, the Stardome Comedy Theater. Apparently you get a free dinner on your birthday, so a number of the people who were there just wanted their free dinner and then left. Lots of crowd noise, too. Of course, this could be par for the course, and I wouldn’t know, as it was my first time in a comedy club of any kind.
Of Note: I did not know that she writes a column for Mother Jones.
