ROCKLAND — Comedian Paula Poundstone will bring her distinctive brand of spontaneous observational comedy to the Strand Theatre on Friday, Aug. 21, at 7:30 p.m. 

Poundstone 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 nabbed a cable ACE award for Best Comedy Special. She was the first female comic to host the White House Correspondents Dinner. Poundstone has starred in two television series, both entitled The Paula Poundstone Show. Her 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. She has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time, according to the Strand Theatre, in a news release. 

Tickets are for reserved seats, and are $50/Advance, $55/Day of Show. Beer and wine are available at concessions. To buy tickets, or for more information, visit www.rocklandstrand.com, Tel: (207) 594-0070.  

The Strand Theatre is located at 345 Main St., Rockland.