The Historic Paramount Theatre
Abilene's Landmark Theatre

Event Calendar

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

The Paramount Theatre is a multi-use facility and home to the Paramount Theatre’s diverse programming, as well as a myriad of rental events hosted by organizations throughout the Big Country. Our complete Event Calendar below contains all public events scheduled in the facility. Some dates being held for private events do not appear on the main calendar listing.

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PAULA POUNDSTONE

  • The Historic Paramount Theatre 352 Cypress Street Abilene, TX, 79601 United States (map)

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paula poundstone

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026 @ 7:00 PM

Tickets On Sale FRI 2/6 @ 10AM

Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.  She 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.

Paula 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. She filed live coverage of the 1992 Democratic and Republican National Conventions and the Presidential Inaugural for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and at the 93rd Emmy Awards. Paula has starred in two television series, both entitled The Paula Poundstone Show. Paula’s 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; the audiobook was one of five finalists for the AUDIE award for Audiobook of the Year. Paula has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.

Earlier Event: April 22
THE ALAN JACKSON EXPERIENCE
Later Event: May 8
INTERSTELLAR