Paula Poundstone Photo by Michael Schwartz

Paula Poundstone plans to entertain an audience at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at Johnson Hall Opera House, 280 Water St., Gardiner.

The comedian 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.

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. 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. She has released five albums and is featured in several documentaries and compendiums noting influential comedians of our time.

The opera house has accessible seating available.

Tickets cost $40.

For tickets or more information visit johnsonhall.org.

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