Paula Newman

Paula is known as the, "Real Deal". She couldn't be fake if an Oscar depended on it. A chronic pain warrior of 20+ years, her Dark Decade of the Soul, as she refers to it, shifted her life perspective forever. "It wasn't my body that was the problem it was my mind". She is originally from the U.K., immigrated to the United States as a first generation college student is a clean comic, voice over/improv artist, a theatrically trained actress in addition to a world traveled meditation instructor and inspirational/motivational speaker. Her clean comedy is infused with wisdom, inspirational gems, various voices, silliness and act outs that do deserve an Oscar.

She learned meditation to cope with living in physical pain from a computer injury. She became a teacher and founded a new global nonprofit to bring stress reduction techniques to low/er income underrepresented groups in the wellness community.

Paula has performed on line ups including Margaret Cho, Darrell Hammond (Saturday Night Live) and on Los Angeles stages such as The Comedy Store, The Laugh Factory, Flappers, The Comedy Chateau. Regionally she has hit the famous House of Comedy and 3E's Comedy Club. She loves to MC especially charity events where we are all working for a higher cause. Her brand Rise Up Comedy is touring to raise health awareness and bring comedy with a message in a clean comedy forum.

Acting

She has worked on over 100 tv/movies as either a voice talent or on camera. She is an improv artist originating in the U.K. performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Groundlings Theatre (Los Angeles) and a prior member of TheatreSports Pittsburgh. You may have caught her on local Los Angeles stages, Nevada Shakespeare Festival and more. She is a trained theatre professional from Carnegie Mellon School of Drama.