Paul J. loves this quote from his idol, Lily Tomlin, “I realized early on that people were laughing at me….I decided ‘hey, I might as well try to funny!’” His wit, rapid-fire comedy and wacky characters make this multi-talented actor/comedian/singer in high demand. His humor draws on his family, his experiences as a single male, his Texas residency and his political and social observations of the world around him. This past October, his first television special, ONE NIGHT STAND UP-HOLLYWOOD premiered on the MTV/LOGO network. One of Paul J's lesser known talents is singing, as he was born into a musical family, studied voice in college and has sung with several major groups in the U.S. including the New York Choral Artists, Orpheus Chamber Singers and the Dallas Symphony.
Although a Texan at heart, Paul J. spent six years in New York where he performed his one-man show, LEFT, OUT,…..AND NOT RIGHT! on three separate occasions, and was nominated for a Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) Award as Outstanding Male Comic, in 2000, 2001 and 2002.

Now, in addition to his work as a stand-up comic, Paul J. has been performing his all-character show, DISHING IT OUT, which is a one-man tour de force in which Paul J. portrays six different characters all interacting in one afternoon in a Southern cafeteria.

In keeping with his wide appeal, Paul J.’s humor is funny without being crass, and his act often includes one of his original characters from DISHING IT OUT.

BACKSTAGE Magazine has called Paul J. Williams “…..very funny….genuine, intelligent, sensible, and appealing.” AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN proclaims Paul J. to be “one singularly outrageous” comic. And the DALLAS OBSERVER praises his “strong satiric sense, locating the absurdity in every convention”.