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  • Stand Up Battle - Steven Wright vs Mitch Hedberg | Stand Up Comedy Moments

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  • @robspecht9550
    @robspecht9550 3 года назад +3937

    I used to love Mitch Hedberg. I still do, but I used to too.

    • @bobmiller9313
      @bobmiller9313 3 года назад +22

      Steven is naturally funny

    • @jamescourt5201
      @jamescourt5201 3 года назад +21

      Ducks eat free at Subway

    • @randythompson5154
      @randythompson5154 3 года назад +59

      This joke is so funny…but I’m just so relieved that you are smart enough to know the difference between “to” and “too”, because most of these idiots on here would have tried to write this and they would’ve screwed it up royally.

    • @danmar007
      @danmar007 3 года назад +13

      @@randythompson5154 Amen to that.

    • @danielstewart8106
      @danielstewart8106 2 года назад +19

      How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?

  • @Comet701
    @Comet701 Год назад +475

    My favorite Steven Wright joke I still use a few times per year. Somebody asks: "Did you sleep well?" I say: "No. I think I made a few mistakes."

    • @AetheriusLamia
      @AetheriusLamia Год назад +3

      What if they ask instead, "How did you sleep?"

    • @JOKERLOKES14
      @JOKERLOKES14 11 месяцев назад +11

      "I accidentally spilled ink remover on my dog Spot.... I haven't seen him in weeks"!!!!LOL

    • @davidkaiser3105
      @davidkaiser3105 10 месяцев назад +6

      @@AetheriusLamialying down. Why? Do I look like a vampire to you?

    • @tomschmitz8884
      @tomschmitz8884 9 месяцев назад +13

      "Why do they call them apartments when they are so close together?
      -Steven Wright

    • @tomschmitz8884
      @tomschmitz8884 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@AetheriusLamiaI have no idea, I was sleeping!

  • @thebedroomshow9010
    @thebedroomshow9010 Год назад +82

    A Wright joke that stuck with me was “Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you can also put your two cents in? Someone’s making a penny.”

    • @dan_terra3663
      @dan_terra3663 4 месяца назад +3

      Thats my favorite one as well and anytime I see a chance to write something silly for other ppl to find, thats my go to

  • @JetBizzle
    @JetBizzle Год назад +425

    My fav Mitch joke is “I have a vest, if I had no arms it would be a jacket” 😂

    • @jacobolson6885
      @jacobolson6885 Год назад +10

      I can hear the delivery 😂

    • @Dagrizzb
      @Dagrizzb Год назад +16

      "I got a parrot, the parrot talked, but it did not say 'I'm hungry', so it died." Always gets me.

    • @MadScientist267
      @MadScientist267 Год назад +13

      I just can't imagine a scenario where I would ever need to prove I bought a donut...

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia Год назад +11

      @@Dagrizzb "I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."

    • @bernadettegraywashington4143
      @bernadettegraywashington4143 Год назад

      NOW THAT'S FALL DOWN FUNNY .

  • @williamgoldschmidt8840
    @williamgoldschmidt8840 3 года назад +635

    Wright is more obscure and philosophical..Hedburg is just flat out silly and whimsical. Both geniuses!

    • @colehenderson9952
      @colehenderson9952 3 года назад +12

      Agreed man, I could never choose who is the better comic

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 года назад +21

      I don't know man, I could easily see Mitch telling Steven's joke about driving his house around.
      Both of them really are pure comic geniuses...too bad Mitch left us so soon.

    • @thebadbandito
      @thebadbandito 3 года назад +12

      @@eyellgeteven9928 I could also see Mitch doing the humidifier/dehumidifier joke.

    • @DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA
      @DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA 3 года назад

      Absolutely!

    • @kevinthomas4074
      @kevinthomas4074 2 года назад +6

      I think both of their strengths
      pretty much defines absurdity.
      Brilliant, both.

  • @TimGallant
    @TimGallant Год назад +105

    "I'm a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future … but only way off to the side." - Steven Wright

    • @No1Particular
      @No1Particular 9 месяцев назад +1

      I hadn't heard that one yet, brilliant! Thanks.

  • @moresnare
    @moresnare 7 месяцев назад +39

    No battle is necessary. They're both comedic geniuses. : )

  • @rickylee4228
    @rickylee4228 Год назад +35

    “I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. It’s like dude, you have to wait.” -Mitch hedberg

  • @christopher19894
    @christopher19894 Год назад +553

    "There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Brilliant on so many levels. The fine line is the fishing line, literally.

    • @FrankDaBank25
      @FrankDaBank25 Год назад +24

      You explained it lmao

    • @realbangbang
      @realbangbang Год назад +42

      You just blew my mind I can't believe that went over my head

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience Год назад +40

      Hey I just *caught* it. Never sunk in before.

    • @sonny3854
      @sonny3854 Год назад +11

      Can you name just a few of those levels?

    • @chrisanderson6204
      @chrisanderson6204 Год назад +5

      I've been that idiot. In a chartered boat too. The difference was $1500 and 4 barf bags. which we used for chum. we had shrimp for bait. when we got back, we had bait scampi

  • @lauracarter1618
    @lauracarter1618 9 месяцев назад +27

    one of my fave mitch jokes-- "i have found that a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not i have bread."

  • @911jedi8
    @911jedi8 Год назад +85

    Two of my all time faves.
    I once met Steven Wright in an airport. I asked him for his autograph. He asked me my name and signed it “To ____ Happy Birthday forever”

    • @Glornt
      @Glornt 9 месяцев назад +5

      You have a weird name.

    • @Zett76
      @Zett76 9 месяцев назад +6

      That‘s weird, underscore-underscore-underscore…
      I have exactly the same name.

  • @phoschnizzle826
    @phoschnizzle826 Год назад +164

    Saw Steven live once. It was a great show. He opened by walking out on stage and picked up a guitar. With the spotlight on him, he saw the shine off the guitar move around the audience, and said "that's weird, it didn't do that in the store...". Set the guitar back down, and never touched it again the entire set.

    • @talastra
      @talastra Год назад +12

      Another guitar joke: "I will now play every song the Beatles ever wrote. But I won't play all of Hey Jude."

    • @talastra
      @talastra Год назад +9

      Another guitar joke: He's playing a song he says he wrote, and it gets very quiet. He explains, "The pen ran out of ink."

    • @jamescarter3196
      @jamescarter3196 Год назад +1

      In his first HBO special he has a guitar too, and plays 'Hey Hey Rachel Dear'

    • @SoaringEagle1
      @SoaringEagle1 Год назад +13

      When I saw him he came out to a stool and glass of water on the stool.......He picked up the glass, took a drink, then repeatedly set the glass halfway on/off the stool's edge and couldn't get it to stay. So he raised the glass, grabbed the stool, slid it under the raised glass, then set the glass down and said "Good Evening".........lmao.

    • @Einwetok
      @Einwetok 10 месяцев назад

      @@jamescarter3196 I wasn't into yoga. She wasn't into being alive.

  • @vincentm7357
    @vincentm7357 2 года назад +918

    My favorite Steve Wright joke was, “If you kill a mime, do you need to use a silencer?”
    My favorite Mitch Hedburg joke was, “I would lay in my twin bed at night and wonder where my brother was.”
    Both hilarious!

    • @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus
      @TarantuLandoCalcuLingus Год назад +43

      My favorite mitch joke
      "This jacket is dry clean only, which means.... its dirty."

    • @rickmasseur2008
      @rickmasseur2008 Год назад +22

      My favorite Steve Wright joke was, "I had a dream that all the babies prevented by the pill came back. They were pissed."

    • @WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone
      @WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone Год назад +33

      I remember Steven Wright's standup in the 80's and I find him just as funny now as then. Mitch Hedburg I recall on "The 70's Show" and as the stoner Frank who ran "The Hub". "I didn't lose a leg in Vietnam to so I can serve some hot dogs to teenagers". "You have both of your legs Frank". "I know, I did NOT lose a leg in Vietnam". So funny.

    • @jv-lk7bc
      @jv-lk7bc Год назад +1

      wait ..

    • @rustyoak8860
      @rustyoak8860 Год назад +21

      one of my favorite jokes of Steven's is "I have a life size map of the world...one mile equals...one mile."

  • @JJDBaca
    @JJDBaca 6 месяцев назад +4

    Couple of GOATs right here.

  • @markh9675
    @markh9675 Год назад +33

    My favorite Steven Wright joke is: “You know when you're sitting on a chair and you lean back so you're just on two legs and you lean too far so you almost fall over but at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time...”

  • @tourproven
    @tourproven Год назад +41

    You can't please all the people, all of the time; and last night all of those people came to my show...
    Just brilliant.

  • @jeffgillson
    @jeffgillson 4 года назад +401

    Love both of them.
    Wish Mitch would have been around longer!!

    • @Synthpoptroubadour
      @Synthpoptroubadour 3 года назад

      well how the heck are you going to make that happen? he's dead, yo. can't go back and pull that syringe from his hand

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 года назад +3

      @@Synthpoptroubadour You are right, but that's just a little harsh, dude.

    • @Synthpoptroubadour
      @Synthpoptroubadour 3 года назад +3

      @@eyellgeteven9928 life is harsh dude

    • @Elmesal
      @Elmesal Год назад +3

      Mitch is no longer with us? I didn't even know he was sick ...

    • @eligebrown8998
      @eligebrown8998 Год назад

      I agree

  • @blackriverbay1684
    @blackriverbay1684 Год назад +93

    Steven Wright leaves everyone else in the dust. He is brilliant, one of a kind.

    • @davidkaiser3105
      @davidkaiser3105 10 месяцев назад +5

      Wright rules!

    • @jimmyjoe1591
      @jimmyjoe1591 6 месяцев назад +4

      Mitch is the kiddy version of Steve wright.

    • @sethcashman1011
      @sethcashman1011 4 месяца назад

      Agreed!

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 4 месяца назад

      I dont know, they were both pretty funny.

    • @woodman4554
      @woodman4554 Месяц назад

      Steven Wright is a comic genius. Leaves others in the dust.

  • @michaelklemp5510
    @michaelklemp5510 Год назад +98

    "Anywhere is within walking distance... if you have the time." Gotta go with Wright

    • @talastra
      @talastra Год назад +3

      Rice is good when you want to eat 2000 of something.

    • @drd1924
      @drd1924 Год назад +2

      At least ya know it will be room temperature when you get there.

    • @lisagd22
      @lisagd22 Год назад +1

      Definitely!

    • @braddater5834
      @braddater5834 Год назад +1

      I love them both. I think Wright was the true innovator simply because he became before Mitch. I laugh harder with Mitch though....I think.. SO CLOSE

    • @talastra
      @talastra Год назад +6

      @@braddater5834 there are one liners before Wright. Like Rodney Dangerfield. It is Wright's delivery that was super novel

  • @Sindollx666x
    @Sindollx666x Год назад +246

    I always lament all the material we're missing since Mitch's life was so tragically cut short. I really would've loved to see what he gave us next. Rip Mitch thanks for making my early 20s filled with comedy gold, we miss you.

    • @JamesEnsor
      @JamesEnsor Год назад +11

      I heard the Dufrenes bit on CC Radio about a week ago and had the same thought myself.

    • @lots3799
      @lots3799 Год назад +12

      He really was great, and left us too soon. I feel the same way about Greg Geraldo too.

    • @curlyb
      @curlyb Год назад +4

      Yeah but what if all of his later stuff sucked? Think. Speak.

    • @PeacefulPeteable
      @PeacefulPeteable Год назад +10

      ​@curlyb
      Omg 🤦‍♂️
      Take your own advice..think..then speak..

    • @Sindollx666x
      @Sindollx666x Год назад +10

      @@PeacefulPeteable I think he was too genius for all his later stuff to have sucked.

  • @hagegesamuel
    @hagegesamuel Год назад +22

    " The first time I've read the dictionary, I thought it was a poem about everything." This one got me good, it's brilliant

  • @janewestmoreland7239
    @janewestmoreland7239 Год назад +407

    Steven Wright will always win in my book for his deadpan, monotone delivery. "One time I...No, that wasn't me." They didn't use this one, it's my all-time Steven Wright favorite line

    • @rustyoak8860
      @rustyoak8860 Год назад +23

      I always love the one "I have a life sized map of the world...one mile equals...one mile."

    • @911jedi8
      @911jedi8 Год назад +23

      “About 4 years ago, no wait it was yesterday”

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 Год назад +16

      I have a life-sized tattoo all over my body of me, only taller. xD

    • @alanela6761
      @alanela6761 Год назад +6

      @@rustyoak8860 where do you live? E5....

    • @MrDCMiami
      @MrDCMiami Год назад +26

      Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in? Somebody's making a penny ....

  • @adude394
    @adude394 7 месяцев назад +12

    Steven and Mitch: Two of the greatest ever to pick up a mic. I was so fortunate to see Mitch in concert just a few months before his untimely passing.
    Favorite Steven joke: I wrote a song, but I can’t read music, so I don’t know what it is. Every once in a while I’ll be listening to the radio and I say, “I think I might have written that.”
    Favorite Mitch joke: I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."

  • @Chaotic_Enigma
    @Chaotic_Enigma Год назад +15

    I could never choose 1 over the other, I am thankful for both of them....great comedians

  • @clayz1
    @clayz1 Год назад +121

    Seen all of these multiple times never get tired of them. Putting the two guys together like this really works. Nothing but laughs.

  • @patrickvanrinsvelt4466
    @patrickvanrinsvelt4466 6 месяцев назад +4

    Wright and his deadpan touch was perfect.

  • @jmaesrocne
    @jmaesrocne 4 месяца назад +5

    *_Great video! BTW, this is my favorite Mitch Hedberg one-liner:_*
    *"Often, people will show you a photo of themselves & say, 'This is me when I was younger.'. EVERY photo you see of someone is when they were younger."*
    _It's such a simple statement... yet it's also brilliant & funny. RIP Mitch Hedberg. You're irreplaceable, sir._

  • @omegaglitch13
    @omegaglitch13 5 месяцев назад +3

    My neighbor has a circular driveway. He never leaves.
    Steven Wright

  • @makeadifference4all
    @makeadifference4all 3 года назад +305

    I love their surreal, deadpan humor. They approach the world in such a skewed way: both even have jokes about gravity in this compilation. Hedberg was an authentically nervous version of his true self on stage, whereas Wright seems more like he's adopted a comic persona. You can see Wright sometimes fighting to not break character by chuckling at his jokes, whereas Hedberg openly laughs at his own material.

    • @Kodeekat
      @Kodeekat 2 года назад +19

      Hedberg had horrible stage freight, so was always wound up when performing.

    • @Quadrupliplex
      @Quadrupliplex Год назад +6

      @@Kodeekat which was why he would often have a few shots before the set.

    • @Kodeekat
      @Kodeekat Год назад +1

      I don't doubt that in the slightest.

    • @mdemers767
      @mdemers767 Год назад +12

      I saw Stephen live in the early 90's. His live show was NOTHING like any of his specials or recorded shows that I've ever heard or seen anywhere else. And IT. WAS. AMAZING.

    • @challism
      @challism Год назад +6

      @@Quadrupliplex Also why he would often keep his eyes closed throughout his set.

  • @williamhyde2310
    @williamhyde2310 Год назад +5

    "I feel like people handing out flyers are just saying 'here,you throw this away '" -Mitch Hedberg

  • @bkfabs
    @bkfabs Год назад +41

    Favorite Wright joke: “I put instant coffee in the microwave…I went back in time”.

    • @gwood6969
      @gwood6969 3 месяца назад

      I said this joke once while brewing a pot of coffee for the household and nobody got the funny and started to disect, analyze and like a gang of chimps trying to operate a computer attacked me demanding an explanation! 😳 Well I'm waiting 🤔🧐🤨

  • @RS54321
    @RS54321 11 месяцев назад +4

    This is the comedy we need.

  • @twistysnacks
    @twistysnacks Год назад +15

    Every single time I get a receipt, I think "No need to bring ink and paper into this transaction." And every time I'm given a flyer, receipt, or junk mail, I think "Here, YOU throw this away."

  • @timesmash
    @timesmash Год назад +56

    "There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot" - Steven Wright. Brilliant

    • @dondee5439
      @dondee5439 Год назад +1

      That was Mitch doing the fishing joke. Makes Mitch brilliant.

    • @ValenTheOnly
      @ValenTheOnly Год назад

      @@dondee5439 ruclips.net/video/dRha6at_aJ0/видео.html
      Not Mitch

    • @bryce4228
      @bryce4228 5 месяцев назад

      ​@@dondee5439no it wasn't

  • @pop9095
    @pop9095 7 месяцев назад +3

    Two of the greatest Delivery guys to ever make folks laugh. Epic.

  • @DaleWinarski
    @DaleWinarski Год назад +27

    two of the most brilliant minds in comedy ever to exist.

  • @ChiroVette
    @ChiroVette Год назад +27

    I never thought to juxtapose these two together like this! Whoever came up with the idea for this video should get a lot of credit. Awesome, both comedians.🤣

  • @joshlewis5065
    @joshlewis5065 3 года назад +123

    Steven Wright's delivery and writing is amazing

    • @jhaz89
      @jhaz89 2 года назад +4

      His delivery is often the exact same. Mitch has a bunch of vocal cadence fluctuation in his. Would be harder to replicate mitch's delivery. I'm Steven is great too but mitch of like on his own level

    • @brianhaygood183
      @brianhaygood183 Год назад

      Steven's delivery seems forced. Trying to enunciate a lot while trying to act like it is incidental mumbling. It just doesn't work. His jokes are often good.

  • @hi-ccowboy7983
    @hi-ccowboy7983 Год назад +16

    This was masterfully executed. Thank you dear editor.

  • @Cocpain
    @Cocpain Год назад +7

    One of my favorites was missing. "I lived in an apartment, I used to like to play my music real loud, my neighbor did not like that I did this, so he would bang on the wall, so I would turn down my music and yell, go around, there might be a door on your side but it is just a wall over here..." Mitch Hedberg

  • @andrewregan7433
    @andrewregan7433 Год назад +63

    two of my absolute favorite comedians. .. life was way too short for Mitch. not enough ppl even know about his genius.

  • @AvroBellow
    @AvroBellow 4 года назад +135

    Two of the greatest ever. RIP Mitch, you left us far too soon.

    • @johnnytheboy6609
      @johnnytheboy6609 3 года назад

      If Mitch hadn't died of that drug overdose, he'da gone on to..........die of another one a month later.

    • @22lyric
      @22lyric 6 месяцев назад

      Maybe we're lucky he didn't leave us sooner!

  • @kailaniandi
    @kailaniandi Год назад +14

    Steve is a legend! Awesome one liners.

  • @syrupofwahoo3059
    @syrupofwahoo3059 11 месяцев назад +5

    LEGENDS THAT HELPED FORM MY SENSE OF HUMOR…….
    Thanks gentlemen, it’s coming in handy these days….😂🤣😏🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @doctorlolchicken7478
    @doctorlolchicken7478 3 года назад +75

    I’ve been a long time Steven Wright fan but some of Mitch’s jokes are hilarious in their silliness. The broken escalator one, and raising money to buy a machine that shows how much money has been raised, for example.

    • @thebadbandito
      @thebadbandito 3 года назад +6

      Fuck that. I'll just make a copy.

    • @johnnytheboy6609
      @johnnytheboy6609 3 года назад +6

      Sometimes it takes a few seconds to get them like "dogs are forever in the pushup position"

    • @dennisbecraft1303
      @dennisbecraft1303 Год назад +7

      His funniest is the brilliantly elaborated one about the DuFresne family missing when their table was ready.

    • @davidhunt1350
      @davidhunt1350 4 месяца назад

      not really so silly more, observational, but through a different perspective, just clever.

  • @klaytonvonkluge4905
    @klaytonvonkluge4905 4 года назад +57

    "i bought some batteries. .....
    But they weren't included ....."

    • @eltravo2112
      @eltravo2112 4 года назад +5

      ........So I had to buy them again.

    • @aidenvanasco2434
      @aidenvanasco2434 4 года назад +1

      Then I bought some used paint

    • @eltravo2112
      @eltravo2112 4 года назад +4

      I bought it in the shape of a house.

  • @andrewgranger3370
    @andrewgranger3370 Год назад +83

    Two of my favorite Steven Wright bits. "When I was a kid we had a quicksand box in our bacckyard. I was an only child. Eventually." "The other day I got on the bus and sat next to a blonde chinese girl. She was crying so I asked her what was wrong. She said I have a problem and my therpist can't help me. I said maybe I can help, what's the problem? She said I'm a nymphomaniac but I am only attracted to jewish cowboys. By the way my name is Karen. I said hi Karen my name is Bucky Goldstien."

    • @FistandFootMartialArts
      @FistandFootMartialArts 8 месяцев назад +3

      The ONLY sensible answer one could give.😁

    • @robert.m4676
      @robert.m4676 7 месяцев назад +3

      I love it’s a nice night for an evening!

    • @ricknorman6404
      @ricknorman6404 6 месяцев назад +1

      What did Jesus ever do for Santa Claus on HIS birthday?

    • @likkeanimal8610
      @likkeanimal8610 8 дней назад

      too long

  • @needsaride15126
    @needsaride15126 Год назад +37

    Steven Wright. One of the funniest and most under rated comics. I have always loved his work.

    • @Senator107
      @Senator107 Год назад +3

      Hardly underrated.

    • @chezchezchezchez
      @chezchezchezchez Год назад +1

      What do you mean underrated. You’re not using that word correctly.
      Do you mean under discovered?

    • @shellydoyle1378
      @shellydoyle1378 Год назад +3

      @Jim Cheseborough I don't even think he is under discovered. There is an MLB pitcher who has the same name. I was watching a game and Wright came on to pitch. The broadcasters told everyone to say their favorite Steven Wright joke. All of the broadcasters contributed. Camera operators, coaches, and more. That is just one example. He's very well known.

    • @davidkaiser3105
      @davidkaiser3105 10 месяцев назад +1

      Not everyone gets Steven Wright. His jokes aren't as obvious as those of other comedians. So, if you're one of the many who do get him but have friends who don't, you still might feel like he's underappreciated, if not underrated.

    • @22lyric
      @22lyric 6 месяцев назад

      ​@@shellydoyle1378I love him. But you DON'T hear enough about him!

  • @crashburn3292
    @crashburn3292 3 года назад +86

    Yes, Steven did the delivery first, but they were both equally great. Even Wright says he loved Hedberg.

    • @twistysnacks
      @twistysnacks Год назад +7

      Mitch Hedberg was the opposite of deadpan 😂

    • @chezchezchezchez
      @chezchezchezchez Год назад +4

      Link? Where did Steven Wright say that?

    • @davidkaiser3105
      @davidkaiser3105 10 месяцев назад

      @crashburn3292 yes, he said the same to me. @@chezchezchezchez, weren't you listening?

  • @CuriousGoodsJessica
    @CuriousGoodsJessica 3 года назад +78

    I still miss Mitch! Saw him shortly before he was lost to us, I will treasure that great time with an audience that appreciated him like I did. It was like hanging out with friends. 💞

    • @rcr-zt4of
      @rcr-zt4of Год назад +1

      I saw him December 03 with Lewis Black and Dave Attell.

    • @CuriousGoodsJessica
      @CuriousGoodsJessica Год назад

      @@rcr-zt4of That sounds like good show!

    • @rcr-zt4of
      @rcr-zt4of Год назад +2

      @@CuriousGoodsJessica it was. Mitch kind of stole the show and it was right before Lewis Black’s meteoric rise in the 2000s…

  • @sloaiza81
    @sloaiza81 Год назад +13

    Mitch's Strategic Grill Locations is one of comedy's all time treasures.

  • @benwinegarner4797
    @benwinegarner4797 Год назад +9

    Two of my all time favorite comedians. Absolute geniuses of comedy.

  • @tristancooper1442
    @tristancooper1442 5 лет назад +92

    These two are legends!

    • @bobmiller9313
      @bobmiller9313 3 года назад +4

      Wright is cleaner and funnier

    • @A-non-theist
      @A-non-theist Год назад

      Mitch was a lot better even though they're both good. I just wish Mitch was still around.

  • @stenbiller99
    @stenbiller99 Год назад +28

    Steven wright is fantastic but I think it’s not about one joke with him, it’s about the trippy deadpan experience of mind expanding jokes that just keep coming. There’s a building momentum with Wright.

    • @mikearchibald744
      @mikearchibald744 4 месяца назад

      Oddly enough I think they both noticed how they look plays a big part in it too.

  • @andrewpetik2034
    @andrewpetik2034 5 месяцев назад +2

    Mitch's observations on escalators and golf are flipping brilliant! 😂

  • @darrenrock7220
    @darrenrock7220 Год назад +6

    I loved Mitch in that 70's show "I did not lose a leg in Vietnam for this" Eric but you have both legs Mitch "That's what I said I did not lose a leg in Vietnam "

  • @zendragonmindtuner6207
    @zendragonmindtuner6207 3 года назад +25

    The first time I read the dictionary I thought it was a poem about everything

    • @coreylewis171
      @coreylewis171 2 месяца назад

      I finally finished reading the dictionary, it turns out the zebra did it

  • @thohangst
    @thohangst Год назад +6

    It's not a contest, they are so different in the tone they bring, thank goodness for both of these craftsmen.

  • @Ch3fdadda
    @Ch3fdadda Год назад +33

    Steven Wrights jokes always next level, you can even hear when the audience retells the joke in their head real fast then start laughing. The “large seashell collection scattered along all the oceans.”

    • @gregoryreese8491
      @gregoryreese8491 10 месяцев назад

      “Seashell collection” has always been my favorite example of Wright's material. It, IMO, perfectly epitomizes his style. I first heard it at one of his performances in the 80s, and, just as you describe it, there was that slight delay followed by illumination, a mini-epiphany. Experiencing his performance was a pure pleasure.

  • @denysarcuri1213
    @denysarcuri1213 8 месяцев назад +26

    One of the great things about Mitch was his behavior outside of the one-liners. His laughter--at his own joke--was infectious, and sometimes drew more laughs (of delight) from the audience than the joke itself. He would plead with the audience to like him more, and then show gratitude when they responded. He was magic.

    • @matthewoboyle6010
      @matthewoboyle6010 7 месяцев назад +1

      Mitch's joke about a meeting to name a hotel will always be one of my favorites.

    • @nathanarnold3525
      @nathanarnold3525 7 месяцев назад

      Ź😊😊the,,,,z,,źt yr GG hjy😂 9:30 😅h5y⁶is tb, tn

    • @robertmelchert9687
      @robertmelchert9687 3 месяца назад +1

      @@matthewoboyle6010The double tree hotel had a meeting about what to call its hotels; it was quite short. Tree. No. Double Tree. Hell yeah!
      I can't tell you what hotel I am staying at, but I can say there are two trees involved.

  • @Mephiestopholes
    @Mephiestopholes 3 года назад +28

    I had the luck to catch Mitch 3 weeks before he left. Met him back stage. Silly man.

    • @mohamedabdel-gawad9573
      @mohamedabdel-gawad9573 2 года назад +1

      You mean he was silly in a good way???

    • @Mephiestopholes
      @Mephiestopholes 2 года назад +3

      @@mohamedabdel-gawad9573 He was

    • @davidhunt1350
      @davidhunt1350 4 месяца назад

      brilliant man. not silly just clever, with a funny & positive way of telling jokes.

  • @hertzair1186
    @hertzair1186 Год назад +19

    Steven Wright is the master…he invented this type of humor.

    • @nancydemoss2945
      @nancydemoss2945 Год назад

      You have to like dry humor.

    • @hertzair1186
      @hertzair1186 Год назад +2

      @@nancydemoss2945 …I’m pretty dusty

    • @jonbriggs9029
      @jonbriggs9029 12 дней назад

      He did not invent it. He's pretty open about his influences.

  • @ValseInstrumentalist
    @ValseInstrumentalist Год назад +4

    When the rice joke is so good it has to be in here twice.

  • @beckybingham6770
    @beckybingham6770 10 месяцев назад +6

    My 2 favorite comedians of all time. I may have an aneurysm!😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Elusive_Pete
    @Elusive_Pete 5 лет назад +98

    They look like they could each play their own different version of Steve Jobs.

  • @zer0deaths862
    @zer0deaths862 Год назад +17

    "I bought a decaffeinated coffee table. It looks just the same you wouldn't tell the difference."
    - Steven Wright

  • @aisforapple2494
    @aisforapple2494 Год назад +8

    My favorite Steven Wright joke was...
    "I went fishing with Salvador Dali.
    He used a dotted line."

  • @shanematerazzo8582
    @shanematerazzo8582 Год назад +6

    Best Steven Wright line…
    “I bought a cordless extension cord“

    • @keithbartholomew9433
      @keithbartholomew9433 Год назад

      Lol and also.." I bought a pack of batteries... They weren't included"

  • @StriplingJr
    @StriplingJr 3 года назад +29

    😂🤣🤣 So ironically I just finished watching Half Baked and now as I’m watching this I just realized that Steven Wright was “The Guy”. 😂🤣

    • @wesleyantrim6648
      @wesleyantrim6648 3 года назад +1

      Lol yes. Greatest cameo ever

    • @StriplingJr
      @StriplingJr 3 года назад

      @@wesleyantrim6648 😂🤣 I concur! It had to be the most cushiest role ever for him!

    • @derrickm2093
      @derrickm2093 Год назад +1

      It was the perfect role for him

    • @davidsscope
      @davidsscope Год назад +1

      Yeah, Bob Saget's cameo sucked.

  • @Drew_D
    @Drew_D 11 месяцев назад +3

    I love their style. Two of my all-time favorites.

  • @conservativemetal8552
    @conservativemetal8552 Год назад +41

    I grew up listening to Steven Wright, laughing at times, till I cried.
    Listening to Mitch Hedburg, I sometimes cry until I can’t breathe.
    These guys are a danger to my health.

  • @michelleadamchak1330
    @michelleadamchak1330 3 года назад +45

    Choosing between these two would be like choosing between a Picasso and a Pollack. Both were artists at the top of their game, and I love them both.

    • @randomgrinn
      @randomgrinn 3 года назад +23

      Picasso and Pollack were not nearly as funny.

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 года назад +3

      @@randomgrinn Now, THAT'S funny, lmao!

    • @thebadbandito
      @thebadbandito 3 года назад +2

      @@randomgrinn Nice

    • @minefactory3753
      @minefactory3753 2 года назад +4

      Pollock was a terrible artist his art was so low effort tries so little yet he's wildly successful because he was the first to put painting on a canvas that way don't lower these two great men with Pollock

    • @Zionswasd
      @Zionswasd Год назад +1

      @@minefactory3753 facts

  • @sugarsyrup8927
    @sugarsyrup8927 Год назад +5

    There is no battle, both are absolute masters of the craft.

  • @Glowbox3D
    @Glowbox3D 9 месяцев назад +2

    Oh god, thanks for this edit. These two are my all time favorites.

  • @theguyinmaine
    @theguyinmaine Год назад +7

    Steven Wright was the first of his kind and the best. Love his way of thinking.

  • @troystaunton254
    @troystaunton254 3 года назад +50

    These 2 would be so damn awesome in modern meme culture.

  • @jefftokaji6460
    @jefftokaji6460 Год назад +6

    Two absolutely brilliant comics. Love them both. Wish Mitch was still here. Thanks for the video.

  • @bobbiejoboucher3314
    @bobbiejoboucher3314 Год назад +2

    Thank you so much! I miss Mitch Hedberg!!!! I started watching him on last comic standing!!

  • @WarcraftOhio
    @WarcraftOhio Год назад +5

    2 of my absolute favorites thank you for putting this together

  • @joeg9810
    @joeg9810 3 года назад +12

    There guys are both a riot. Saw Mitch live he was awesome.

  • @PattyBandAidz
    @PattyBandAidz 2 года назад +24

    My favorite/most quoted lines from each of these guys is most definitely the "I used to do drugs...I still do...but I used to too" from Mitch and, "I sprayed some spot remover on my dog the other day and he disappeared" from Steven....with close runners up being the sock thickness, and the hippopotamus 😜🤘

  • @precisionbrown6829
    @precisionbrown6829 Год назад +13

    Stephen Wright made me laugh so hard my drink was coming out of my nose. I lost my car keys. That’s when you get your apartment started and drive around the block

  • @willmiller7358
    @willmiller7358 6 месяцев назад +3

    Mitch hedburg you were a gift thanks for all the laughs...rip...

  • @vasilioshioureas2607
    @vasilioshioureas2607 4 года назад +30

    MITCH!!!

  • @t54760
    @t54760 Год назад +18

    What a party to be in same room with Steven Wright, Gary Larson, Bill Watterson, and Mitch at the same time. Comedic overload.

    • @daveesuperstar7380
      @daveesuperstar7380 Год назад +6

      That is the greatest idea of people. Pure perfection

    • @Joe_Comino
      @Joe_Comino Год назад +1

      I'd add Dave Barry (columnist/humorist) too! Maybe Spike Milligan and Peter Cook, as well...

    • @hilarylaw8415
      @hilarylaw8415 7 месяцев назад +1

      That'd be a fat slice of comedy genius.

  • @stein1385
    @stein1385 5 месяцев назад +1

    I needed this 😂 Ty my day just got better 👍

  • @madyjules
    @madyjules Год назад +4

    This is such a great compilation Thanks!!
    two geniuses 😂

  • @jonathankozenko
    @jonathankozenko Год назад +36

    These two are/were absolute artisans at this particular style, and what's great is that if you were to listen to the album of one, you do not more or less get the same experience as you would listening to the other. Hedberg's was far more fun, like something you could tell at a party to make quick friends, whereas Wright's style is far more cerebral and abstract. The biggest difference ultimately would be when they do self-effacing humor - Hedberg made himself out as an underdog during those times (like he was bombing at another show), whereas Wright made himself sound like an alien who attempted to interact with human beings slightly before it was ready.

  • @dangquesadilla
    @dangquesadilla 3 года назад +24

    These two guys are hands down my favorite comedians. Awesome video ❤

  • @talastra
    @talastra Год назад +5

    My two favorite Wright jokes are the one about everything in his apartment being replaced with an exact replicable and the seashell collection. Two collections of verbal statements that evoke whole surreal worlds. Absolutely evocative.

    • @lisagd22
      @lisagd22 Год назад

      Yes! Those and the one above French toast in the Renaissance. 😅

  • @the_royalric
    @the_royalric 8 месяцев назад +3

    I do really like both of them a lot, but seeing them side by side really shows how next-level Hedberg was.

  • @krishnbimanagar
    @krishnbimanagar 4 года назад +60

    Steven Wright any day. What a legend.

    • @stevenpisauro8698
      @stevenpisauro8698 4 года назад +5

      Not even a question, he is the best

    • @wadecohagan2388
      @wadecohagan2388 3 года назад +2

      Oh I don't know man I feel like Mitch was just finding his groove. But I like em both. I didn't realize how similar they were.

    • @guins99
      @guins99 3 года назад

      Agreed

    • @artboy789
      @artboy789 3 года назад

      I hate Steven. Mitch is wayyyyy better

  • @Dubberzz
    @Dubberzz 3 года назад +74

    If Mitch was still around it would be amazing to see these two do each other's material in their style.

    • @louispconstant6624
      @louispconstant6624 3 года назад

      If BOTH were around I think you mean. :)

    • @Dubberzz
      @Dubberzz 3 года назад +5

      @@louispconstant6624 Steven is still alive.

    • @garrywhitelaw8723
      @garrywhitelaw8723 3 года назад +7

      The first time I read a dictionary I thought it was poem about everything.

    • @jelassiterII
      @jelassiterII 3 года назад +22

      Steven used to be alive. He still is be he used to be too.

    • @eyellgeteven9928
      @eyellgeteven9928 3 года назад

      @@jelassiterII Nice one.

  • @northernbrother1258
    @northernbrother1258 6 месяцев назад +1

    "I put instant coffee in the microwave...and went back in time." 🤣

  • @MikesOrganicVideos
    @MikesOrganicVideos Год назад +1

    Two of my favorite comics. Some similarities but also differences. This was a treat. Thank you.

  • @MarthaRoseMoore415
    @MarthaRoseMoore415 3 года назад +16

    This is perfect! These are the two names that come to mind when I hear the term " one liners"! Thanks for putting this dream team together, sort of. 😊

    • @mohamedabdel-gawad9573
      @mohamedabdel-gawad9573 2 года назад

      'Milton Jones' is the 3rd of this bunch. Check him.. He is British.

    • @talastra
      @talastra Год назад +1

      @@joshharrison2657 Completely correct.

  • @lostful
    @lostful Год назад +6

    classic Steve Wright hands down the best, timing is everything

  • @user-nc8ki9qp9k
    @user-nc8ki9qp9k 7 месяцев назад +1

    These two deserve awards for funny stuff.

  • @jeffclark71
    @jeffclark71 Год назад +2

    My favorite Steven Wright was “I have a map of the United States,it’s actual size” 😂

  • @waterhead1029
    @waterhead1029 3 года назад +9

    Good idea putting these together. We were just watching Mitch in the car, and my friend said "Check out Steven Wright, too". He had to repeat himself though. He was an AM radio announcer, his voice faded out under a bridge.