How did I forget about this guy. I watched him when I was in high school and thought he was amazing! No I have to find the whole show and have my son watch it.
reminds me of my brother in law in edibrugh came across emo phillips carrying a trombone case ...ha genuinely asked " didnt know you played the trombone ?" emo replied "i dont..." ..wandered off... wonder how long he waited to pull that gag .. wasnt filmed etc
. Late show with Craig Ferguson has a YT video of all the time Steven Wright was on. Best ever taping of 2 comedians riffing off each other for 20 straight minutes. Ferguson makes Weight break by out of character many many times.
Johnny Carson had Steven on The Tonight show, August 6, 1982. It was Steven's first time on tv, and he was brilliant, Johnny really appreciated his quirky style. A week later, Carson brought him back on for a 2nd appearance, very rare to ever have a comic on twice in a week. His first time with Carson is on RUclips.
I wish that was true. Unless he means with eve because that’s because it’s a complete cesspit of depravity perversion and it’s going up in smoke. However if you’re a Christian they harrass you constantly.
Even three years ago (as of this comment in relation to yours) Steven Wright was recognized as absolutely, unquestionably, unimpeachably one of the greatest stand-ups of all time, a living legend. Maybe you just hadn’t heard of him yet - and that’s totally okay 🫂 - but never, ever, at any time since the dawn of comedy, has this man been “underrated.” Period, full-stop, the end. You right about one thing tho, he’s a damn genius. Points for that ✌️❤️
@@PalashaGabarra Wrong. It is any language offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. I know obscenity when I see it. Biden is obscene. Are you going to be here when you get back or are you going to take off before you go?
He is my favorite. I saw him a couple times. He was classic when at Louisville Palace. The place has ornate decorations throughout and a sky blue ceiling with little lights that look like a starry sky. He came out, looked around and observed I feel like I'm in a genie bottle. Classic.
Love the out of left field humour and perfect delivery.😂 Reminds me of Laurel & Hardy the time when Ollie turned the lights off then Stanley struck a match and held it up to the light switch. Ollie asked “Why did you do that?” Stanley replied “I was just checking to make sure the switch was off”
He's at the top of his game here. Incredible timing and delivery. He's crushing so bad he can't contain himself at times. Never seen him better and... these are not his most well known bits so it sounds really fresh.
Sounds used to me, but in a good way. I can hear other comedians' jokes springing from this performance; like children repeating what their parent said.
it hurt me how brilliant that was. to flip the problem upside down like that and show a different solution. It was a visualization of how his jokes work and an important lesson for us all about checking our assumptions when considering possible solutions. It reminded me a bit of the scene in MIB where the agents are being tested and only Will Smith's character things to pull the table up so he fill out the test. To be willing to adjusting the environment. My daughter has that. I never did because I hate imposing on anybody.
Of all of the comedians in the world who do It like he does, he's my favorite. His chairlift joke is one that I'll never forget. I was in prison for 11 years wanna know why? I pushed a total stranger out of a chairlift. I Remember You!
Another favorite. Power went off at my apartment. No candles but I had a camera. Forgot and developed the film, ended up with 20 pictures of my kitchen.
At one end of the comedy spectrum we have Steven Wright. At the other end would've been Chris Farley. It's quite astonishing that there's such a wide range of comedic styles that make us laugh.
I saw him once in the 80's at a theater-in-the-round with a rotating stage. A few minutes into the act, the venue started the stage rotating. He said in his dry tone, "whoa ... cut that out." They apparently though he was kidding so they kept the stage rotating. He said, "no really" and when they didn't turn it off, he just said "ok, fine", sat down on the rolling office chair, and held the corded microphone like a water-skiier, and just let the stage rotate underneath him.
Funny, I was going to say they should rotate the audience instead of the stage since that would be better for the performers and then I remembered that that was the way that you make the statute of liberty disappear, you rotate the audience and the stage together while the curtain is blocking the view of the statute...
My first apartment was this one bedroom place where my first wife and I lived until we could save up for a house. It was a slump Block home, but the sound proofing was pretty good everywhere except the the walk in closet in the bedroom. The closet was huge. Almost a second bedroom huge. One night I was getting ready to go out and the up stairs neighbors were getting as well. The wife asked her husband, doe you like the blue dress or the red dress. I said loudly, I like the red dress. They moved out the next week.
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot." That line is is more appropriate than ever to use on the cops these days.
I love the way he can just bounce from one random ridiculous statement to another. No segue, no transition, just nonsense. So few comedians can do that.
4:00 they laughed then but people actually do that stuff. They literally convince people that they can heal you or your pet long distance and charge $$$$$ to do it. :(
if you are wondering where anthony jeselnik, jimmy carr, demetri martin, mitch hedberg and zach galifanakias got their respective styles... well you are watching the right video
TheGreggiraldo so you're saying Eddie Murphy was their inspiration? I read your comment several times and that's what I brought away from it. That and about your wife's illness.
This video kept showing up in my que for months no matter what video I was watching be it WW1, Neil Sedaka, Jack The Ripper, Duran Duran, Cedric Gibbons and MGM...crazy!!
Tinsel is snake mirrors... this guy is from another dimension on another planet in another universe.. you got to keep up or he just flies over your head Master of the surreal.
He and Mitch Hedburg revived the Vaudeville tradition of the one-liners - which Henny Youngman personified. But Wright and Hedburg added a twist: the one-liners underscored the absurd nature of reality, often through the use of puns and clever wordplay.
My fave joke is when his lights went out in the middle of making a sandwich. The only thing I had was a Polaroid camera. I now have 17 pictures of a cheese sandwich
He is one in a million. So unique and can make anybody laugh.
One of the most brilliant comedians, period. Genius.
If I’m in a bad mood or otherwise I watch Steven and my world is a better place !😂
Perfect comedy. One sentence, one joke. Nothing personal, nothing topical, just perfect fast humor.
Him and Mitch Hedberg
@@zodarian6705 Mitch was brilliant, one of my favorites, I still watch his stuff and appreciate his clever spin on life.
I love Steven Wright. My favorite- "I bought some instant water........ I didn't know what to add."
🤣🤣🤣
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How did I forget about this guy. I watched him when I was in high school and thought he was amazing! No I have to find the whole show and have my son watch it.
I saw him on a late night talk show once, and he said, "Can you imagine if this was really happening?" Fan for life.
reminds me of my brother in law in edibrugh came across emo phillips carrying a trombone case ...ha genuinely asked " didnt know you played the trombone ?"
emo replied "i dont..." ..wandered off...
wonder how long he waited to pull that gag .. wasnt filmed etc
Late late show with Craig Ferguson? Love them both.
Do you remember the skit about the phone not having a number 9 ? That hooked me
. Late show with Craig Ferguson has a YT video of all the time Steven Wright was on. Best ever taping of 2 comedians riffing off each other for 20 straight minutes. Ferguson makes Weight break by out of character many many times.
@@jodi7227 I saw that, but I'm not sure how long ago. My calender doesn't have sevens...
Johnny Carson had Steven on The Tonight show, August 6, 1982. It was Steven's first time on tv, and he was brilliant, Johnny really appreciated his quirky style. A week later, Carson brought him back on for a 2nd appearance, very rare to ever have a comic on twice in a week. His first time with Carson is on RUclips.
Carson really could judge talent
But Carson wasn’t funny
His dry delivery to the absurd and ordinary always makes me smile.
Makes me laugh hard
I remember him. He was one of the funniest comedians I had heard in those days. It was clean humor.
One of my favorite comedians.
"its a small world--but i wouldn't want to paint it" SW
" woke up one morning and had Vue ja day, the feeling none of this has ever happened to me before" 🤣
"Hermits have no peer pressure." Genius.
I wish that was true. Unless he means with eve because that’s because it’s a complete cesspit of depravity perversion and it’s going up in smoke. However if you’re a Christian they harrass you constantly.
🚙 If you had a car that traveled at the speed of light, if you turned the headlights on would they work? ... 🚙 One of SW's faves
Absolute comical genius. Most original performances ever!
Saw live at The Improv - Manhattan, NY ‘84 or ‘85!! Couldn’t stop laughing!!
One of the most underrated comics ever. Dude is a genius.
Never ever underrated.
Even three years ago (as of this comment in relation to yours) Steven Wright was recognized as absolutely, unquestionably, unimpeachably one of the greatest stand-ups of all time, a living legend. Maybe you just hadn’t heard of him yet - and that’s totally okay 🫂 - but never, ever, at any time since the dawn of comedy, has this man been “underrated.” Period, full-stop, the end.
You right about one thing tho, he’s a damn genius. Points for that ✌️❤️
Was
I don't know how Steven Wright does it, but he's incredible.
I’m not sure but I think he does it with jokes. But don’t quote me.
@@ML98837bob "I'm not sure but I think he does it with jokes. But don't quote me." - ML98837bob 2023
He is a great comedian without any obscene language. Everyday observations.
There's no such thing as obscene language.
I’m not sure I would consider his humour “observational” haha 😆 I’d definitely call it “creative”
@@PalashaGabarra Wrong. It is any language offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. I know obscenity when I see it. Biden is obscene. Are you going to be here when you get back or are you going to take off before you go?
@@SeemsLikeSomething Yeah Jerry Seinfeld is observational.
@@daveydudely9954 Seems to say "Really, that much ROI?!"
He is my favorite. I saw him a couple times. He was classic when at Louisville Palace. The place has ornate decorations throughout and a sky blue ceiling with little lights that look like a starry sky. He came out, looked around and observed I feel like I'm in a genie bottle. Classic.
One of the best standups ever.
He says the things that none of us are thinking!
“I bought a pack of batteries but they weren’t included so I to buy them again”
Interviewed him as a young reporter. NEVER broke character...but was very nice and answered dumb questions from a 19 year old.
That's amazing!
Lucky bastard
#blessed
I don't know how I found him, but he's one of the best stand-up talents ever! Greets from Hungary! :)
♥️💯
And another greeting from Hungary
1000% agreed.
I hope you got something to eat
🎉
so sharp. great show.
I LOVE Steven Wright..... I love his straight, deadpan humor!!!
Used to?
@@kevinblackburn3198I still do, but I also used to
"
There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot."
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thought I saw most of his stand-up videos. Then I came across this gem. Truly one of the greats!
He's been doing it for decades.
@@jeffs7915yeah but RUclips’s only been doing it for two
"Middle of August? That's cool." Brilliant!
The Gary Larson of standup comedy!
This brings back memories. I actually ran a spotlight on this show at the Wintergarden theatre in Toronto.
LOL ! "Voodoo Accupuncture" sounds like a Great name for a band :D
Not many comedians could make that stool joke with the glass funny, but he pulls it off somehow 😆
reminds me of that Jerry Lewis gag when he asks the stage mananger for a chair, and you see a stool come flyin' out
"What's another word for a thesaurus?"
4:45 Joke that is immediately funny but also clever when you think about it more.
"fine line" being a good description for the fishing line
But you're already trying to catch up to the next line. So you have to scroll back and watch again . Beautiful!
@@ModeratelyAmusednot bad. You may have a future here.
The Albert Einstein of comedy with his thought process.
No, Steven did original material.
Genius
Albert Einstein described the world as he knew it.
Steven Wright describes a world he never knows.
I love his kind of humor. I"m from MA also, so I just get it. Makes me smile every time
"The only reason I exist is so my shadow will have something to do."
I love it when Stephen gets that smile on his face… From his own joke! 😮😂😂😂
Yes I know the microphone spelled his name wrong sorry about that.
“Fine line” in fishing joke…joke within a joke 🔥
Love the out of left field humour and perfect delivery.😂
Reminds me of Laurel & Hardy the time when Ollie turned the lights off then Stanley struck a match and held it up to the light switch.
Ollie asked “Why did you do that?”
Stanley replied “I was just checking to make sure the switch was off”
“Standing on the shoulders of giants…”
He's at the top of his game here. Incredible timing and delivery. He's crushing so bad he can't contain himself at times. Never seen him better and... these are not his most well known bits so it sounds really fresh.
@wt f Naw, this dude was on the couch, in Half Baked.
Sounds used to me, but in a good way. I can hear other comedians' jokes springing from this performance; like children repeating what their parent said.
You are going bald.
@@SopwithTheCameland you will, too, some day. hope you’re ready, son, ‘cause it’ll happen sooner than you think
@@SopwithTheCamelcute username btw
That bit with the glass and the barstool was pure genius. This guy is the greatest comedian ever.
it hurt me how brilliant that was. to flip the problem upside down like that and show a different solution. It was a visualization of how his jokes work and an important lesson for us all about checking our assumptions when considering possible solutions. It reminded me a bit of the scene in MIB where the agents are being tested and only Will Smith's character things to pull the table up so he fill out the test. To be willing to adjusting the environment. My daughter has that. I never did because I hate imposing on anybody.
Ever? Come on. Just stop.
I read this right as he did it.
@@nthomas87far out
One of the top 10 stand- up comics of all time.
What a nice night for an evening. Hilarious!
Anyone can get a laugh from the right crowd using profanity and obscenity. This guy has true talent.
From the right crowd, having problems putting your glass of water on a stool can get a laugh.
Obviously you didn’t even listen!
First time I saw this guy I loved his sense of humor dry and very funny Smart and intelligent man
He is credited with bringing back the one liner.
What absolute bollocks.
Of all of the comedians in the world who do It like he does, he's my favorite. His chairlift joke is one that I'll never forget. I was in prison for 11 years wanna know why? I pushed a total stranger out of a chairlift. I Remember You!
Mostly one liners! A special talent for sure. Maybe the most literal comedy I have seen.
on of my faves:. ' went looking for camouflage pants... couldn't find any'
Another favorite. Power went off at my apartment. No candles but I had a camera. Forgot and developed the film, ended up with 20 pictures of my kitchen.
OK, so what's the speed of dark...???
A truly brilliant observational comedian
At one end of the comedy spectrum we have Steven Wright. At the other end would've been Chris Farley. It's quite astonishing that there's such a wide range of comedic styles that make us laugh.
Setup; punchline.
@@TheBBQify Setup -> ??? -> Punchline -> Kicker/Callback
I saw him once in the 80's at a theater-in-the-round with a rotating stage. A few minutes into the act, the venue started the stage rotating. He said in his dry tone, "whoa ... cut that out." They apparently though he was kidding so they kept the stage rotating. He said, "no really" and when they didn't turn it off, he just said "ok, fine", sat down on the rolling office chair, and held the corded microphone like a water-skiier, and just let the stage rotate underneath him.
That is fantastic
Oakdale?
He said "the earth is rotating at 30000 mph why make it worse"
Funny, I was going to say they should rotate the audience instead of the stage since that would be better for the performers and then I remembered that that was the way that you make the statute of liberty disappear, you rotate the audience and the stage together while the curtain is blocking the view of the statute...
@@0ooTheMAXXoo0 Copperfield?
killing it, every joke, every time
If A-list stand-up comics were classic cartoon characters Steven Wright is Droopy. Perfect!
OMG Voodoo Acupuncture......that's absolutely 💯 brilliant
He is well known amongst the greats of stand up comedy....and amongst stand up fans.... he just doesn't perform often anymore.
My first apartment was this one bedroom place where my first wife and I lived until we could save up for a house. It was a slump Block home, but the sound proofing was pretty good everywhere except the the walk in closet in the bedroom. The closet was huge. Almost a second bedroom huge. One night I was getting ready to go out and the up stairs neighbors were getting as well. The wife asked her husband, doe you like the blue dress or the red dress. I said loudly, I like the red dress. They moved out the next week.
Many "one-liners" in comedy are closer to two lines. Steven's stuff is truly one line.
I took a lie detector test...no i didn't.
I love this guy's dry sense of humor
"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore looking like an idiot."
That line is is more appropriate than ever to use on the cops these days.
The subtle genius of this guy...
can only watch this guy for a short while, my stomach muscles ain't what they used to be, spasms, nothing but spasms
My favorite was always, "I got a dog and named him 'Stay.' When I call him I say, "Here, Stay. Here, Stay. Now he just ignores me."
“My friend George is an AM radio DJ. When he walks under a bridge, you can’t hear him.” SW
My fave: anything is within walking distance….if you have the time
I love the way he can just bounce from one random ridiculous statement to another. No segue, no transition, just nonsense. So few comedians can do that.
I quite often use Steven Wright quotes at work...my workmates think I'm crazy....
of course I am....it keeps me from going insane....
Dallas Nyberg 👍🏾🤣🤣
If it Weren't for Humor Everything Would be Funny....
You would have me laughing and I would probably notice you’re reciting a Steven wright joke
I once went on a trip and bought a postcard to send back to my girlfriend. The postcard said “wish you were here.” The picture was of the Earth.
4:00 they laughed then but people actually do that stuff. They literally convince people that they can heal you or your pet long distance and charge $$$$$ to do it. :(
if you are wondering where anthony jeselnik, jimmy carr, demetri martin, mitch hedberg and zach galifanakias got their respective styles... well you are watching the right video
TheGreggiraldo so you're saying Eddie Murphy was their inspiration?
I read your comment several times and that's what I brought away from it. That and about your wife's illness.
This video kept showing up in my que for months no matter what video I was watching be it WW1, Neil Sedaka, Jack The Ripper, Duran Duran, Cedric Gibbons and MGM...crazy!!
Tinsel is snake mirrors... this guy is from another dimension on another planet in another universe.. you got to keep up or he just flies over your head
Master of the surreal.
Most original comedian of our time.
Wright and Hedberg, best one line Comedians
Rodney Dangerfield too
@@Daniel-oh1fnhe doesn’t get any respect
that thing he did with the glass! OMG GENIUS !
the king of dead pan comedy
Pure genius, absolute pure genius.
It would be great to hang out with him and Joe Walsh at the same time.
Saw Steven Wright headline Gator Growl 1988 (UF homecoming pep rally with 72,000 in attendance). The opener was a guy named Jerry Seinfeld.
George Carlin set us all straight and Steven Wright got us lost again.
He and Mitch Hedburg revived the Vaudeville tradition of the one-liners - which Henny Youngman personified. But Wright and Hedburg added a twist: the one-liners underscored the absurd nature of reality, often through the use of puns and clever wordplay.
Loved Hedgeberg. Left us too soon.
I just realized that with every joke there's a setup and a payoff. With Steven both the setup and the payoff are a joke.
i told my son "snakes have no arms.. that's why they dont wear vests " He replied "snakes are just tails with a face"
Excellent. I bet he might think also that this www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/o/ocean-sunfish/
is just fins with a face.
Nobody cares
@@MrJuliesguy that is only a theory........
pee wee dreamt of a snake wearing a vest
That is hilarious!
That “back by 8/15” joke maps fairly well to how I operated when I was 14.
For guy who is such deadpan. Conan had him rolling in a recent interview
4:50 - May I add, "A root canal is deeply unnerving for a tooth."
"I want her home by 8:15" "middle of August? Cool."
I had an argument with my subconscious, my subconscious won; I couldn't disprove its assertion that it knew more than I did.
My favorite Wright joke...I once shot a Mime in Central Park... I used a silencer.
He ALMOST BROKE after the "What a nice night for a evening."
No other comedian has made a great joke about that weird glass of water on the stool
Beyond brilliant.
Wow, He's just saying true but genius dumb sayings. That's what makes it so funny to me. Genius! 😂
My fave joke is when his lights went out in the middle of making a sandwich. The only thing I had was a Polaroid camera. I now have 17 pictures of a cheese sandwich
I can relate and thought I was one of the few with like ideas. Keep him coming, he keeps me insane!!!!!
The part at 2:54 is *so* symbolic of what he does...
You're absolutely right.
True, but back it up to 2:42 to catch the whole bit.
@@commontater8630 think you missed the point.
That part had me in dying 😂
@@tommybinion likewise.
Seems like some of the things he says you have to think about it for awhile before it sinks in.
That was just hilarious - I can't believe I've never heard of him.
I've seen him in concert about 4 times. He's been around since the 80's.
oh I'm glad you found him... he was also the DJ in Reservoir Dogs.