He's being re-rated and viraled by the youtube now though so he's making an unexpected comeback. Thee best. I have made memes with some of his one liners and had a lot of people thinking that I wrote it. haha. millenials and gen-z
@@brandonb3273 An exhausted person tends to be silent anyhow & this tendency is shared by one killed by a gunshot, whether or not the gun has a silencer.
Except that I kept thinking of jokes that he hadn't told. "I've been doing some work at home, putting in a skylight. The people in the apartment upstairs are really ticked off." "We had a swimming pool on the 27th floor. You wouldn't believe how deep it is." "When you shoot a mime, do you use a silencer?" "When I was a kid I didn't have a toy train, I had a toy subway. You couldn't see anything. Every now and then you just heard a rumble." and many more.
I was 18 in 1985. My baby sis and I thought SW was the most funniest, brilliant and wittiest comedian ever. Can't believe it's been over 30 years and I still come back to this all the time. It's all still relevant and relatable and it's now 2023. Nobody even comes close to this man's comedic genius. King of dead-pan, the one-liners and smart as a whip! His delivery is perfect! And that memory is unbelievable! Thank you SW for always making me laugh!
his trick is to use common phrases like "used" and then adds something that isnt possible like "paint". and "batteries not included" with a pack of batteries lol. its GENIUS!
This man has the gift that many comedians haven't achieved yet. Many had failed, many has refused they failed. Yet, Steven Wright continues to deliver the vast clean humor that makes us double over with laughter.
He hits you with the absurdities rapidly, and according to my accountant that adds up to a lot of laughs. Much faster than the old standard of a laugh a minute. I mean this guy barely gives you time to breathe. I love him, and hate him for the lack of oxygen he causes and the pain in my cheeks and stomach. Mt Rushmore.
Hilarious one-liners throughout. 48 min set, about 210 jokes = roughly 4 jokes a minute. How’s he remember all those? Great delivery, and the understated physical humor. (Home sick with a cold... bored... yes, i counted.)
Not going to lie, this is the first time seeing Steven Wright's comedy. And his bit about why the alphabet is in its order and question if it's because of the song blew my mind.
I'm so happy to say, I've seen Steve at Ontario Place , outdoor show. He was great, I love this guy. Sooo dry, and his wit is unique. Take care Steve. ,
So much old stuff you watch today and it just doesn't hold up, not true with Wright. Showed this to some younger friends the other night (I've seen it lots of times. Had it on Betamax for years.) and I swore they were going to soil my couch they were laughing so hard.
The whole time I slowly realized who Mitch Hedberg got his inspiration from. Soon as he pulled out the guitar I immediately realized who Demetri Martin got his inspiration from.
Wow! All I can say is WOW..How does he do it? The incredible wit, the cleverness, the originality..the memory..all dead pan. A brilliant man. He will go down in comedy history. Each time I listen I am amazed. Steven Wright you rock my world.
What I like most about him, is he's so different than everyone else. He doesn't let you know when he's said the punchline, because his whole routine is so monotone, that you really have to think about what he just said. He essentially has no "delivery." To me, it's funny that he can do the whole thing without so much as even cracking a smile. He's like a comedian that sounds like he's depressed.
They all laughed when I sat down at the piano. Well, that piano is now headlining the "A minor Walked Into A Bar" comedy festival and has a Comedy Central pilot in production!
Bob Monkhouse once said. As a kid I wanted to be a comedian and they all laughed. At the height of his success he added. Well they're not laughing now. Good line.
This was on BBC TV in about 1988/9 and its still fresh, can't believe how many of his jokes I've used over the decades - its like his whole set went into my subconcious. Classic!
+Regz Zuse I couldn't stop laughing at the fact that where he lives fits perfectly to how he portrays his life. Sleeps on a mattress on the floor, the way he brushed his teeth and everything I lost it
"im having amnesia and de ja vu at the same time, i think i forgot this before" "i had a dream last night that all the babies prevented by the pill showed up, they were mad" i like when he makes himself smile
Was fortunate to see him perform once here in Atlanta. I like his comedic timing similar to Emo Phillips whom I've had the good fortune to see multiple times.
It's been almost 30 years since I've heard this, and i still remembered most of it. This is simply brilliant, hilarious stuff, but as far as I know this is all of the material he ever had. I'd love to hear more from this genius.
This is just "rapid fire" comedy. His acts are so densely packed with jokes; other comedians would have made 3 shows out of one of his! I mean, you aren't done laughing at one of his jokes and he has already told two more! Then you have to pause and laugh at what you missed coz otherwise you'll miss more. They keep coming! xD
mitch wasnt a ome liner, its just he had that same brain for comedy like.......mitch said maybe bigfoot is blurry, that mean photographers arent wrong, im not afraid of bigfoot im afraid there is a big blurry creature walking along the countryside, thats the same type of comedy but completely different at the same time, hes not a one liner
I love allot of comics who use profanity or really dark jokes, but I love how Steven and Mitch Hedberg could still make dark jokes without profanity, very smart, and alot of it was their delivery
In an earlier time, using "dirty" jokes in your act was called "going for the easy laugh", as they always guaranteed laughs from the audience. Certainly Robin Williams was quite blue in his humor, but he was also a comic genius who made his appearances complete in a way that the blue humor added to the enjoyment of it. Steven Wright's humor is also unique, and it's uniqueness works without making it blue. Anybody can get up and tell dirty jokes, but it doesn't guarantee you really have talent.
I was about 22 years old when I Steven Wright for the first time in this show. It opened a whole new world of humour for me. My comedy heroes growing up were Spike Milligan and Kenny Everett and Steven joined that pantheon for me.
He built up a live auditorium career which is quite lucrative and successful. The hardest thing in stand up and television is you burn through so much material.
I remember this show. 1985 i graduated high school. It was an HBO special. I never laughed so much and so hard that night. Brilliant comedian. Steven Wright is one of the all-time greats.
I first heard this guy on the TBS Disaster Area bumpers. "What's the square root of a bowl of oatmeal? How much do the daydreams of a butterfly weigh?".
Marathonracer The first time he stood on stage he probably did 5 minutes. As you become more proficient and better known they give you longer. That's how stand up works.
mikelheron20 Oh is that how standup works ? Well golly gee, I didn't know that ! Steven Wright was ALWAYS brilliant, starting with his first TV performance, which was on The Tonight Show and was 3 mins 17 secs. and he brought down the house ! And then he told more jokes talking to Johnny, for almost about 1 1/2 more mins and the audience went nuts! There's your 5 mins. They NEVER give you 50 mins on the Tonight Show and Steven Wright typically got about six minutes on repeat performances on Letterman. That kind of extended time is only on TV specials like this one, or a Broadway show. My obvious SARCASM and PARODY of +Mike Williams was directed at him about what he said... "Tell the same jokes over and over again and you too can have an amazing memory." Since you didn't get it, I'll 'splain it to ya. You can't tell the SAME jokes the FIRST time "over and over again", because it's ...duh... the FIRST TIME! And I said "he stood there for 50 mins, and didn't say a word" because he couldn't have practiced the jokes since it was the first time he's telling them,so according to Mikey, he should have just "stood there and not said a word". I obviously said "50 mins" to make it ridiculously exaggerated - as ridiculous as what he said was. That's what comedy is..... reality that's exaggerated so much that it's funny. For a guy who's watching a Steven Wright special you sure have a problem understanding sarcasm and parody and figuring out the joke. But that's how standup works
To be clear, I thought and wrote what I did, because he mainly tells very short jokes, whereas it may be somewhat standard for average and general stand up comedians to tell longer stories and jokes mixed in their sets, leading me to think it might be easier to remember a longer story where you can ramble a bit and there are a lot of points related, then 50 minutes of really short sometimes one liner jokes, I am impressed with all stand up comedians from the writing to the performing, but I did have that thought that it is impressive to me to memorize so many short jokes.
The most awkward moment of my life was when Steven Wright looked me square in the eye during one of his shows.
Kimya Dawson did the same thing to me at a house show
lol
hahaha
He looked at me too! From many miles away through the peephole of his door which was a telescope. “Who is it? Who’s it gonna be when you get here?”
@@1leech That's the joke, silly.
"Everywhere's walking distance if you have the time."
Excellent.
This guy is the Picasso of comedy. On the other hand, he's a poet, I mean his imagination is seemingly limitless.
Why do you have so many names??? You’re only one person....
I think of him as the Salvador Dali of comedy. ;/
My thoughts exactly. The Dalì of stand-up.
Don't insult him by comparing him to picasso
A verbal Picasso...I like it. I could describe a few folks over the years as verbal Picasso's in their respective professions. 🤔
30 yrs later his stuff still stands up…..timeless.
His Stand up still stands.up. 😉
It's been timeless for 30 years...
I've seen this twice, but only once in reality.
Almost 40 years.
He said on conans ppdcast thqt was deliberate. Never had material based on what was goong on in the news.
I went to a cafe that said Breakfast Anytime. So I ordered French toast from the Renaissance.
What a coincidence - that's just what he did!
That's what he says, I don't know if I believe him though.
I believe it was actually the Dark Ages. And seeing is believing. Then again, it was dark, so...
ahahahahahaha
Did that too once
Steven and Mitch Hedbergh are the masters of one-liners and non sequiturs. Just pure fucking genius.
rodney dangerfield
And Milton Jones
+Anthony Jeselnik
RIP Mitch
@@davidnivens7078 he's alright. Outdated now.
"When I first read the dictionary, I thought it was a poem about everything."
Not that Steven hasn't achieved a lot of success in his career. But I still think he's one of the most underrated comedians in the world.
He's being re-rated and viraled by the youtube now though so he's making an unexpected comeback. Thee best. I have made memes with some of his one liners and had a lot of people thinking that I wrote it. haha. millenials and gen-z
He is SO dry…
He invented /introduced us to an entirely different style of comedy.
Totally
The Gov couldn't use him to deliver propaganda.
He is the best comedian ever.
I dreamt about a muffler in the middle of the night. I woke up exhausted.
Funniesh
Charlene M Henderson. Only works in US & Canada - In UK a muffler is a scarf & a silencer makes a car exhaust quieter.
Gavin Wilshaw in Canada a silencer makes shooting a person quiet.
@@brandonb3273 also in the US
@@brandonb3273 An exhausted person tends to be silent anyhow & this tendency is shared by one killed by a gunshot, whether or not the gun has a silencer.
How can he remember all of those jokes lol
Alex Dennison Except for the time I got a bird pregnant.
+BroGamer32 He wrote them.
+ShaneKarma376 I liked it, especially since your avatar looks like a half ass batman mask lol.
+Matt Ryan Hahahahaha It is some Iranian dude being saved from lynching. Although that may work as a nice backstory for a Batman villain.
ShaneKarma376
Well, shit!
Imagine the incredible memory required of this act!
@@Paddy984 the president isnt anywhere near this guys memory
Who's it gonna be when you get here
@@Paddy984 - I had the same thought.
Except that I kept thinking of jokes that he hadn't told. "I've been doing some work at home, putting in a skylight. The people in the apartment upstairs are really ticked off." "We had a swimming pool on the 27th floor. You wouldn't believe how deep it is." "When you shoot a mime, do you use a silencer?" "When I was a kid I didn't have a toy train, I had a toy subway. You couldn't see anything. Every now and then you just heard a rumble." and many more.
I was 18 in 1985. My baby sis and I thought SW was the most funniest, brilliant and wittiest comedian ever. Can't believe it's been over 30 years and I still come back to this all the time. It's all still relevant and relatable and it's now 2023. Nobody even comes close to this man's comedic genius. King of dead-pan, the one-liners and smart as a whip! His delivery is perfect! And that memory is unbelievable! Thank you SW for always making me laugh!
I'M WATCHING IT RIGHT NOW !!!!
You probably like Mitch Hedberg as well both are brilliant
@@bflowers3889 I ENJOY MITCH'S HUMOR ALSO !!!!
Yes, check out Mitch Hedberg too. Almost the same type of material but with a completely different delivery.
Facts!!
he was way ahead of his time
were still not there
+cb7pwn
His parents havent met yet.
legend!
true legend - the most underated stand up ever -
The most underrated legend ever... hang on a minute!
This man stretched the human imagination.
+Blue lol you were born at least 50 years ago...
you're my boy blue!
She was like the girl who was a little woman
With a Taffy puller
his trick is to use common phrases like "used" and then adds something that isnt possible like "paint". and "batteries not included" with a pack of batteries lol.
its GENIUS!
One day I said to myself I'm going to live forever. So far, so good.
Damn! I miss Steven!!
I loved watching him on Letterman.
NO ONE did deadpan comedy like Steven Wright!!!!
❤❤❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
LMAO "Curiosity killed the cat but for a while I was a suspect!"
Dry humor is the best.
Better than powdered water.
kiran deadaccount i tried liquid humor... I just couldn’t grasp it.
Joseph Parks liquid humor gave me cirrhosis.
kiran deadaccount what’s with all of the lame jokes? You’re all washed up....
@@brandonb3273 moist
I like to reminisce with people I don't know.
This guy just kills me every time. Personal favorite " the world is a small place... but I wouldn't want to paint it"
Everywhere is within walking distance if you have the time.
"If a deaf girl ignores the catcalls of a mute, which one is playing 'hard to get'?"
I like to tease my plants when I water them... I use Ice cubes.
All my plants are dead. I shot them last night.
I like walk around my neighborhood at 4 am cause I'm bored
Seriously, one of the funniest comedians of all time. I cry laughing every time I hear him. Totally brilliant.
This man has the gift that many comedians haven't achieved yet. Many had failed, many has refused they failed. Yet, Steven Wright continues to deliver the vast clean humor that makes us double over with laughter.
He hits you with the absurdities rapidly, and according to my accountant that adds up to a lot of laughs. Much faster than the old standard of a laugh a minute. I mean this guy barely gives you time to breathe. I love him, and hate him for the lack of oxygen he causes and the pain in my cheeks and stomach.
Mt Rushmore.
do you whoop and yeeaowww like the morons in the audience?
This guy's brain doesn't work like a normal person. Love it!
And yet he's so relatable
He must have the most mind-bending one-liners and short stories in the business.
I bought a cordless extention cord because of him.
I tried cordless bungee jumping.
jeus christ how many jokes has he told.......just incredible
Mohammad, I know right!?
Why use gods name?
@@bobmiller9313 why not?
Roughly around 210. About 4 jokes a minute.
His material is not only clean but before its time. He is much better than most comedians who tried to copy him.
I agree...countless tried, many , sorry, ALL failed - although some were very funny. It's like trying to improve on Laurel and Hardy... IMPOSSIBLE
Nice analysis...Poindexter
@@jalos9328 I strongly disagree. Mitch Hedberg succeeded with flying colors.
@@adiinbar993 Disagree! Just watched Mitch and he's lacking that intangible "sweet stoner" approach.
Hilarious one-liners throughout.
48 min set, about 210 jokes = roughly 4 jokes a minute.
How’s he remember all those? Great delivery, and the understated physical humor.
(Home sick with a cold... bored... yes, i counted.)
Thank you I was about to do the same lol
Haha! I love that you counted how many jokes Steven Wright did in a show. I agree that it’s impressive to remember that many.
Memorizing
Thank You Chaplain! I am sure you are better by now. Gesundheit. 😄
That’s some Rain Man stuff there
Not going to lie, this is the first time seeing Steven Wright's comedy. And his bit about why the alphabet is in its order and question if it's because of the song blew my mind.
Genius 🤣
His jokes are timeless, beyond spacetime actually. I wouldn't be surprised if he has fans in other galaxies.
This wasn’t filmed in this galaxy!
@@redpillnibbler4423 in a another density perhaps? Riding the longitudinal wave!
NEITHER WOULD I !!!!
Hi from other galaxies
He does.
I'm so happy to say, I've seen Steve at Ontario Place , outdoor show. He was great, I love this guy. Sooo dry, and his wit is unique. Take care Steve.
,
Come to think of it, it was about 35 years ago.
Timeless comedy. Truly.
True classics
So much old stuff you watch today and it just doesn't hold up, not true with Wright. Showed this to some younger friends the other night (I've seen it lots of times. Had it on Betamax for years.) and I swore they were going to soil my couch they were laughing so hard.
The whole time I slowly realized who Mitch Hedberg got his inspiration from. Soon as he pulled out the guitar I immediately realized who Demetri Martin got his inspiration from.
Jack Crater both of them are great comedians but man no one could beat wright😂😂😂
Wow! All I can say is WOW..How does he do it? The incredible wit, the cleverness, the originality..the memory..all dead pan. A brilliant man. He will go down in comedy history. Each time I listen I am amazed. Steven Wright you rock my world.
I must've watched my VHS tape of this 100 times when I was a kid, and I still remember pretty much every joke in the show. The best.
I’m listening to it for the first time while taking a bath. Lol.
@@anti-ethniccleansing465 I hope he doesn't kill you.
Me too. I definitely like it
"The trucker went 90 miles an hour and we all got speeding tickets" LOL I LOST IT!
What I like most about him, is he's so different than everyone else. He doesn't let you know when he's said the punchline, because his whole routine is so monotone, that you really have to think about what he just said. He essentially has no "delivery." To me, it's funny that he can do the whole thing without so much as even cracking a smile. He's like a comedian that sounds like he's depressed.
he was the radio dj from resevoir dogs
Cody Congdon super sounds of the 70s
He was also the narrator for Bad Mimes
"So, you live around here often?" ...Best pickup line ever.
..."I spilled spot remover on my dog, now he's gone"
That is classic. On of the BEST comedians I've ever heard
The velocity and density of his humor is a deadly funny combination.
When I was a little boy, I wanted to be a comedian. When I got older, I realized what this meant: that everyone would laugh at me
its not easy just want to say but try it
+Demian Haki "Go ahead and laugh! They laughed at Lenny Bruce didn't they!" "Yeah but he was funny."
They all laughed when I sat down at the piano. Well, that piano is now headlining the "A minor Walked Into A Bar" comedy festival and has a Comedy Central pilot in production!
Aaron Gentry kk p
Bob Monkhouse once said. As a kid I wanted to be a comedian and they all laughed. At the height of his success he added. Well they're not laughing now. Good line.
The Dali painting joke is so absurd it has stuck with me my whole life haha, love Steven Wright so much.
Demetri Martin owes this man his career.
zyxwut321 You have no idea how right you are.
He's said so himself.
EndlessFusionist He said that to get the heat off of himself being a Mitch Hedberg ripoff
Many other do. Jeselnik also said Wright was an inspiration for him.
zyxwut321 so does hedberg, though i'll probably get shot for saying that
This was on BBC TV in about 1988/9 and its still fresh, can't believe how many of his jokes I've used over the decades - its like his whole set went into my subconcious. Classic!
I've never heard a crowd laugh as profusely at a comedian so consistently.
It was a great crowd!
It's called audio editing.
That intro is funnier than 95% of modern comedians.
+Regz Zuse I couldn't stop laughing at the fact that where he lives fits perfectly to how he portrays his life. Sleeps on a mattress on the floor, the way he brushed his teeth and everything I lost it
The box of powdered water on the table.
@@pointysidedown In the fridge.
@@scratchytowel8652 tape on mirror, so we are sure it wasn't Nevets Wrong
"im having amnesia and de ja vu at the same time, i think i forgot this before"
"i had a dream last night that all the babies prevented by the pill showed up, they were mad"
i like when he makes himself smile
Saw him Live twice.. funniest thing I've ever witnessed... Definitely favorite comic of all time. The best comedy routine of all time!
Was fortunate to see him perform once here in Atlanta. I like his comedic timing similar to Emo Phillips whom I've had the good fortune to see multiple times.
I put instant coffee into a microwave oven and I almost went back in time. Classic. Sincerely,
The Guy on the Couch
It's been almost 30 years since I've heard this, and i still remembered most of it. This is simply brilliant, hilarious stuff, but as far as I know this is all of the material he ever had. I'd love to hear more from this genius.
I remember one - he was furnishing his apartment, so he bought a nice new decaffeinated coffee table.
"....My calendar has no sevens!" The epitome of twisted logic humour, when I first heard that gag, I almost laughed myself inside out!
Every now & then he has the beginnings of a smile on a huge round of laughter
2024 and doing my anual re watch of this comedy gold! ❤❤❤
Yeah it is
The man on the couch in Half Baked. :)
Matty Ice I believe his name was "The Guy"... just sayin'
He was in both lol
Is that movie on Netflix?
@@marioiacolucci 😀I just started standup and want ur OPINION.
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@@JeffWarren47 okay about what
This is just "rapid fire" comedy.
His acts are so densely packed with jokes; other comedians would have made 3 shows out of one of his!
I mean, you aren't done laughing at one of his jokes and he has already told two more! Then you have to pause and laugh at what you missed coz otherwise you'll miss more. They keep coming! xD
+Umed Annaniaz That's what makes him one of the best comedians of all time! Got it down to a science!
+Nixon
It's amazing u understood what I typed when tripping balls on marijuana brownies xD
couldnt agree more. i dont even laugh at half the jokes cuz im just so amazed at his intelligence. smart comedy. very quick witted
+Umed Annaniaz Just his whole way of acting and constantly having that look of "Okay I guess..." makes everything better
I LOST A BUTTON HOLE! xD xD
This guy's comedy is exactly what I needed 😁
I ain't flying nowhere. CLASSIC!
Back in the 80s, my girlfriend at the time made this into a large button for me.
I still have that button!
"Hello Diane, I'm Bucky Goldstein" That KILLED ME
I love the lock on the gate that you can step over.
Steven Wright definitely seems to be an influence on Mitch Hedberg and Demetri Martin. Wright is a very funny guy.
Jumpin' JAKE Flash yes great stuff love it!
mitch wasnt a ome liner, its just he had that same brain for comedy like.......mitch said maybe bigfoot is blurry, that mean photographers arent wrong, im not afraid of bigfoot im afraid there is a big blurry creature walking along the countryside, thats the same type of comedy but completely different at the same time, hes not a one liner
Jumpin' JAKE Flash
Nope
Steven Write started before Mitch Hedberg and Demitri Martin. :)
Joshua Senske i know...hence him influencing Hedberg and Martin like my original comment said...
Too bad Mitch didn't take notes.
I love allot of comics who use profanity or really dark jokes, but I love how Steven and Mitch Hedberg could still make dark jokes without profanity, very smart, and alot of it was their delivery
Mitch inspired me to start standup 2 years ago.
Watch my Comic Bombs and lmk what u think.✌🏾
Fuk
In an earlier time, using "dirty" jokes in your act was called "going for the easy laugh", as they always guaranteed laughs from the audience. Certainly Robin Williams was quite blue in his humor, but he was also a comic genius who made his appearances complete in a way that the blue humor added to the enjoyment of it.
Steven Wright's humor is also unique, and it's uniqueness works without making it blue.
Anybody can get up and tell dirty jokes, but it doesn't guarantee you really have talent.
*a lot
You tried twice. Good effort.
Brilliant and original. Has been my all time favorite comedian of all time since I have seen him! Rock on Steven Wright! I saw you 2x in concert!
he is awesome!
I have a pony I've known by heart since highschool!
It’s not a concert.
i'm a dyslexic mindreader
That's Rindmeader to you !
hahaha P. De Rop made a better joke from your initial joke, u suck
george turner
'
"...They should iron this."
C'mon, THAT should've leveled them.
+SkilesHasFun Where is this joke?
+Super Kyle inside your heart
+SkilesHasFun He should have waited a few seconds, to give them time to wonder why he's standing back there.
GOOODAMMIT ROOOOOOOOOSS!
"...and the harmonica sounds amazing" I died
We need to celebrate this man more!!!
This man is an absolute genius. His writing ability is just so high up. Fantastic!!!
Just discovered this guy,absolutely hilarious and brilliant.
Have you heard Mitch hedberg?
@@joncassidy2280
No,I’ll take a look.
I was about 22 years old when I Steven Wright for the first time in this show. It opened a whole new world of humour for me. My comedy heroes growing up were Spike Milligan and Kenny Everett and Steven joined that pantheon for me.
I never laughed so hard!
I found this guy on a standup radio station
March 2019!
Like if you still cracking up!
He built up a live auditorium career which is quite lucrative and successful. The hardest thing in stand up and television is you burn through so much material.
12:25 That record skipping joke was directly put into an episode of Dexter's Laboratory. That's hilarious.
Omelet du' frommage!
One of the funniest comedians of all time! He is absolutely brilliant!!!
I loved this, life was good back then and people were funny not gross. Very imaginative, great ride in the way back machine.💖
You chose who you watched. "Gross" comedy isn't a recent invention. Remember Redd Foxx? Most modern comedians I've seen play it far cleaner than that.
No doubt he’s one of the best!
Watched this while I was in college in 1985... it's STILL hilarious, but now I watch it alone.
He's the best!! One and only!
Absolutely legend!!!!!!
Steven Wright’s genius will be celebrated for generations.
The dental hygienist joke is epic. This bit is so good.
I remember this show. 1985 i graduated high school. It was an HBO special. I never laughed so much and so hard that night. Brilliant comedian. Steven Wright is one of the all-time greats.
I first heard this guy on the TBS Disaster Area bumpers. "What's the square root of a bowl of oatmeal? How much do the daydreams of a butterfly weigh?".
His memory is amazing
Tell the same jokes over and over again and you too can have an amazing memory.
.Mike Williams Which is why first time he told these jokes he stood onstage for over 50 minutes and didn't say a word because he was out of practice .
Marathonracer The first time he stood on stage he probably did 5 minutes. As you become more proficient and better known they give you longer. That's how stand up works.
mikelheron20 Oh is that how standup works ? Well golly gee, I didn't know that ! Steven Wright was ALWAYS brilliant, starting with his first TV performance, which was on The Tonight Show and was 3 mins 17 secs. and he brought down the house ! And then he told more jokes talking to Johnny, for almost about 1 1/2 more mins and the audience went nuts! There's your 5 mins. They NEVER give you 50 mins on the Tonight Show and Steven Wright typically got about six minutes on repeat performances on Letterman. That kind of extended time is only on TV specials like this one, or a Broadway show.
My obvious SARCASM and PARODY of +Mike Williams was directed at him about what he said... "Tell the same
jokes over and over again and you too can have an amazing memory." Since you didn't get it, I'll 'splain it to ya. You can't tell the SAME jokes the FIRST time "over and over again", because it's ...duh... the FIRST TIME! And I said "he stood there for 50 mins, and didn't say a word" because he couldn't have practiced the jokes since it was the first time he's telling them,so according to Mikey, he should have just "stood there and not said a word". I obviously said "50 mins" to make it ridiculously exaggerated - as ridiculous as what he said was. That's what comedy is..... reality that's exaggerated so much that it's funny. For a guy who's watching a Steven Wright special you sure have a problem understanding sarcasm and parody and figuring out the joke. But that's how standup works
To be clear, I thought and wrote what I did, because he mainly tells very short jokes, whereas it may be somewhat standard for average and general stand up comedians to tell longer stories and jokes mixed in their sets, leading me to think it might be easier to remember a longer story where you can ramble a bit and there are a lot of points related, then 50 minutes of really short sometimes one liner jokes, I am impressed with all stand up comedians from the writing to the performing, but I did have that thought that it is impressive to me to memorize so many short jokes.
How have I never heard of this guy??!!! Omg! Funniest thing I’ve ever heard
heard this routine at least 3 times before, but it's so good every now and then I have to listen again.
One of the most unique comedic minds of all time. Turns the world upside down with his questions , lol
I love this guy it's my style of humor so intelligent. You can see he tries not to laugh at himself you can see.
No, I cannot see. I am blind.
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My optician told me I was wide sighted.I said “That explains why I dont need reversing mirrors.”
The single most funniest guy I ever know. Nobody can replace Steven Wright and he is the epitome of awesomeness.
anywhere is walking distance if you have the time just brilliant
Steven wright is one of the best ... love this dude.
Besides the fact that his humor is exquisite and unique, he's got incredible memory too
Pretty much all the old school comedians had a ridiculous memory. They could tell jokes for days and never repeat one.
One of the most cerebral comics ever.
Excellent material with perfect delivery!
His mind works differently than anyone else I've ever heard speak. Genious.
1985 was Steven’s best year. Comedy gold
That pacing and rhythm though 🔥🔥🔥
His comedy was surrealistic! Bravo!😂
Steven’s longest joke is probably the Bucky Goldstein one. Most are one sentence, yet I’ve seen him do 90 minute shows. Absolutely incredible!!
There is no filler in his show. It's amazing the amount of jokes he comes up with.
EVERY person in that audience, well aware of his mammoth presence.