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Steven Alexander Wright (born December 6, 1955) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his distinctive lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes, paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and one-liners with contrived situations. [1]
- Steven Alexander Wright
- December 6, 1955 (age 67), Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
- 1978–present
- “I’m going to court next week. I’ve been selected for jury duty. It’s kind of an insane case. 6,000 ants dressed up as rice and robbed a Chinese restaurant …I don’t think they did it.
- “I tried to hang myself with bungee cord… Kept almost dying.” Advertisement.
- “I was walking down the street, there was a sign stapled to a telephone pole that said: Reward, lost $50. If found, just keep it”
- “So I was laying in bed with my girlfriend reading the second hand diary that I bought… ‘I don't remember this.’ She said, “Let me ask you a question: If you could know how and when you were gonna die would you want to know?’
Dec 6, 2016 · Celebrate the deadpan comedian's 61st birthday with his witty and absurd humor. From instant coffee to Caesarean birth, here are 20 of his best jokes.
May 16, 2023 · If there’s one living stand-up legend whose jokes are perfect for Twitter, it’s Steven Wright. Not only are they concise (“Lost a buttonhole”) but so meticulously absurd (“I like to reminisce...
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May 16, 2023 · Steven Wright, king of laconic one-liners, wrote the delightfully loopy novel "Harold" because he wanted to break free of stand-up's "very narrow window of creativity."
Learn about Steven Wright, a comedian who started telling jokes at 23 and has appeared on TV, films and albums. See his awards, credits and biography on his official website.
