Steven Wright - this guy is so funny...and inventive...

[Westerly Wood]

His first performance on Carson, 1982...

 

[chazmo]

What brought him to mind, Woody?

 

[Westerly Wood]

Yesterday on LTG, there was this thread about a Guild acoustic for sale in Florida that had really bad humidity damage. I suggested I buy it and relocate the F212 to southern AZ and leave it out and the issues would probably go away (Tucson being opposite of florida humidity, etc)

It made me think of his joke "putting a humidifier and a dehumidifier in a room together and letting them fight it out..."

 

[AcornHouse]

You need to rephrase your thread title. Not “was”, “is”! I thought we’d lost another one.

 

[davismanLV]

You need to rephrase your thread title. Not “was”, “is”! I thought we’d lost another one.

Me too!! I thought he was gone, so I looked him up. Still with us, just being quieter......

 

[walrus]

One of my favorites!

walrus

 

[davismanLV]

“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”
― Steven Wright
tags: amnesia, humor, memory
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“If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.”
― Steven Wright
tags: first, funny, skydiving
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“I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.”
― Steven Wright
tags: books, humor
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“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.”
― Steven Wright
tags: humor, perspective, walking
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“If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.”
― Steven Wright
tags: failure, humor, success
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“If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.”
― steven wright
tags: humor
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“When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.”
― Steven Wright
tags: absurd, humor
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“The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.”
― Steven Wright
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“There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”
― Steven Wright
tags: fishing, humor
254 likes
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“I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.”
― Steven Wright
tags: breakfast, humor, nonsense
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“Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.”
― Steven Wright
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“If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?”
― Steven Wright
tags: humor
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“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

 

[walrus]

“Right now I’m having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I’ve forgotten this before.”
― Steven Wright
tags: amnesia, humor, memory
4678 likes
Like
“If at first you don't succeed then skydiving definitely isn't for you.”
― Steven Wright
tags: first, funny, skydiving
898 likes
Like
“I just got out of the hospital. I was in a speed reading accident. I hit a book mark and flew across the room.”
― Steven Wright
tags: books, humor
862 likes
Like
“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.”
― Steven Wright
tags: humor, perspective, walking
471 likes
Like
“If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.”
― Steven Wright
tags: failure, humor, success
390 likes
Like
“If it's a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.”
― steven wright
tags: humor
331 likes
Like
“When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.”
― Steven Wright
tags: absurd, humor
267 likes
Like
“The best kind of friend is the kind you sit with, never say a word and walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you ever had.”
― Steven Wright
266 likes
Like
“There is a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.”
― Steven Wright
tags: fishing, humor
254 likes
Like
“I went to a restaurant that serves "breakfast at any time" so I ordered French toast during the Renaissance.”
― Steven Wright
tags: breakfast, humor, nonsense
242 likes
Like
“Depression is merely anger without enthusiasm.”
― Steven Wright
232 likes
Like
“If a person with multiple personalities threatens suicide, is that considered a hostage situation?”
― Steven Wright
tags: humor
231 likes
Like
“I'm writing a book. I've got the page numbers done.”

All classics - and with that deadpan delivery!

walrus

 

[davismanLV]

He's always been a favorite of mine!!

 

[GGJaguar]

The ultimate in dry humor wit.

 

[Westerly Wood]

Wright used to work at Logan Airport parking jets. He got fired when he locked the keys to a plane in the cockpit and was on a 20 foot ladder with a coat hanger trying to get in...

 

[lungimsam]

The 80’s was a time of strange stage behavior/delivery comics: Wright, Emo, Bobcat, Kiniston, Kaufman, Williams…

 

[chazmo]

Wright used to work at Logan Airport parking jets. He got fired when he locked the keys to a plane in the cockpit and was on a 20 foot ladder with a coat hanger trying to get in...

Do we have a picture of him in GG's Darwin awards thread (Safety First)?

 

[mad dog]

I remember him riffing on walking the dog. He took his dog for a long walk ... all the way across Texas. Got to the border, told the dog "That's it for walks. You're done." Or something to that effect. Genius comedian.