Comedian Steven Wright can elicit laughter from a single word - and often does, at the beginning of his shows, after the applause has subsided. "Thanks," Wright says in his signature deadpan. The ...

His 1985 comedy album titled I Have a Pony, released on Warner Bros. Records, received critical acclaim and was nominated for a Grammy Award. In a recent New York Times piece, arts columnist Jason ...

Comedian brings act to Warner Theatre If Henny Youngman was the king of the quick one-liners, then comedian Steven Wright is the master of the bizarre one-liners. For example: “I like to reminisce ...

The influential stand-up wanted to “pour everything I think about being alive” into the book, which is told from the point of view of a 7-year-old. By Jason Zinoman If there’s one living stand-up ...

The 1980s comedy scene might be best remembered for flashy provocateurs like Eddie Murphy and Andrew Dice Clay. But it was also a good time to be a little more down to earth and a lot more offbeat.