Film & TV Steven Wright

#1
...is a genius.

What's another word for thesaurus?
Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.
I stayed up all night playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
If you can't hear me, it's because I'm in parentheses.
The human body is made up of 90% water. That means everyone is that far away from drowning.
Why is it, 'A penny for your thoughts,' but, you have to 'put your two cents in?' Somebody's making a penny.
I wrote a song, but I can't read music. Every time I hear a new song on the radio I think, "Hey, maybe I wrote that."
There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot.
We had a quicksand box in our backyard. I was an only child. Eventually.
Why's the alphabet in that order? Is it because of that song?
Some people are afraid of heights. I'm afraid of widths.
My friend works in radio. When we go under a bridge, I can't hear him.
I was being interviewed for a job. During the interview, I started to read a magazine. The interviewer asked, "What are you doing?" I said, "Let me ask you a question. If I was driving at the speed of light, and turned the headlights on, would anything happen?" He said, "I don't know." I said to him, "I don't think I want to work for your company."
I went to a convenience store the other night. It had a sign reading, 'Open 24 Hours'. The manager was locking the place up. I said, 'Hey, the sign says you're open 24 hours!' He said, 'Yeah, but not in a row.
I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck. But my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
A conclusion is the place where you got tired of thinking.
One time the police stopped me for speeding and said "Don't you know the speed limit is 55miles an hour?" I said "Yeah, I know, but I wasn't going to be out that long."

Discuss.
 

Jibster

Active Member
#3
I like that kind of humour, makes you think.

Illu, give me a bit more information on this guy, is he a stand up or what?

Also, are you a Ricky Gervais fan?
 
#4
Steven Wright is one of the funniest comedians around. I love the way he's so unemotional, he could tell the funniest joke and keep that straight face and deadpan voice. For those of you that don't know who he is, if you've seen the movie Half-Baked, he's the guy on the couch
 
#5
Steven Wright is great, he mad an appearance in Natural Born Killers, he was the Radio Jockey you hear through out Reservoir Dogs The K-Billys dude. He was also The guy on the couch in Half Baked.
 
#6
Lord Tyranus said:
Steven Wright is great, he mad an appearance in Natural Born Killers, he was the Radio Jockey you hear through out Reservoir Dogs The K-Billys dude. He was also The guy on the couch in Half Baked.
Hmmm, I don't remember him being in Natural Born Killers, who did he play?
 
#7
Jibster said:
I like that kind of humour, makes you think.

Illu, give me a bit more information on this guy, is he a stand up or what?
Yeah, he's a stand-up. He basically does one-liners like the ones posted above, with a dead-pan delivery. He comes up with some really off-the-wall stuff.

He's been in a few films, too. Most recently he was in Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes.

Also, are you a Ricky Gervais fan?
Biiig Gervais fan. Went to see him on his Politics tour. It was hilarious.

Devious187 said:
Hmmm, I don't remember him being in Natural Born Killers, who did he play?
Dr. Emil Reingold
 

ARon

Well-Known Member
#9
Why is it, 'A penny for your thoughts,' but, you have to 'put your two cents in?' Somebody's making a penny.

That upsets me cus i said that in a song about 4 months ago.

Does he have any dvd' or something out, where is he from?
 

Jibster

Active Member
#11
Illuminattile said:
Biiig Gervais fan. Went to see him on his Politics tour. It was hilarious.


Dr. Emil Reingold
Me, too in Manchester. His new one is called 'Science', really looking forward to that one too.
 

S O F I

Administrator
Staff member
#12
Intelligent humor, from what I gather. It steers away from the ever-so-popular sexist and racist humor, and we need more of that.
 

Salar

The One, The Only
#13
Steven wright is good. I saw him in aus in may.He is famous for haing abstract humor. One of my favourites was:
I bought a puppy last year and i named him sit. So everytime i'll call him i'll be like: "come here... sit, come here... sit" the dog would look at me like (makes puzzled head gesutres), he's alot smarter now, when i call his name, he ignores me and carrys on typing.

If you like steven wright, you will LOVE mitch hedberg. I have my favourite comedians but this guy is the best out of the lot. he has me in so many stitches of laughter. Mind you he's famous for his abstract comedy also.
 

ARon

Well-Known Member
#14
I don't know after listening to that clip its alright. Some of it was pretty forced but I like more when there is a topic not just random things being thrown out. There are a lot of guys like that though, just not what I'm into.
 
#15
Jibster said:
Me, too in Manchester. His new one is called 'Science', really looking forward to that one too.
I really wanna go and see that.

Have you checked out his website? Tons of very funny stuff. There's a great video of him interviewing Chris Martins of Coldplay.
 

Jibster

Active Member
#16
Illuminattile said:
I really wanna go and see that.

Have you checked out his website? Tons of very funny stuff. There's a great video of him interviewing Chris Martins of Coldplay.
Not yet but i will be doing when not at work, check out the XFM website too, all his radio shows with Stephen Marchant (co-writer of the Office) and the really dumb guy called Karl off the Politics extras, hilarious conversations, in one of them it starts with him just after playin Picture Me Rollin by Pac, see if you can find it, comments are funny as.
 

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