"You never know what You have until it's gone ... and I wanted to know what I had, so I got rid of everything ..." This joke was so good, it made him break character :)
At the beginning, he’s Rip Van Winkle, a character in a Washington Irving story in which he falls asleep for twenty years and misses the American Revolution.
@@malcolmdrake6137 Mitch Hedberg is VERY much like Wright. Everyone knows this. Do a Google search about it and come back two days later when you finish seeing all the articles written about it.
Y’all should listen to Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. It’s a lot of one liners that used to be on SNL. Good work guys! I’m laughing my ass off to your videos!
Seinfeld had a special called "I'm Telling You for the Last Time", where he dragged out all his old jokes and supposedly told them for one last time. The intro to the special was a funeral where the jokes were getting buried. The congregation, IIRC, consisted of other comedians. I wonder if Steven Wright's intro was a weird permutation of Seinfeld's opening. I might be stretching that thought a bit far. but I've never seen this before.
You cats have to react to Redd Foxx "Confucius Say" I don't believe there is any video of this, only audio but I've seen y'all react to audio only on your channel in the past. Primo stuff from the best comedian ever in my opinion of course. Check it out fellas do the world of F-Lab a HUGE solid.
when are you nerds going to do norm macdonals antisemetic puppet he got at yard sale ....... its on best of norm macdonald on dennis miller radio appearances
@@b.t.40yrs_agoyours is a knee jerk reaction. Please give him more of a chance and look further into this guy. Steven Wright is classic. His one liners are second to none. He is awesome.
Ignoring the weird opening, this is comparable to what I remember reading on Laughy Taffy's and grade school joke books. How are folks calling him 'genius,' 'masterful,' 'GOAT,' 'godfather?'....
There was actually a bit on the Opie and Anthony radio show years back where Jim Norton and some other comics basically said what you're saying. They did a bit where they read Steven Wrights jokes out loud and realised most of them aren't funny at all unless they're being said in his voice.
@@HippoOnABicycle His voice is certainly important, but that's not where it ends. Delivery is crucial and his timing was spot on. And there's more as well; not every line has to be hilarious, you know. To many people, to be strange, amusing, insightful and maybe even profound is quite entertaining enough. Steven often came at life in a unique angle and that was essential to the package as a whole. He is great.
@@insunatic5062 Agreed, delivery and timing is crucial, however, being unique doesn't equate to the proclamation of awesomeness and genius that some of the comments suggest and makes me SMH. There are SO many better comedians during Wright's time, before and now.
@@emmakai2243 I think to FULLY appreciate him you actually do have to put him in that category of unique. Sure, we can talk about others past and present and how they may be "funnier" then him, but I don't really measure Steven by those others. He is just a horse of a different color and I appreciate that for what it is. It may seem strange, but a memorable and valuable comedian isn't always about how funny they are all the time. I also believe in those that give you pause and make you think about what was just said. I think you'll agree with that. He is a "genius" and "masterful" at what HE does.
Steven Wright is a masterful genius when it comes to one-liners. That's one of the strangest opens for a comedy show that I've watched.
Fun fact: Steven Wright played the "Sleeping on the Coach Guy" in Half Baked 😂
A short but brilliant performance!
He was the radio voice in Reservoir Dogs also.
@@nonoo That's one you don't hear often. I always forget that.
The coach? I dont remember them.
@@kennethhaggerty153 couch guy
"You never know what You have until it's gone ...
and I wanted to know what I had, so I got rid of everything ..."
This joke was so good, it made him break character :)
I think the opening was "this is how it feels waiting for the other person to make a chess move "
GOAT when it comes to one liners (imo)
K-Billy’s super sounds of the 70’s
Yes! I was desperately going through this comment section to see if anyone else knew that reference
"Let's ask the 'guy on the couch'!" 😂😂
Yes. I was trying to figure out where I knew him from lol Thanks.
Yo the guy! Did you kill my dog?
Is it August?
Yessssss! The Godfather himself. Such smart and imaginative writing.
proud to say I've seen him live once. One of the GOATs
I think he can only live once. Not sure if he believed in reincarnation
@@Itsant33 👏
@@jeffmccloud905 sorry for the bad pun btw
Heck yes! Dude is tuned to different frequency. I relate 👍🏼
"The pool was on the 23rd floor, that's a really deep pool." 😂😂😂
Watching you two during the opening of this made my day, lmfao
Never seen this before, but it is amazing.
Steven Wright was Hedberg before Hedberg, and lived with one of the best writers of the 20th century, Kurt Vonnecgut.
So Wright. Many, many excellent jokes.
That opening was quite something had me cracking up with your comments ..thanku for the laughter love you loads God bless x
always loved him
At the beginning, he’s Rip Van Winkle, a character in a Washington Irving story in which he falls asleep for twenty years and misses the American Revolution.
Easiest comeback to you dont have any sisters is "yeah, I do"...
He is the predecessor of mitch Hedberg, demetri martin, caleb elliot, and josh johnson
Check out the latter 2
?? How? They're _nothing_ like him...
@@malcolmdrake6137 Mitch Hedberg is VERY much like Wright. Everyone knows this. Do a Google search about it and come back two days later when you finish seeing all the articles written about it.
@@bassage13hedurg is the devito to wrights Schwarzenegger. Over rated
Y’all should listen to Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey. It’s a lot of one liners that used to be on SNL. Good work guys! I’m laughing my ass off to your videos!
That opening must’ve been downloaded directly from a dream.
It's a small world... But I wouldn't wanna paint it
That opening was amazing.
Mystery solved... Steven Wright was the man on the couch all along.
I haven't heard some of those before.
The Salvador Dali joke is one of my favorites. A surreal joke about a surreal painter by a surreal comedian.
Frank: "He's in Alice In Wonderland's place"
You mean...Wonderland?
That opening was sick. 👍
Yes! More Steven Wright! 😁
Seinfeld had a special called "I'm Telling You for the Last Time", where he dragged out all his old jokes and supposedly told them for one last time. The intro to the special was a funeral where the jokes were getting buried. The congregation, IIRC, consisted of other comedians. I wonder if Steven Wright's intro was a weird permutation of Seinfeld's opening. I might be stretching that thought a bit far. but I've never seen this before.
Lmao I was with you on this at first.....like wtf is goin on!
Watching yall watch that opening was weird and hilarious.
All the similar comedian’s to Steven got it from Steven, he is the original way in left field one liner comic’s.
Loved him in Chappells ‘Half Baked’. 🤣😎
best intro since intergalactic
He was playing against Father Time.
Soooooo Funny good great
I think the song in the intro is Moonlight Sanata
7:27 to skip long intro
I've never heard this bit.
Alice in wonderland 's place was called wonderland.
Do a full Emo Phillips special
A play on Rip Van Winkle
Just want to point out that at 1:45 you can briefly see Frankenstein's eyes.
Another comedian: Harland Williams. Pretty whacky at times
I would suggest watching 'i have a pony'.
1985.
Yooooo what up aiight
So happy y’all are watching this guys shit
FINALLY !!
Rodney Dangerfield is by far the king of the one liners, no competition!!
You cats have to react to Redd Foxx "Confucius Say"
I don't believe there is any video of this, only audio but I've seen y'all react to audio only on your channel in the past.
Primo stuff from the best comedian ever in my opinion of course.
Check it out fellas do the world of F-Lab a HUGE solid.
If you didn't know me, would you think I was a stranger?
Moonlight sonata for the win.
Alice in wonderland place. I believe it's called wonderland lol
Milton Jones is another similar comedian.
WTF was that beginning?
freeking Willow ..lmao
37 punchlines in this vid
willow type shit... i cant wait to say that
lets goooo
lmaoooo pool on the 23rd floor.. so deep
How high
Watch some 'Tim and Eric'
when are you nerds going to do norm macdonals antisemetic puppet he got at yard sale ....... its on best of norm macdonald on dennis miller radio appearances
His sister isn't really part of the family because she has no sisters 😂
yo
what up
ight ight
Fawk yeah
That sucked
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you posted this 3 minutes in.. not realizing it's a stand up intro of such scale you can never fully understand the corporeal nature of life. bruh
@@operatoncreation6396 Thanks for responding
@@b.t.40yrs_agoyours is a knee jerk reaction. Please give him more of a chance and look further into this guy. Steven Wright is classic. His one liners are second to none. He is awesome.
@@insunatic5062 I like Steve Wright. My comment was just me being an A-hole.
Piano was annoying.
You should have stopped playing it then.
Nobody like him
Ignoring the weird opening, this is comparable to what I remember reading on Laughy Taffy's and grade school joke books. How are folks calling him 'genius,' 'masterful,' 'GOAT,' 'godfather?'....
Are you serious? Oh my goodness...
There was actually a bit on the Opie and Anthony radio show years back where Jim Norton and some other comics basically said what you're saying. They did a bit where they read Steven Wrights jokes out loud and realised most of them aren't funny at all unless they're being said in his voice.
@@HippoOnABicycle His voice is certainly important, but that's not where it ends. Delivery is crucial and his timing was spot on. And there's more as well; not every line has to be hilarious, you know. To many people, to be strange, amusing, insightful and maybe even profound is quite entertaining enough. Steven often came at life in a unique angle and that was essential to the package as a whole. He is great.
@@insunatic5062 Agreed, delivery and timing is crucial, however, being unique doesn't equate to the proclamation of awesomeness and genius that some of the comments suggest and makes me SMH. There are SO many better comedians during Wright's time, before and now.
@@emmakai2243 I think to FULLY appreciate him you actually do have to put him in that category of unique. Sure, we can talk about others past and present and how they may be "funnier" then him, but I don't really measure Steven by those others. He is just a horse of a different color and I appreciate that for what it is. It may seem strange, but a memorable and valuable comedian isn't always about how funny they are all the time. I also believe in those that give you pause and make you think about what was just said. I think you'll agree with that. He is a "genius" and "masterful" at what HE does.
Not funny then or now. Fail 👎🏼
I would chastise you for being wrong but you don't even understand what is wright.