Steven Alexander Wright
- Country : United States
- Profession :stand-up comedian, actor, and writer
- DOB: 1955-12-06
Steven Alexander Wright, born on December 6, 1955, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a celebrated figure in the world of comedy. His distinctive deadpan delivery and thought-provoking one-liners have made him a beloved stand-up comedian. Wright’s humor often revolves around absurd observations and dry wit, creating a unique brand of comedy that resonates with audiences. Throughout his career, he has received critical acclaim and various awards, including an Academy Award for his short film “The Appointments of Dennis Jennings.” His success stems from his ability to find humor in the ordinary and mundane, crafting a style that has left a lasting impact on the comedy scene.
I replaced the headlights in my car with strobe lights, so it looks like I’m the only one moving.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightYou know how it is when you’re walking up the stairs, and you get to the top, and you think there’s one more step? I’m like that all the time.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI met this wonderful girl at Macy’s. She was buying clothes and I was putting Slinkies on the escalator.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightDo you think that when they asked George Washington for ID that he just whipped out a quarter?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhen I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked if I had any firearms with me. I said, ‘Well, what do you need?’
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI finally got around to reading the dictionary. Turns out the Zebra did it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI was thinking that women should put pictures of missing husbands on beer cans.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThe hardness of the butter is proportional to the softness of the bread.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightSome friends of mine got me a sweater for my birthday. I’d have preferred a moaner or a screamer, but the sweater was OK.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThe Bermuda Triangle got tired of warm weather. It moved to Alaska. Now Santa Claus is missing.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf people from Poland are called Poles, why aren’t people from Holland called Holes?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf you take an Oriental person and spin him around several times, does he become disoriented?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI bought a house on a one-way dead-end road. I don’t know how I got there.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThere was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightA lot of people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI washed a sock. Then I put it in the dryer. When I took it out, it was gone.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThey say the universe is expanding. That should help with the traffic.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightLast night I played a blank tape at full blast. The mime next door went nuts.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightBe nice to your children. After all, they are going to choose your nursing home.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhen I was in boy scouts, I slipped on the ice and hurt my ankle. A little old lady had to help me across the street.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightSponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn’t happen.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIt was the first time I was ever in love, and I learned a lot. Before that I’d never even thought about killing myself.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI went to the hardware store to buy some batteries, but they weren’t included, so I had to buy them again.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhen I was in school the teachers told me practice makes perfect; then they told me nobody’s perfect so I stopped practicing.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightMy friend Sally is a nudist. I went to her The closets have no doors. The walls are covered with see-through wallpaper.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI just got this new camera. It’s very advanced – you don’t even need it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI was reading the dictionary. I thought it was a poem about everything.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI play the harmonica. The only way I can play is if I get my car going really fast, and stick it out the window.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightMy nephew has HDADHD. High Definition Attention Deficit Disorder. He can barely pay attention, but when he does it’s unbelievably clear.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf man evolved from monkeys and apes, why do we still have monkeys and apes?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI planted some bird seed. A bird came up. Now I don’t know what to feed it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightMy dental hygienist is cute. Every time I visit, I eat a whole package of Oreo cookies while waiting in the lobby. Sometimes she has to cancel the rest of the afternoon’s appointments.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIt is like putting a dehumidifier and a humidifier in the same room and letting them fight it out.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI just have a relationship with my imagination. It’s like my friend, almost.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIt doesn’t matter what temperature the room is, it’s always room temperature.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, ‘Where’s the self-help section?’ She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see it, do the other trees make fun of it?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThe other night I came home late, and tried to unlock my house with my car keys. I started the house up. So, I drove it around for a while. I was speeding, and a cop pulled me over. He asked where I lived. I said, Right here, officer.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI hooked up my accelerator pedal in my car to my brake lights. I hit the gas, people behind me stop, and I’m gone.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI got a new dog. He’s a paranoid retriever. He brings back everything because he’s not sure what I threw him.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIn school, every period ends with a bell. Every sentence ends with a period. Every crime ends with a sentence.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf it’s a penny for your thoughts and you put in your two cents worth, then someone, somewhere is making a penny.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhy is it, when a door is open it’s ajar, but when a jar is open, it’s not a door?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThere’s a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf it’s zero degrees outside today and it’s supposed to be twice as cold tomorrow, how cold is it going to be?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhen I turned two I was really anxious, because I’d doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I’m six I’ll be ninety.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightLast night I stayed up late playing poker with Tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI have an existential map. It has ‘You are here’ written all over it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThe 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.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightTell a man that there are 400 billion stars and he’ll believe you. Tell him a bench has wet paint and he has to touch it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI wish the first word I ever said was the word quote, so right before I die I could say unquote.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightWhy doesn’t Tarzan have a beard? Why doesn’t glue stick to the inside of the bottle?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightThe sun never sets on the British Empire. But it rises every morning. The sky must get awfully crowded.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI heard that in relativity theory, space and time are the same thing. Einstein discovered this when he kept showing up three miles late for his meetings.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI went to a general store but they wouldn’t let me buy anything specific.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI have a large sea shell collection which I keep scattered on beaches all over the world. Maybe you’ve seen it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightLight travels faster than sound. Isn’t that why people appear bright before you hear them speak?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightI can picture in my mind a world without war, a world without hate. And I can picture us attacking that world, because they’d never expect it.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf you must choose between two evils, pick the one you’ve never tried before.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf a man says something in the woods and there are no women there, is he still wrong?
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf at first you don’t succeed then skydiving definitely isn’t for you.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightTo steal ideas from one person is plagiarism; to steal from many is research.
Author: Steven Alexander WrightIf everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.
Author: Steven Alexander Wright