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 enlarge | Artist: Steven Wright
Label: Rhino Flashback
Category: Music
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Rating:  42 reviews
Sales Rank: 943
Format: Live
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 081227954925
UPC: 081227954925
EAN: 0081227954925
ASIN: B0007KTAXG
Release Date: February 8, 2005
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 Absurd and hysterical July 25, 2001
R. Riis (NY)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Steven Wright is very, very funny. His is humor of the absurd. Those who don't "get" it may have lost their ability to see things in a fresh way. This is a Boston concert recording in front of an appreciative audience and is, like Steve, very, very funny. Hopefully he'll come out with another CD someday.
Steven Wright Roaring December 2, 2005
frank6 (Los Angeles, CA USA)
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
The only or one of the few recordings available legally where I live, Wright's "I Have A Pony" is a truly great experience of a comedian displaying wonderful power. And I'm not even particularly partial to one liners or a dry delivery. Great comedian's material is comparatively timeless to lesser ones, and this being my first and only purchase of a Wright work, this 1985 recording could have been released yesterday. I guessed it was released in 1988 or so.
I was shocked to learn how small his discography is. It's possible Wright has chosen not to release a great amount of material because this album is basically perfect. He proved himself 20 years ago, so what's the point of releasing anything else if free of financial motivation. I'm sure his appearances sell out, but "I Have A Pony" must sell unbelievably well if Wright has significant clout over the size of his discography. Very impressive.
His brilliance lies in his ability to make ironic and disparate connections between things the majority of listeners in a mechanized society can relate to. I also respect his choice not to either pander or talk down to his audience by imposing any preconception to their intelligence. Most people are more intelligent than everyday interaction requires. With Wright, if you get a joke, great, if not, oh well - here's another one. And although a sophisticated Manhatten audience, this is what a group of people sitting in front of a comedian should sound like: in the process of being slayed with laughter. Wright makes no apologies for his subjects. After many a gag I would find myself having to rapidly consider the first part of it in order to find the connection between the second and I was never disappointed. If genius is the ability to take two things and find a connection between them in order to create a useful, third thing, then Wright is one a hundred times over on this album.
I would recommend this album/CD to anyone. Literally. And no aspiring young comedian should be without it (no I'm not an aspiring comedian but appreciate a good one). Great material to listen to while driving. Driving your pony to the kitchen, of course.
 Fragmented approach gets annoying July 17, 2001
Andrius Uzkalnis (Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom)
14 out of 36 found this review helpful
Frankly, I do not like him, but I can see why others do. His jokes come at bite-sized portions, very strong one liners, and many of them are exceptionally good: "I bought some batteries, but they were not included, so I had to buy them again." However, monotonous rhytm and gloomy tone (supposed to enhance the comic effect) eventually got on my nerves. I agree he is a good comedian, I just do not care for his style.
The funniest stand up comedian there is May 5, 2003
James N Simpson (Gold Coast, QLD Australia)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This has to be the funniest stand up comedy album ever made. Steven Wright speaks in a slow sort of retarded sounding style which fits his comedy extremely well. The track listing on the back says all songs written by Steven Wright but don't worry there's no cheap attempt to launch a signing career here all the tracks are him speaking stand up. This album is full of hilarious stuff I don't really want to give anything away for future listeners but this album is very funny. Yesterday I......no that wasn't me! is one small example but I don't want to wreck the experience for anyone else. Steven Wright covers a vast range of topics from girlfriends, hitchhiking, his diary he kept as a baby, parking to pretty much every part of day to day life. Parents note this is clean comedy, there is no swearing on this album at all so all ages can enjoy the magic of Steven Wright. This album is usually pretty cheap but worth full price. Definitely the best stand up comedian I've ever heard. He's the "Weird Al" of the stand up world. Buy this album.
The Timeless Comedic Genius January 12, 2003
Postmodern Day Hero (Noblesville, IN)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
Steven Wright has a unique style, that makes him stand out from many of the young and hip comics currently on the scene. He doesn't cuss, talk about sex, attack celebs, play into stereotypes, and play 3rd rate guitar to entertain. His wit is his talent, and his genius encourages You to think, and enjoy his clever observations, questions, ponderings, and line liners. With the exception of Groucho Marx, I have never seen a comic more widely quoted than Steven Wright. There will never be a movie like "Man On The Moon" to celebrate his genius, but his material, unlike many of today's comics, will stand the test of time.
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