Steven Wright Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named the 23rd greatest stand-up comic by Comedy Central
• Was the first inductee to the Boston Comedy Hall of Fame
• Graduated from Emerson College in 1978 after earning his associate's degree from Middlesex Community College in Bedford, Mass
• Started performing stand-up comedy at the Comedy Connection, a Boston comedy club
• Quote: "I was born․ When I was 23 I started telling jokes․ Then I started going on television and doing films․ That's still what I am doing․ The end․"
• Quote: "I'm not trying to write jokes․ I've been doing it for so long that that part of my brain is, like, exercised to know that things could be jokes, even though I'm not doing it consciously․"
• Gained national recognition for his 1985 comedy album "I Have a Pony․"
• Known for his lethargic voice and slow deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes in his comedy routines
• No one said anything to him about his role in "Half Baked" for nearly two years until a stranger finally stopped him at a gas station and asked if he was the guy on the couch
• In addition to performing comedy, he paints and records music