Two Mikes Don't Make a Wright

"...Directed by: Steven Wright, Michael Moore and Mike Leigh. Starring: Steven Wright,..."

Oct. 22, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Soldier of Fortune

Comic Steven Wright offers observations on his return to short film, "One Soldier," the pressure of following up an Academy Award, and this bad trick called life.

"...Steven Wright does stand-up comedy like nobody else. His exquisitely..."

March 10, 2000 Screens Feature by J. C. Shakespeare

Where He Got That Pony

Steven Wright on his inspirations and stand-up origins

"...If stand-up legend Steven Wright didn't exist, I'm not sure anyone could have..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Half-Baked

Cameos from Steven Wright, Willie Nelson, Tommy Chong, and Janeane Garofalo help stoke this addled comic premise about selling pot to raise a buddy's bail.

"...such as the comatose, unnamed Guy on the Couch (Steven Wright) found at many a collegiate party house and..."

Jan. 23, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

So I Married an Axe Murderer

Remember when Mike Myers was funny? This film features one of his best performances as a poet who reluctantly marries, then fears that his bride (a meat butcher) is a bluebeard.

"...have appeal. Every cameo -- Phil Hartman, Alan Arkin, Steven Wright, Charles Grodin, Michael Richards -- is choice, and..."

July 30, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

The Muse

"...Directed by: Albert Brooks. Starring: Mark Feuerstein, Steven Wright, Jeff Bridges, Andie Macdowell, Sharon Stone and Albert..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Babe: Pig in the City

"...Stein, Mickey Rooney, E.g. Daily, Danny Mann, Glenne Headly, Steven Wright, Adam Goldberg and Roscoe Lee Browne. It befits..."

Nov. 27, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Letitia Wright, Ben..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Mirror of Soul: The Forough Farrokhzad Trilogy and Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away

"...Steven Wright: When the Leaves Blow Away..."

April 6, 2007 Screens Review by Shawn Badgley

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Good and Evil, respectively. Still in the offing are Steven Spielberg's Amistad, James Cameron's Titanic, Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Emoji Movie

What a time to be alive (in a smartphone)

"...long line of Mehs (his parents are voiced by Steven Wright and Jennifer Coolidge). Gene just can’t seem to..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Call Me Lucky

Bobcat Goldthwait directs doc about fellow comic Barry Crimmins

"...comedy scene during those years, and comics such as Steven Wright, David Cross, Margaret Cho, Marc Maron, Patton Oswalt,..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dang Aloud

Dana Gould likes hiding the pill in the banana

"...in Boston," he recalls. "It was the week after Steven Wright was spotted and the week before he went..."

April 27, 2012 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Lords of Dogtown

This narrative re-creation of the skateboarding doc Dogtown and Z-Boys is a blast, as accurate as it ought to be with more than enough mythology and gut thrills thrown in for good measure.

"...sounds like K-Billy’s Super Sounds of the Seventies minus Steven Wright, but that seems like a minor quibble when..."

June 10, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scanlines

"...1994 with Janeane Garafolo, Steven Wright TV Nation, Volume 2..."

May 15, 1998 Screens Feature

Speechless

"...to write before returning to speechwriting. Harry Shearer and Steven Wright play Chuck and Eddie in droll little episodes..."

Dec. 16, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Swan Princess

"...Rich. Starring: John Cleese, Sandy Duncan, Jack Palance and Steven Wright. A spirited princess, a valiant prince, a villainous..."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Critical Care

"...Helen Mirren, Kyra Sedgwick, Albert Brooks, Wallace Shawn, Jeffrey Wright and Anne Bancroft. Critical Care should be quickly put..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Never Like Lookin' for the Shovels

How Steven Wright feels about doing stand-up for an audience

"...interviews with Wanda Sykes, Marc Maron, Dana Gould, and Steven Wright, but for now enjoy some of the Wright..."

April 25, 2012 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, May 13-19

"...19): "I intend to live forever," proclaims 66-year-old comedian Steven Wright, who then adds, "So far, so good." I..."

May 13, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

Ernie Kovacs

Breaking the fourth wall with the legendary comedian

"...Monty Python to Saturday Night Live, and from stand-ups Steven Wright to Mitch Hedberg. Counterculturing the casual conformity of..."

May 12, 2017 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Comics

The stand-up people behind the city's comedy scene

"...the backyard. It's what's earned him gigs opening for Steven Wright and Bill Hicks, and on The Late Late..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Venues

Where to find the funny in town

"...Aziz Ansari, Martin Short, Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo, and Steven Wright...."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Guide to Austin Stand-Up: Annual Events

Festivals aren't just for music and film

"...from living legends (Martin Short, Kids in the Hall, Steven Wright), current stars (Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman),..."

March 31, 2017 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Moontower 2014, Day 2: Bobcat Goldthwait

When the 'Cat shrieks, we listen

"...humor." His contemporaries were weird, too – guys like Steven Wright and George Carlin, who made being daring outcasts..."

April 25, 2014 Arts Post by Anne Harris

A Flood of Funny

Moontower Comedy has released its first roster of comics

"...do you follow Aziz Ansari, Seth Meyers, Wanda Sykes, Steven Wright, and Nick Offerman? That was the question for..."

Jan. 22, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Setting the Stage

Austin's art scene spent 2012 prepping for the big things to come

"...with enough marquee names – Seth Meyers, Wanda Sykes, Steven Wright, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman – to give the..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Funny Doesn't Have To Be Over

‘Inside Joke’ web series goes inside Moontower Comedy Festival

"...Also getting facetime: Nick Offerman, JB Smoove, Steven Wright, Josh Fadem, and many, many more. You can..."

April 29, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hurts So Good

Mike Birbiglia mines life's embarrassments for laughs in 'Sleepwalk With Me'

"...comedian, emulating the comedians I admire, like Mitch Hedberg, Steven Wright," explains Birbiglia. "Over time, I was asked by..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Moontower Comedy and Oddity Festival

In Austin's newest festival, stand-up finally gets top billing

"...show. The still-reigning king of the conceptual punch line, Steven Wright, is among the marquee names trumpeted for the..."

Feb. 3, 2012 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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