Travel & Experiences
Comedian Steven Wright delivers his absurd one-liners with a monotone voice and deadpan style when he returns to The Orleans Showroom on July 10 and 11.
June 4, 2015
Company Town
Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg has replaced Michael Wright as chief executive of Amblin Partners as his production company struggles to find its footing in an increasingly challenging movie market.
Sept. 19, 2017
Books
Steven Wright, king of laconic one-liners, wrote the delightfully loopy novel “Harold” because he wanted to break free of stand-up’s “very narrow window of creativity.”
May 16, 2023
Sports
The Boston Red Sox said knuckleballer Steven Wright needs knee surgery and will miss the rest of the season.
May 4, 2017
California
Nearly a week after Los Angeles County sheriff’s employees mistakenly released a suspected killer from jail, law enforcement officers have yet to find him, officials said Friday.
Feb. 5, 2016
Movies
Anyone who’s never seen Steven Wright before will probably be pleasantly surprised by the novel sight of this near catatonic figure whose lips hatch mental bubbles of bizarre non sequiturs, such as “I dreamed I was the captain of a boat inside a bottle,” as though the single last spark of resistance against the frozen tundra of despair resided in the stark one-liner.
March 6, 1989
Awards
The next chief executive of Steven Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios is coming from the TV industry.
Sept. 4, 2014
Entertainment & Arts
GQ-honored Steven Wright continues to play out ‘the insanity in the world’ and ask life’s big questions.
April 13, 2000
The Harvard Lampoon will dub Steven Wright as its Comedian of the Year at a ceremony Friday.
April 3, 1990
The witness looked straight ahead and remained silent.
Feb. 3, 2016