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I Have a Pony
1988 album by acclaimed American stand-up comic renowned fordeadpan delivery of quirky jokes. Unavailable on CD in the U.S. 14 tracks.
Manufacturer: WRIGHT,STEVEN
Price Range: $2.39 - $5.99
 I Have a Pony
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| User Reviews |  | Great Fun
rating: 5
Had an old copy of this on tape and am thrilled to have found this CD. Steven Wright is great fun, if you like dry humor.
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No, That Wasn't Me
rating: 5
The word BRILLIANT keeps sticking to Steven Wright and to this album, and with good reason. The master of absolute deadpan delivery, Wright is also the heir of one-liner comics of days gone by, from Henny Youngman to Milton Berle to Steve Allen. In one short sentence he can set you up and then completely blindside you, leaving you wondering what just happened and why you're lying on the floor, laughing until you gasp for air. Who knew you could get so much life out of a gag like: "The other day I was--no, wait, that wasn't me." Steven Wright is the last of a rare breed, and it's too bad he's been largely media-shy through his career, because he is definitely worth multiple listens.
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Can you say brilliant too much?
rating: 5
That is what you find yourself saying over and over again, BRILLIANT. You will not find anyone that makes the types of observations he does. When you add him to your comedy CD collection, you can be sure that you will have a CD that is different from other stand-up routines. If you are looking for one of his CDs, because you already love his work, than you will not be disappointed with this one. It is the classic genius of Steven Wright.
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Brilliant humor from dead pan to the bizzare
rating: 5
Few comedians have made me laugh like Steven Wright. He like a "Far Side" cartoon version of stand up comedy that is hilarious. He doesn't rely on foul language or it's shock to get a laugh. I can play this CD with my kids or Mother In Law in the room and they'll laugh right along with me. Good humor makes me laugh even when I've heard it before and already know the punch line. Steven Wright's oldest material still makes me laugh, even though I've heard it 10 time before.
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Perfect, brilliant, hilariously funny stuff
rating: 5
This is my favorite comedy CD, decades after I first heard it. Steven Wright makes a one-liner out of what lesser comics would stretch into a ten-minute comedy bit. The only possible problem is the jokes come so fast you're bound to miss some the first time through, still laughing from one joke as he moves on to other jokes. That's hardly a problem since it means once you finish you can immediately listen again and enjoy it.
There is almost nothing objectionable, one short bit about a girl on her way to the psychiatrist comes to mind, but compared to contemporary comics this is refreshingly innocent. Many of the jokes require paying attention and some edumacation to understand, but like the Airplane movies, with so many jokes to choose from even 50% means you get more jokes per minute than anything else available. We listen to this at least once a year and at other times we frequently repeat the jokes or parts of the jokes to each other which causes some consternation among bystanders.
I especially like his solution to the student loan dilemma but there are just too many jokes here to comment on. At least 95% are funny, 50% are hilarious, maybe I still don't get the last 5% or I'd think they were funny, too.
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