Stand Up Battle - Steven Wright vs Mitch Hedberg | Stand Up Comedy Moments

[@Comet701]

My favorite Steven Wright joke I still use a few times per year. Somebody asks: "Did you sleep well?" I say: "No. I think I made a few mistakes."

[@AetheriusLamia]

What if they ask instead, "How did you sleep?"

[@JOKERLOKES14]

"I accidentally spilled ink remover on my dog Spot.... I haven't seen him in weeks"!!!!LOL

[@davidkaiser3105]

@@AetheriusLamialying down. Why? Do I look like a vampire to you?

[@tomschmitz8884]

"Why do they call them apartments when they are so close together? -Steven Wright

[@tomschmitz8884]

@@AetheriusLamiaI have no idea, I was sleeping!

[@robspecht9550]

I used to love Mitch Hedberg. I still do, but I used to too.

[@bobmiller9313]

Steven is naturally funny

[@jamescourt5201]

Ducks eat free at Subway

[@randythompson5154]

This joke is so funny…but I’m just so relieved that you are smart enough to know the difference between “to” and “too”, because most of these idiots on here would have tried to write this and they would’ve screwed it up royally.

[@danmar007]

@@randythompson5154 Amen to that.

[@danielstewart8106]

How do you feel about frilly toothpicks?

[@cavernr]

Wright is more obscure and philosophical..Hedburg is just flat out silly and whimsical. Both geniuses!

[@colehenderson9952]

Agreed man, I could never choose who is the better comic

[@eyellgeteven9928]

I don't know man, I could easily see Mitch telling Steven's joke about driving his house around. Both of them really are pure comic geniuses...too bad Mitch left us so soon.

[@thebadbandito]

@@eyellgeteven9928 I could also see Mitch doing the humidifier/dehumidifier joke.

[@DrDaveSalisburyPhDMBA]

Absolutely!

[@kevinthomas4074]

I think both of their strengths pretty much defines absurdity. Brilliant, both.

[@TimGallant]

"I'm a peripheral visionary. I can see into the future … but only way off to the side." - Steven Wright

[@No1Particular]

I hadn't heard that one yet, brilliant! Thanks.

[@rickylee4228]

“I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. It’s like dude, you have to wait.” -Mitch hedberg

[@christopher19894]

"There's a fine line between fishing and standing on the shore like an idiot." Brilliant on so many levels. The fine line is the fishing line, literally.

[@FrankDaBank25]

You explained it lmao

[@basicallybangbang]

You just blew my mind I can't believe that went over my head

[@stolensentience]

Hey I just *caught* it. Never sunk in before.

[@sonny3854]

Can you name just a few of those levels?

[@chrisanderson6204]

I've been that idiot. In a chartered boat too. The difference was $1500 and 4 barf bags. which we used for chum. we had shrimp for bait. when we got back, we had bait scampi

[@JetBizzle]

My fav Mitch joke is “I have a vest, if I had no arms it would be a jacket” 😂

[@jacobolson6885]

I can hear the delivery 😂

[@Dagrizzb]

"I got a parrot, the parrot talked, but it did not say 'I'm hungry', so it died." Always gets me.

[@MadScientist267]

I just can't imagine a scenario where I would ever need to prove I bought a donut...

[@PhantomFilmAustralia]

@@Dagrizzb "I stayed up all night playing poker with tarot cards. I got a full house and four people died."

[@bernadettegraywashington4143]

NOW THAT'S FALL DOWN FUNNY .

[@vincentm7357]

My favorite Steve Wright joke was, “If you kill a mime, do you need to use a silencer?” My favorite Mitch Hedburg joke was, “I would lay in my twin bed at night and wonder where my brother was.” Both hilarious!

[@TarantuLandoCalcuLingus]

My favorite mitch joke "This jacket is dry clean only, which means.... its dirty."

[@rickmasseur2008]

My favorite Steve Wright joke was, "I had a dream that all the babies prevented by the pill came back. They were pissed."

[@WeAllLiveInTheTwilightZone]

I remember Steven Wright's standup in the 80's and I find him just as funny now as then. Mitch Hedburg I recall on "The 70's Show" and as the stoner Frank who ran "The Hub". "I didn't lose a leg in Vietnam to so I can serve some hot dogs to teenagers". "You have both of your legs Frank". "I know, I did NOT lose a leg in Vietnam". So funny.

[@jv-lk7bc]

wait ..

[@rustyoak8860]

one of my favorite jokes of Steven's is "I have a life size map of the world...one mile equals...one mile."

[@thebedroomshow9010]

A Wright joke that stuck with me was “Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you can also put your two cents in? Someone’s making a penny.”

[@dan_terra3663]

Thats my favorite one as well and anytime I see a chance to write something silly for other ppl to find, thats my go to

[@melchner19]

😂

[@a180combatbowsergamepro6]

!!!!!!!!

[@Chaotic_Enigma]

I could never choose 1 over the other, I am thankful for both of them....great comedians

[@jeffgillson]

Love both of them. Wish Mitch would have been around longer!!

[@Synthpoptroubadour]

well how the heck are you going to make that happen? he's dead, yo. can't go back and pull that syringe from his hand

[@eyellgeteven9928]

@@Synthpoptroubadour You are right, but that's just a little harsh, dude.

[@Synthpoptroubadour]

@@eyellgeteven9928 life is harsh dude

[@comedy-and-cabaret]

Mitch is no longer with us? I didn't even know he was sick ...

[@eligebrown8998]

I agree

[@markh9675]

My favorite Steven Wright joke is: “You know when you're sitting on a chair and you lean back so you're just on two legs and you lean too far so you almost fall over but at the last second you catch yourself? I feel like that all the time...”

[@TelcomSupplier]

Who has used that joke in conversation? IF you havent.. you should.. it's hysterical...(PRO TIP....Just make sure when you do you arent on stage with a mic at a comedy club..then you got trouble. )

[@michaelklemp5510]

"Anywhere is within walking distance... if you have the time." Gotta go with Wright

[@talastra]

Rice is good when you want to eat 2000 of something.

[@drd1924]

At least ya know it will be room temperature when you get there.

[@lisagd22]

Definitely!

[@braddater5834]

I love them both. I think Wright was the true innovator simply because he became before Mitch. I laugh harder with Mitch though....I think.. SO CLOSE

[@talastra]

@@braddater5834 there are one liners before Wright. Like Rodney Dangerfield. It is Wright's delivery that was super novel

[@adude394]

Steven and Mitch: Two of the greatest ever to pick up a mic. I was so fortunate to see Mitch in concert just a few months before his untimely passing. Favorite Steven joke: I wrote a song, but I can’t read music, so I don’t know what it is. Every once in a while I’ll be listening to the radio and I say, “I think I might have written that.” Favorite Mitch joke: I saw this wino, he was eating grapes. I was like, "Dude, you have to wait."

[@Sindollx666x]

I always lament all the material we're missing since Mitch's life was so tragically cut short. I really would've loved to see what he gave us next. Rip Mitch thanks for making my early 20s filled with comedy gold, we miss you.

[@JamesEnsor]

I heard the Dufrenes bit on CC Radio about a week ago and had the same thought myself.

[@junkyard-p1s]

He really was great, and left us too soon. I feel the same way about Greg Geraldo too.

[@curlyb]

Yeah but what if all of his later stuff sucked? Think. Speak.

[@PeacefulPeteable]

​@curlyb Omg 🤦‍♂️ Take your own advice..think..then speak..

[@Sindollx666x]

@@PeacefulPeteable I think he was too genius for all his later stuff to have sucked.

[@clayz1]

Seen all of these multiple times never get tired of them. Putting the two guys together like this really works. Nothing but laughs.

[@hagegesamuel]

" The first time I've read the dictionary, I thought it was a poem about everything." This one got me good, it's brilliant

[@911jedi8]

Two of my all time faves. I once met Steven Wright in an airport. I asked him for his autograph. He asked me my name and signed it “To ____ Happy Birthday forever”

[@Glornt]

You have a weird name.

[@Zett76]

That‘s weird, underscore-underscore-underscore… I have exactly the same name.

[@efisgpr]

​@@GlorntIt's a Buddhist name; it highlights the importance of emptiness.

[@Glornt]

@@Zett76 One of you might want to think about going by your middle name.

[@phoschnizzle826]

Saw Steven live once. It was a great show. He opened by walking out on stage and picked up a guitar. With the spotlight on him, he saw the shine off the guitar move around the audience, and said "that's weird, it didn't do that in the store...". Set the guitar back down, and never touched it again the entire set.

[@talastra]

Another guitar joke: "I will now play every song the Beatles ever wrote. But I won't play all of Hey Jude."

[@talastra]

Another guitar joke: He's playing a song he says he wrote, and it gets very quiet. He explains, "The pen ran out of ink."

[@jamescarter3196]

In his first HBO special he has a guitar too, and plays 'Hey Hey Rachel Dear'

[@SoaringEagle1]

When I saw him he came out to a stool and glass of water on the stool.......He picked up the glass, took a drink, then repeatedly set the glass halfway on/off the stool's edge and couldn't get it to stay. So he raised the glass, grabbed the stool, slid it under the raised glass, then set the glass down and said "Good Evening".........lmao.

[@Einwetok]

@@jamescarter3196 I wasn't into yoga. She wasn't into being alive.

[@moresnare]

No battle is necessary. They're both comedic geniuses. : )

[@warehousejo007]

yes, indeed. 👍🏼

[@vangroover1903]

I agree and applaud, but Mitch used to be funnier than he has been lately.

[@warehousejo007]

@vangroover1903 that's prolly coz he be dead. hard to come up with new material in that state.

[@vangroover1903]

@@warehousejo007 True, but at least he didn't die on stage......

[@warehousejo007]

@vangroover1903 ur right...not in stages. think it happened all at once.

[@janewestmoreland7239]

Steven Wright will always win in my book for his deadpan, monotone delivery. "One time I...No, that wasn't me." They didn't use this one, it's my all-time Steven Wright favorite line

[@rustyoak8860]

I always love the one "I have a life sized map of the world...one mile equals...one mile."

[@911jedi8]

“About 4 years ago, no wait it was yesterday”

[@mdemers767]

I have a life-sized tattoo all over my body of me, only taller. xD

[@alanela6761]

@@rustyoak8860 where do you live? E5....

[@MrDCMiami]

Why is it a penny for your thoughts but you have to put your two cents in? Somebody's making a penny ....

[@andrewregan7433]

two of my absolute favorite comedians. .. life was way too short for Mitch. not enough ppl even know about his genius.

[@Sindollx666x]

Preach

[@freebeard7361]

If you have legs & are flammable, you are never blocking a fire exit.

[@dennisdemark8151]

I do!

[@blackriverbay1684]

Steven Wright leaves everyone else in the dust. He is brilliant, one of a kind.

[@davidkaiser3105]

Wright rules!

[@jimmyjoe1591]

Mitch is the kiddy version of Steve wright.

[@sethcashman1011]

Agreed!

[@mikearchibald744]

I dont know, they were both pretty funny.

[@woodman4554]

Steven Wright is a comic genius. Leaves others in the dust.

[@pop9095]

Two of the greatest Delivery guys to ever make folks laugh. Epic.

[@lauracarter1618]

one of my fave mitch jokes-- "i have found that a duck's opinion of me is very much influenced by whether or not i have bread."

[@mattjones6323]

Nice

[@timesmash]

"There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot" - Steven Wright. Brilliant

[@dondee5439]

That was Mitch doing the fishing joke. Makes Mitch brilliant.

[@ValenTheOnly]

@@dondee5439 kzbin.info/www/bejne/moPLkmmXqcSUgJI Not Mitch

[@bryce4228]

​@@dondee5439no it wasn't

[@makeadifference4all]

I love their surreal, deadpan humor. They approach the world in such a skewed way: both even have jokes about gravity in this compilation. Hedberg was an authentically nervous version of his true self on stage, whereas Wright seems more like he's adopted a comic persona. You can see Wright sometimes fighting to not break character by chuckling at his jokes, whereas Hedberg openly laughs at his own material.

[@Kodeekat]

Hedberg had horrible stage freight, so was always wound up when performing.

[@Quadrupliplex]

@@Kodeekat which was why he would often have a few shots before the set.

[@Kodeekat]

I don't doubt that in the slightest.

[@mdemers767]

I saw Stephen live in the early 90's. His live show was NOTHING like any of his specials or recorded shows that I've ever heard or seen anywhere else. And IT. WAS. AMAZING.

[@challism]

@@Quadrupliplex Also why he would often keep his eyes closed throughout his set.

[@RS54321]

This is the comedy we need.

[@benwinegarner4797]

Two of my all time favorite comedians. Absolute geniuses of comedy.

[@MimesAgainstHunmanity]

Two of my favorite Steven Wright bits. "When I was a kid we had a quicksand box in our bacckyard. I was an only child. Eventually." "The other day I got on the bus and sat next to a blonde chinese girl. She was crying so I asked her what was wrong. She said I have a problem and my therpist can't help me. I said maybe I can help, what's the problem? She said I'm a nymphomaniac but I am only attracted to jewish cowboys. By the way my name is Karen. I said hi Karen my name is Bucky Goldstien."

[@FistandFootMartialArts]

The ONLY sensible answer one could give.😁

[@robert.m4676]

I love it’s a nice night for an evening!

[@ricknorman6404]

What did Jesus ever do for Santa Claus on HIS birthday?

[@likkeanimal8610]

too long

[@doctorlolchicken7478]

I’ve been a long time Steven Wright fan but some of Mitch’s jokes are hilarious in their silliness. The broken escalator one, and raising money to buy a machine that shows how much money has been raised, for example.

[@thebadbandito]

Fuck that. I'll just make a copy.

[@johnnytheboy6609]

Sometimes it takes a few seconds to get them like "dogs are forever in the pushup position"

[@dennisbecraft1303]

His funniest is the brilliantly elaborated one about the DuFresne family missing when their table was ready.

[@davidhunt1350]

not really so silly more, observational, but through a different perspective, just clever.

[@joshlewis5065]

Steven Wright's delivery and writing is amazing

[@jhaz89]

His delivery is often the exact same. Mitch has a bunch of vocal cadence fluctuation in his. Would be harder to replicate mitch's delivery. I'm Steven is great too but mitch of like on his own level

[@brianhaygood183]

Steven's delivery seems forced. Trying to enunciate a lot while trying to act like it is incidental mumbling. It just doesn't work. His jokes are often good.

[@kailaniandi]

Steve is a legend! Awesome one liners.

[@needsaride15126]

Steven Wright. One of the funniest and most under rated comics. I have always loved his work.

[@Senator107]

Hardly underrated.

[@chezchezchezchez]

What do you mean underrated. You’re not using that word correctly. Do you mean under discovered?

[@shellydoyle1378]

@Jim Cheseborough I don't even think he is under discovered. There is an MLB pitcher who has the same name. I was watching a game and Wright came on to pitch. The broadcasters told everyone to say their favorite Steven Wright joke. All of the broadcasters contributed. Camera operators, coaches, and more. That is just one example. He's very well known.

[@davidkaiser3105]

Not everyone gets Steven Wright. His jokes aren't as obvious as those of other comedians. So, if you're one of the many who do get him but have friends who don't, you still might feel like he's underappreciated, if not underrated.

[@22lyric]

​@@shellydoyle1378I love him. But you DON'T hear enough about him!

[@JJDBaca]

Couple of GOATs right here.

[@ChiroVette]

I never thought to juxtapose these two together like this! Whoever came up with the idea for this video should get a lot of credit. Awesome, both comedians.🤣

[@twistysnacks]

Every single time I get a receipt, I think "No need to bring ink and paper into this transaction." And every time I'm given a flyer, receipt, or junk mail, I think "Here, YOU throw this away."

[@patrickvanrinsvelt4466]

Wright and his deadpan touch was perfect.

[@jmaesrocne]

*_Great video! BTW, this is my favorite Mitch Hedberg one-liner:_* *"Often, people will show you a photo of themselves & say, 'This is me when I was younger.'. EVERY photo you see of someone is when they were younger."* _It's such a simple statement... yet it's also brilliant & funny. RIP Mitch Hedberg. You're irreplaceable, sir._

[@hi-ccowboy7983]

This was masterfully executed. Thank you dear editor.

[@AvroBellow]

Two of the greatest ever. RIP Mitch, you left us far too soon.

[@johnnytheboy6609]

If Mitch hadn't died of that drug overdose, he'da gone on to..........die of another one a month later.

[@22lyric]

Maybe we're lucky he didn't leave us sooner!

[@thohangst]

It's not a contest, they are so different in the tone they bring, thank goodness for both of these craftsmen.

[@Ch3fdadda]

Steven Wrights jokes always next level, you can even hear when the audience retells the joke in their head real fast then start laughing. The “large seashell collection scattered along all the oceans.”

[@gregoryreese8491]

“Seashell collection” has always been my favorite example of Wright's material. It, IMO, perfectly epitomizes his style. I first heard it at one of his performances in the 80s, and, just as you describe it, there was that slight delay followed by illumination, a mini-epiphany. Experiencing his performance was a pure pleasure.

[@tourproven]

You can't please all the people, all of the time; and last night all of those people came to my show... Just brilliant.

[@bkfabs]

Favorite Wright joke: “I put instant coffee in the microwave…I went back in time”.

[@gwood6969]

I said this joke once while brewing a pot of coffee for the household and nobody got the funny and started to disect, analyze and like a gang of chimps trying to operate a computer attacked me demanding an explanation! 😳 Well I'm waiting 🤔🧐🤨

[@tristancooper1442]

These two are legends!

[@bobmiller9313]

Wright is cleaner and funnier

[@A-non-theist]

Mitch was a lot better even though they're both good. I just wish Mitch was still around.

[@crashburn3292]

Yes, Steven did the delivery first, but they were both equally great. Even Wright says he loved Hedberg.

[@twistysnacks]

Mitch Hedberg was the opposite of deadpan 😂

[@chezchezchezchez]

Link? Where did Steven Wright say that?

[@davidkaiser3105]

@crashburn3292 yes, he said the same to me. @@chezchezchezchez, weren't you listening?

[@michelleadamchak1330]

Choosing between these two would be like choosing between a Picasso and a Pollack. Both were artists at the top of their game, and I love them both.

[@randomgrinn]

Picasso and Pollack were not nearly as funny.

[@eyellgeteven9928]

@@randomgrinn Now, THAT'S funny, lmao!

[@thebadbandito]

@@randomgrinn Nice

[@minefactory3753]

Pollock was a terrible artist his art was so low effort tries so little yet he's wildly successful because he was the first to put painting on a canvas that way don't lower these two great men with Pollock

[@Zionswasd]

@@minefactory3753 facts

[@DaleWinarski]

two of the most brilliant minds in comedy ever to exist.

[@Drew_D]

I love their style. Two of my all-time favorites.

[@PattyBandAidz]

My favorite/most quoted lines from each of these guys is most definitely the "I used to do drugs...I still do...but I used to too" from Mitch and, "I sprayed some spot remover on my dog the other day and he disappeared" from Steven....with close runners up being the sock thickness, and the hippopotamus 😜🤘

[@jefftokaji6460]

Two absolutely brilliant comics. Love them both. Wish Mitch was still here. Thanks for the video.

[@sugarsyrup8927]

There is no battle, both are absolute masters of the craft.

[@Cocpain]

One of my favorites was missing. "I lived in an apartment, I used to like to play my music real loud, my neighbor did not like that I did this, so he would bang on the wall, so I would turn down my music and yell, go around, there might be a door on your side but it is just a wall over here..." Mitch Hedberg

[@beckybingham6770]

My 2 favorite comedians of all time. I may have an aneurysm!😂😂😂😂😂

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

I still miss Mitch! Saw him shortly before he was lost to us, I will treasure that great time with an audience that appreciated him like I did. It was like hanging out with friends. 💞

[@rcr-zt4of]

I saw him December 03 with Lewis Black and Dave Attell.

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

@@rcr-zt4of That sounds like good show!

[@rcr-zt4of]

@@CuriousGoodsJessica it was. Mitch kind of stole the show and it was right before Lewis Black’s meteoric rise in the 2000s…

[@Mephiestopholes]

I had the luck to catch Mitch 3 weeks before he left. Met him back stage. Silly man.

[@mohamedabdel-gawad9573]

You mean he was silly in a good way???

[@Mephiestopholes]

@@mohamedabdel-gawad9573 He was

[@davidhunt1350]

brilliant man. not silly just clever, with a funny & positive way of telling jokes.

[@theguyinmaine]

Steven Wright was the first of his kind and the best. Love his way of thinking.

[@Glowbox3D]

Oh god, thanks for this edit. These two are my all time favorites.

[@denysarcuri1213]

One of the great things about Mitch was his behavior outside of the one-liners. His laughter--at his own joke--was infectious, and sometimes drew more laughs (of delight) from the audience than the joke itself. He would plead with the audience to like him more, and then show gratitude when they responded. He was magic.

[@matthewoboyle6010]

Mitch's joke about a meeting to name a hotel will always be one of my favorites.

[@nathanarnold3525]

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[@robertmelchert9687]

@@matthewoboyle6010The double tree hotel had a meeting about what to call its hotels; it was quite short. Tree. No. Double Tree. Hell yeah! I can't tell you what hotel I am staying at, but I can say there are two trees involved.

[@WarcraftOhio]

2 of my absolute favorites thank you for putting this together

[@MarthaRoseMoore415]

This is perfect! These are the two names that come to mind when I hear the term " one liners"! Thanks for putting this dream team together, sort of. 😊

[@mohamedabdel-gawad9573]

'Milton Jones' is the 3rd of this bunch. Check him.. He is British.

[@talastra]

@@joshharrison2657 Completely correct.

[@StriplingJr]

😂🤣🤣 So ironically I just finished watching Half Baked and now as I’m watching this I just realized that Steven Wright was “The Guy”. 😂🤣

[@wesleyantrim6648]

Lol yes. Greatest cameo ever

[@StriplingJr]

@@wesleyantrim6648 😂🤣 I concur! It had to be the most cushiest role ever for him!

[@derrickm2093]

It was the perfect role for him

[@davidsscope]

Yeah, Bob Saget's cameo sucked.

[@ogkushsage1163]

Omg I didn’t know that .. mind blown

[@syrupofwahoo3059]

LEGENDS THAT HELPED FORM MY SENSE OF HUMOR……. Thanks gentlemen, it’s coming in handy these days….😂🤣😏🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@madyjules]

This is such a great compilation Thanks!! two geniuses 😂

[@dangquesadilla]

These two guys are hands down my favorite comedians. Awesome video ❤

[@klaytonvonkluge4905]

"i bought some batteries. ..... But they weren't included ....."

[@eltravo2112]

........So I had to buy them again.

[@aidenvanasco]

Then I bought some used paint

[@eltravo2112]

I bought it in the shape of a house.

[@precisionbrown6829]

Stephen Wright made me laugh so hard my drink was coming out of my nose. I lost my car keys. That’s when you get your apartment started and drive around the block

[@TheBeefSlayer]

Steven Wright is a genius. Nobody will ever compare to him. So amazing. Clean jokes. What a brilliant mind.

[@krislong9338]

This is a great compilation. Maybe the two best ever at doing this. Different styles, similar brilliance, love both.

[@geoffreyaugust0]

It's really funny to listen to these legends and how their comedy/mannerisms and even...jokes...have trickled down to Comedians today. I can hear a lot of Tom Segura, Chris D'Elia, Bert and even Rogan in there. Absolute pioneers.

[@conservativemetal8552]

I grew up listening to Steven Wright, laughing at times, till I cried. Listening to Mitch Hedburg, I sometimes cry until I can’t breathe. These guys are a danger to my health.

[@hertzair1186]

Steven Wright is the master…he invented this type of humor.

[@nancydemoss2945]

You have to like dry humor.

[@hertzair1186]

@@nancydemoss2945 …I’m pretty dusty

[@jonbriggs9029]

He did not invent it. He's pretty open about his influences.

[@MikesOrganicVideos]

Two of my favorite comics. Some similarities but also differences. This was a treat. Thank you.

[@1Daddoz1]

Steven Wright: "If somebody asked George Washington for his ID, do you think he pulled out a quarter?"

[@aisforapple2494]

My favorite Steven Wright joke was... "I went fishing with Salvador Dali. He used a dotted line."

[@KevvoLightswift]

“He caught every other fish.”

[@samuelstoner5651]

I'd never heard of Mitch Hedberg before coming across this video, but he is a riot. I hope to find lots more of him.

[@vangroover1903]

There is a lot less of him than there used to be.

[@samuelstoner5651]

@@vangroover1903 Yes, I was disappointed to discover that he stopped making comedy 20 years ago, when he died. 😞

[@vangroover1903]

@@samuelstoner5651 Yeah, that really killed his career. Enjoy what there is. His comedy is joy and light.

[@thegodofpez]

This is a genius compilation. Bravo to the creator of this video. 🤟

[@Elusive_Pete]

They look like they could each play their own different version of Steve Jobs.

[@stenbiller99]

Steven wright is fantastic but I think it’s not about one joke with him, it’s about the trippy deadpan experience of mind expanding jokes that just keep coming. There’s a building momentum with Wright.

[@mikearchibald744]

Oddly enough I think they both noticed how they look plays a big part in it too.

[@waterhead1029]

Good idea putting these together. We were just watching Mitch in the car, and my friend said "Check out Steven Wright, too". He had to repeat himself though. He was an AM radio announcer, his voice faded out under a bridge.

[@stein1385]

I needed this 😂 Ty my day just got better 👍

[@rebelhog]

Both hilarious! My most memorable Steven Wright joke is when he's ordering at a fast food joint and says he'll "have a small Coke in a large cup, and just fill it up the rest of the way."

[@shanematerazzo8582]

Best Steven Wright line… “I bought a cordless extension cord“

[@keithbartholomew9433]

Lol and also.." I bought a pack of batteries... They weren't included"

[@tvicic]

Mr. Wright is my all time favorite. There are good comedians, better ones, even best ones, but only one can be on top: Mr. Wright.

[@omegaglitch13]

My neighbor has a circular driveway. He never leaves. Steven Wright

[@garrick3727]

I remember seeing Steven Wright on the tv as a kid. The one joke I always remember is, "I went into the General Store. They wouldn't let me buy anything specific.". For some reason, I never heard of Mitch Hedberg, probably because he was doing the rounds in the late 90s and I wasn't following stand-up as much then. I only found him because he comes up when you search for Steven on KZbin. I think they're both great. Credit to Mitch for having to make sure he didn't use one of Steven's observations, of which there are hundreds.

[@jonathankozenko]

These two are/were absolute artisans at this particular style, and what's great is that if you were to listen to the album of one, you do not more or less get the same experience as you would listening to the other. Hedberg's was far more fun, like something you could tell at a party to make quick friends, whereas Wright's style is far more cerebral and abstract. The biggest difference ultimately would be when they do self-effacing humor - Hedberg made himself out as an underdog during those times (like he was bombing at another show), whereas Wright made himself sound like an alien who attempted to interact with human beings slightly before it was ready.

[@Giveme1goodreason]

These 2 would be so damn awesome in modern meme culture.

[@happytrees4734]

Steven Wright is still alive lol.

[@SewakS108]

Yes

[@ericminch]

"meme culture" is an oxymoron.

[@glennyates2194]

I never realized how similar these two legends were in their approach to comedy. Genius!

[@talastra]

My two favorite Wright jokes are the one about everything in his apartment being replaced with an exact replicable and the seashell collection. Two collections of verbal statements that evoke whole surreal worlds. Absolutely evocative.

[@lisagd22]

Yes! Those and the one above French toast in the Renaissance. 😅

[@Ultamami]

*replicate

[@lingonberriesofwrath1836]

Both of them are among my favorite comedians. I've never noticed how similar their material is. Their delivery is very different.

[@zendragonmindtuner6207]

The first time I read the dictionary I thought it was a poem about everything

[@coreylewis171]

I finally finished reading the dictionary, it turns out the zebra did it

[@t54760]

What a party to be in same room with Steven Wright, Gary Larson, Bill Watterson, and Mitch at the same time. Comedic overload.

[@daveesuperstar7380]

That is the greatest idea of people. Pure perfection

[@Joe_Comino]

I'd add Dave Barry (columnist/humorist) too! Maybe Spike Milligan and Peter Cook, as well...

[@hilarylaw8415]

That'd be a fat slice of comedy genius.

[@sloaiza81]

Mitch's Strategic Grill Locations is one of comedy's all time treasures.

[@HowardTer]

These two deserve awards for funny stuff.

[@mjanger8611]

Two of my favorites totally different both fantastic

[@lostful]

classic Steve Wright hands down the best, timing is everything

[@joeg9810]

There guys are both a riot. Saw Mitch live he was awesome.

[@joekovach5789]

Mitch Hedberg and Steven Wright were the first two standup comedians I identified with. Not just because of their styles and approaches to the one-liners and non-sequiturs, but because I thought they seemed awkward onstage. And with me, being socially awkward and sometimes shy, I related to them so much and still do. They're two of the best and still a couple of my favorite comedians.

[@brianoconnor1949]

So to sum it up: You used to be socially awkward. You still are, but you used to be too?

[@joekovach5789]

@@brianoconnor1949 Nailed it!