Steven Wright

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Summary

Steven Wright is an American comedian and actor known for surreal, deadpan one-liners and observational humor, as well as roles in Reservoir Dogs and Half Baked. He has described avoiding topical subjects, politics, and personal storytelling in his comedy, which generally focuses on language, everyday details, and ideas such as time and gravity. In 2018, he said he made an exception to his usual approach with a joke about Donald Trump, whom he said disturbed him, but described his show as a surreal escape and said he did not expect to continue the joke. No public statements on identity politics, DEI, or activism are on record.