Features: DVD
Dry, wry and hilariously deadpan, Steven Wright unleashes a torrent of ironic and hysterical thought-provoking one-liners in the quirky stand-up style that has become his trademark. Presented in three segments, When the Leaves Blow Away showcases the work of the Oscar-winning comedian, named #23 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest stand-up performers of all time. The DVD leads off with Wright's May 2006 performance at Toronto's historic Elgin Theater, where he keeps an adoring audience in stitches with random observations on everything from baby monitors as a form of wiretapping to his addiction to placebos. Wright's short film One Soldier (1999; 30 minutes) follows--a heady, existential tour-de-force which the comedian wrote, directed, produced and stars in. The party continues with archival footage from a 1988 Boston Comedy Club performance.
"Wright is a direct comedic descendant of Groucho Marx and Henny Youngman..." Brian Braiker, NewsWeek
"...the most influential comic of our time." Dead-Frog.com
Editor's Note
Master of deadpan and one-liners, comedian Steven Wright gives a hilarious performance in his first stand-up feature since 1985.
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