“I never even thought of myself as deadpan until someone wrote an article about me about a year after I was doing comedy. There was a paper called the 'Boston Phoenix,' and someone wrote a description of what I was doing and that's where I first saw 'deadpan.'”

American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and film producer

Steven Wright is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and film producer. He is known for his dry, slow delivery and his distinctive voice, which shape the ironic, philosophical, and often absurd style of his comedy. His material often uses paraprosdokians, non sequiturs, anti-humor, and tightly built one-liners. He is especially associated with jokes that turn on contrived situations and unexpected reversals.