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Steven Wright on his nerves when he first started doing stand-up -- on differences between being funny amongst friends vs. on a stage 01:47
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on the challenges of starting out in stand-up 00:56
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on the Boston comedy scene compared to other cities 01:28
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his first stand-up performance -- at The Comedy Connection 07:29
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on classes and writing he did at Emerson 02:11
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on creative people attending Emerson University and there being a dividing line in his life from before he lived in Boston and attended Emerson to after 02:32
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his comedy career really taking off at the Ding Ho comedy club, founded by Barry Crimmins 03:26
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his first time performing at the Ding Ho comedy club -- facing away from the audience 01:09
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his contemporaries who performed at the Ding Ho comedy club 02:09
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on additional Boston-area clubs where he performed when he started out 02:26
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on the four things he would't talk about in his act and his rules for performing -- and when/why he would break his own rules 06:30
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on laughing during his own performances and whether or not he's enjoying himself on stage 02:45
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on getting an agent after his second performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 00:53
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his first comedy album, "I Have a Pony," his first HBO special, and being nominated for a Grammy 03:53
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on being a painter when he first started to get into comedy 01:42
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on making a half-hour film, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, and winning an Oscar for the film 04:23
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on creating, directing and starring in the film One Soldier and its line about bluegrass 01:44
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his thoughts on the internet and social media 00:55
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on whether or not he'd like to do a Netflix comedy special 00:42
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on testing out material in theaters now, not in comedy clubs 01:08
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on working with Quentin Tarantino on Reservoir Dogs 01:14
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on co-writing the short film Coffee and Cigarettes 00:16
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on playing a dentist in Desperately Seeking Susan 00:12
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his guest role on Mad About You 00:19
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College
Steven Wright on his guest role on The Larry Sanders Show 00:19
Interview: Steven Wright with Emerson College