Comedian Steven Wright

Steven Wright
Lumiere Theater at Lumiere Place
St. Louis, MO
Friday, October 17, 2008
General Admission
$22.50

I've always liked Steven Wright, ever since a teacher showed a video of him in high school. I don't see many comedians live, but Roy and I decided to go a few days beforehand. This was also my first time going to the new Lumiere Place casino. We had dinner at the Burger Bar there.

Wright was funny. He's famous for deadpan one-liners like "If Miles Davis were in Europe, would people call him Kilometers?" I talked to Roy about it after the show, and we were both feeling that even though the one-liners kept us laughing, we were worried it would get boring. Wisely, Wright broke up the one-liners with some humorous songs. My favorite thing of the night was Wright playing a song on guitar that he said he wrote when he was three. It was the kitten song.



I'm still giggling over it. Here kitty, here kitty. I told Roy that the musical segment is why I had to include this show in my blog, even though it's not strictly a concert.

The show lasted an hour and a half, which was a good length for a one-man comedy performance. We both laughed a lot.