Many stand-up comedians who rise to household-name popularity tend to get their name out through yearly (or at least semi-regular) album releases, TV specials, books and whatever else might help ...

If Kurt Vonnegut and “Calvin and Hobbes” creator Bill Watterson wrote a literary version of “Harold and the Purple Crayon,” they might have concocted an absurdist novel like “Harold.” Or maybe, ...

Comedian Steven Wright is known for his deadpan delivery of ironic one-liners, quirky stories, non sequiturs and paraprosdokians — sentences with an unexpected twist at the end. Like this one: “If at ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Steven Wright's incredible journey from minor-league journeyman to Cy Young contender culminated Tuesday with his selection to the American League squad for next Tuesday's MLB All-Star ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Pirates are taking a flier on knuckleball pitcher Steven Wright. The Pirates signed Wright on Sunday and invited him to big league camp. The right-hander last pitched ...

Steven Wright says he thrives on the “electricity” of performing live. “There’s another amazing thing: Me, using the word ‘electricity,’” Wright said during a telephone interview to promote his ...

Cardinal Gibbons’ head coach Steven Wright addresses his team after their victory over Richmond. The Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders and the Richmond Raiders met in a NCHSAA 4A second round playoff game in ...

The Boston Red Sox received a positive update on the status of Steven Wright’s injured shoulder, but his return remains in question. Here’s the good news regarding Boston Red Sox pitcher Steven Wright ...

Stephen Wright covered corporate, economic and general news for The Wall Street Journal in Wellington, New Zealand, and is also a publishing editor for Dow Jones Newswires. Previously, he was ...