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This again? Someone said the same thing on a different post I submitted of another comedian

http://videosift.com/video/One-Liner-Comedian-Chris-Turner-Hilarious-Deadpan

He's a lot more than your poorly worded description affords him, in my opinion. It's easy to cut him down to size and compare him to other comics. What's not easy is coming up with original material, performing it over and over, honing it, and eventually making it onto television to share it.

I think he deserves a bit more credit, and I think you need to broaden your horizons if your experience of comedy is so limited that any slight resemblance of one comic to another prevents you from appreciating them.

http://videosift.com/video/New-Edgar-Wright-Movie-The-Worlds-End-Trailer I believe this is right up your street babe!

Personally I see him as a morose Englishman rather than a morose Wright. And who cares if he directly builds on Wright or is unoriginal? All culture is accumulative. The point is you *add* to what has gone before.

This was quite good.

Steven Wright mixed with a bit of Mitch Hedberg.

Kinda like a more lively Steven Wright.

I dunno, I respect your opinion but disagree almost entirely. It's pretty easy to delineate what's original in stand-up comedy. These are all his own jokes, so they're original. A lack of emotion in delivery isn't the exclusive domain of Wright, so any perceived similarity there isn't really relevant. No one else in the reddit thread where I found this video made the same association. There was one comment comparing him to Anthony Jeselnik, though, which was just as weird to see. Dunno why people insist on having to compare every comic to every other one. Regardless, I think Chris here would take it as a compliment to be seen as in the same vein as Steven Wright.

The resemblance is a lot more than slight. And it's not just the delivery. No, Wright wasn't the first to do deadpan one-liners, but what he did/does is original. This, not so much.

Sorry to hear that your experience of comedy is so limited that any slight resemblance of one comic to another prevents you from appreciating them.

Steven Wright wasn't the first deadpan one liner either!

Steven Wright called - he wants his schtick back.

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While I agree that he is a physical comedian, I would argue that there's nothing wrong with that as a device to enhance his performance. In the same way Steven Wright uses a monotone voice and lackluster delivery to enhance his mundane observations (which are hilarious in my opinion), or the oft-imitated cadence of Dave Attell, Dane found a voice. That's not new in comedy ("I get no respect" - Rodney Dangerfield).

Do me (and yourself) a favor and seek out a Dane track that you've never heard (audio only) and try to listen to it without cracking a smile. Don't fight cracking a smile, but see if you can last a whole track without doing so. Maybe try a couple. That's the test I take whenever I think I'm judging a comedian too hard based on my perception that could influenced by external factors.

Note: It's a fact that Bill Engvall is NOT funny. I've listened to an entire album and did not crack a smile...he does NOT pass the test

If you read quotes from Steven Wright and Emo Philips, it is amazing how similar their humor is, and yet their delivery is so exact opposite.

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Steven Wright - One Liners has been added as a related post - related requested by kulpims on that post.