Poor Steven

Two wrongs make a Wright

Comments (0) Thursday, Jan 29 2004

FRI 1/30 I have an existential map. It has 'you are here' written all over it." Oh, Steven. When will you stop questioning life and just learn to love yourself? It's a real downer. Eh, but you can't help but laugh at Steven Wright's deadpan humor and outsider view of the world. He was kind of like the original emo kid, but instead of crying into his journal, he turned his pain and confusion into laughter with zingers like "Is it weird in here, or is it just me?" and "I had a friend who was a clown. When he died, all his friends went to the funeral in one car." Why can't we all be more like Steven? Check him out at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW Fifth Ave., Fort Lauderdale) at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $10 to $29. Call 954-462-0222. -- Audra SchroederAfrican Dance

Steven Wright feels his pain.

Second City hits the Kravis Center.

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