When The Leaves Blow Away
Encyclopedia
When The Leaves Blow Away is a stand-up comedy
television special
by Steven Wright
, broadcast by Comedy Central
in 2006. The program was released on DVD on April 24, 2007.
The audio from the special was released on Comedy Central Records
as I Still Have a Pony
in reference to Wright's previous comedy album, 1985's I Have a Pony
. I Still Have a Pony was nominated for a Grammy Award but it lost to The Distant Future
by Flight of the Conchords
.
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...
television special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...
by Steven Wright
Steven Wright
Steven Alexander Wright is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is known for his distinctly lethargic voice and slow, deadpan delivery of ironic, philosophical and sometimes nonsensical jokes and one-liners with contrived situations.-Early life and career:Wright was born in Mount Auburn...
, broadcast by Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
in 2006. The program was released on DVD on April 24, 2007.
The audio from the special was released on Comedy Central Records
Comedy Central Records
Comedy Central Records is a record label founded by Jack Vaughn and Comedy Central that puts out comedy albums by comedians that have appeared on their network....
as I Still Have a Pony
I Still Have a Pony
I Still Have a Pony is the second live comedy album by Steven Wright. Released 22 years after Wright's first album, it contains the audio from his Comedy Central standup comedy special "When The Leaves Blow Away" Wright claims to have come back with a new album and special because "the people in...
in reference to Wright's previous comedy album, 1985's I Have a Pony
I Have a Pony
I Have a Pony is the debut comedy album by American stand-up comedian Steven Wright, released in 1985. It was recorded at Wolfgang's in San Francisco and Park West in Chicago...
. I Still Have a Pony was nominated for a Grammy Award but it lost to The Distant Future
The Distant Future
The Distant Future is the Grammy-award winning EP by New Zealand folk-parody duo Flight of the Conchords, released on August 7, 2007. It was certified Gold in New Zealand on May 11, 2008, selling over 7,500 copies....
by Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords are a New Zealand-based comedy duo composed of Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The duo's comedy and music became the basis of a BBC radio series and then an American television series, which premiered in 2007 on HBO, also called Flight of the Conchords.They were named...
.