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Belongs in a Bar
Welcome to River Falls, WI, where the cans of Miller Lite and buckets of Bud are as frosty as the February night outside. Dwight York, a silver-tongued practitioner of the age-old art of the one-liner, is right at home, having set up his own punch line simply by walking into Johnnie’s Bar. Hand him a mic, and you’re in for 50 minutes of non-stop comedy. York sets ‘em up as fast as any joke-slinger in the land without ever losing his place or lingering too long on a laugh. You’ll be hooting, hollering, and pounding the table right along with the regulars when Dwight York “Belongs In A Bar.” Available for rent or download.
Soundtrack NOW AVAILABLE: links on the home page: DWIGHT YORK It’s for those who don’t need my crackerjack facial expressions to get the joke. And for those who like to stream their comedy from a music service. Don’t stop me if you’d heard these before!
The review is in: Dwight York – Belongs in a Bar – The Serious Comedy Site
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Fiction
I wrote a novella and self-published it on Amazon. Although it’s a story about a stand-up comic, I didn’t intend it to be funny. Stubbornly, I ignored the advice of experts. They say you should know who you are writing for and what those readers want. I just wrote the story that wanted to be told. I hope I got a few things right, and that—hypothetically speaking—certain people won’t like it at all.
WARNING: Not for those who prefer uplifting stories with happy endings. Besides writing a sad tale about a poor bastard who wasted his life chasing a ridiculous dream, the book was meant to address a more serious issue. It wasn’t a cry for help. I intended the theme to be the same as Breaking Bad which wasn’t about drugs and organized crime, but about what makes a person turn deviant. I have a theory and I explored it within the confines of my story. It was my attempt at writing literature. Don’t feel bad if this doesn’t sound appealing. You’re not alone. Sadly, the poor fucker in my story was.
Joke Book
More From the Vile File
The shortest route from set-up to payoff is, geometrically speaking, the one-liner. And there’s no finer practitioner of this oft-overlooked art than Dwight York. One of the most prolific and masterful comics working the stage today, York is known for his combination of short witticisms (channeling a bit of Steven Wright) and quick shocks (perhaps like an over-caffeinated Doug Stanhope), a deluge of which are shared in his latest book, More from the Vile File. Whether you’re looking to crib some notes for cocktail parties or get your humor in bite-sized pieces, More from the Vile File will have you all stocked up in no time… just practice your transition from, “Wait…?” to “Oh!” to “Oh dear…,” because the mighty Dwight York one-liner waits for no man, woman, or sheep.
Audio
Quickies CD
Like a slug of Jack Daniels after one too many Appletinis, Dwight York’s ”Quickies” is a palate-cleansing dose of pure, distilled comedy. York skips the meandering and navel-gazing that too often passes for stand-up, instead breathing fresh life into the good old-fashioned one-liner. As he puts it, ”I hope you like jokes, because here we go!” Thanks to this stage veteran’s well-honed act and aww-shucks delivery, York’s generally ”adult” material feels quick-witted rather than rapid-fire. He elegantly weaves classic call-backs throughout, tying each seemingly stand-alone gem into a coherent and ludicrous whole. With occasional nods to a (perhaps mythical) seeing-eye dog and the memory-dulling effects of certain recreational substances, he peppers his set with enough recurring themes to provide surprise bonus-laughs, even in the midst of his punchline marathon. York’s comedy brings to mind a number of famous comedians — the dry wit of Steven Wright, the drug humor of Mitch Hedberg, and the filthy but endearing wordplay of George Carlin all seem to make appearances but, in the end, stands as its own uniquely funny voice. It just happens to be a voice giving you ideas on how to creatively use chewing gum to encourage your lady to try out a Brazilian wax. The author of The Vile File, a collection of jokes even this raunchy headliner saw as too depraved for the stage, York’s catching on as a raw new outlaw of comedy.
John Delery of Punchline Magazine: Dwight York, as inventive as he is suggestive, is what Steven Wright would be if Wright had Robert Schimmel’s blue streak, and that’s a compliment to all three master comics.
Rated as a Top Ten Comedy Release of 2009 by The Serious Site and as one of the top comedy releases of the year by Punchline Magazine.
