Comedic pioneer Mitch Hedberg passes away at age 37.
The first time I ever heard Mitch Hedberg, he was talking about how he "wished he could play Little League right now because he'd kick some f**cking ass." I continued to listen and he was convinced that "if carrots got you drunk, then surely rabbits would be f**cked up." Mitch had a unique style of comedy that you either got or it just flew right over your head. Mitch was a regular on Comedy Central and David Letterman and will be missed by everyone who was fortunate enough to hear his routines.…
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76 - Jerry
Here is one he would have liked.
Why do the hearses get to go through all the stop lights on the way to the cemetary. Man take your time I am not in a hurry to get there!
Mitch I am going to miss your humor and your style. Rest in peace and give god a few laughs
77 - Sheri
Ah, Mitch! I will miss his humor so much! What a loss. I had the good fortune of seeing Mitch four times.
I remember being worried for days after the first time I saw him. It was so obvious he was a talented comedian (the best in my book) and he seemed to be a bit "out of it" which is always a bad combination. I hope he didn't go out like that.
R.i.p, Mitch, and thank you for the laughs.
78 - Steve
Mitch, I bought a donut today and asked for a receipt.
I saw you laugh at me.
79 - squid_monster
Mitch's next performance will be in Nirvana - if indeed there is such a place.
Mitch and I spent our "worst Christmas ever" watching JFK and Bugsy at a theater in Bellevue, Washington -- 1991. Our Christmas dinner ended up being 7-11 hot dogs. Uggh! I also witnessed a "bump" from a scheduled Letterman appearance when Pierce Brosnan went an extra segment -- NY, Dec 1997. My prayers are for your wife, family and your closest friends, Mitch. Keep them laughing on the other side.
80 - doug
A real sad time...
My friend and I started a blog a couple years ago with Mitch Hedberg as our inspiration.
81 - michael
Have they ever ruled the cause of death for Mitch?
Such a huge loss for all of his family, friends and fans!
82 - Chard Hogan
Mitch was one of my best friends, he was my roommate for a few years and we started doing stand-up together. He will be greatly missed. We both started working as full time Comics after a van trip we took around the country in 1992. I still have all of our video footage from that trip. It's really funny. We had a great time and worked with a lot of great comics along with a lot of not so great comics which always made Mitch laugh harder than the funny ones. I noticed Jeff Masterson has written in. It is too bad that he was never able to do stand-up full time. We never knew what to say to guys like that. Like he mentioned, it was hard to know what to say to Jeff either. His show was always so intense the audience would not know if they were supposed to laugh or not. They rarely did but that never stopped him. So, my hat is off to Jeff and others like him who persevere in comedy and take the opportunity to serve backhanded compliments to the peers of the person they are attempting to memorialize, all while trying to show their connection to someone who was so talented. He was my friend. Thank you for respecting that.
83 - Not a fan
I'm a big fan of comedy and comedians and I've been seeing Mitch on comedy shows and in clubs for years, and truthfully I think all this is totally overblown. Mitch was funny from time to time, but no genius. I think somehow the comedy world has just latched onto him as the latest posterboy for tragedy. If they'd really loved him this much he would have been a lot bigger or at least a lot more popular before he died.
84 - ComedyJay
Acme Comedy Company & RCM Entertainment are producing a benefit show on April 9th, 2006 in memory of Mitch Hedberg. The lineup is going to be great, as the best of comics and friends of Mitch take the stage to keep the laughter alive. More info to come in the upcoming months.
85 - misty
brilliant and missed