That doesn't mean anyone has any right to assume that his death was an overdose when there's been no official word.
Yes, yes, Mitch Hedberg's death may have been drug related. It's not like it was any big secret that he liked to visit the lands of far-far-away at times. He talked about it in his shows. He had the look of the quintessential stoner. We get it.…
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26 - christodd
I have only seen or read aboot 5% or less of Mitch's material, and i respect it so much that the thought that once i get through the other 95%, there will be nothing else ever makes me weep. I can only take consolation in the fact that as long as there are words i have not read or shows i have not seen, he is still very much alive to me. Genius burns out quickly, if he didn't need heroin, he probably would not have been as brilliant as he was; odd interactions go into the creation of legendary men. He went out like a true comedian....leaving the audience wanting more and more and more
27 - Dave
Any word on Mitch's autopsy results yet???
28 - DrPat
Nope. Not gonna go there...
29 - DrPat
What IS it about Mitch Hedberg that attracts the spammers?!?
30 - Reese
I don't think I've ever felt such a mixture of happiness and depression as when listening to Mitch's standup. I bought a pair of blue aviators the other day in rememberance..
31 - Cerulean
I think that there is denial in the writer's article. I'm not seeing people gratuitously bringing up the cause of Mitch Hedberg's death to trash him. It was the writer, a fan, who brought him up here and opened up the subject of the cause of his death on this forum. People with life experience will draw certain conclusions about his death, the conclusions the writer objects too. Most likely they are right in a larger sense at least. A fatal heart attack at 37 is unnatural and very rare. When a young, talented, successful, person participates in their own destruction, people are bothered by it, and they talk about it. It would be convenient for people that use substances if others would not talk about that or judge it, but this isn't going to happen.
I'm sorry for Mitch Hedberg's premature death. RIP
32 - LegendaryMonkey
Perhaps if you'd checked in April, you would have seen the myriad stories that focused on Mitch's addiction - apparently fact - and other horror stories of him - all supposition.
In fact, even the other posts on Mitch in April tended to link his drug use and his death. So I have to say that I think there is denial in your comment simply because it is several months late.
The point of this posting, as I wrote it, and the opinion I still hold, is that until or unless a toxicology report is released stating the absolutely cause of Mitch Hedberg's death, we should not be seeing statements like, "Hedberg dies of drug-induced heart attack." No one knows.
No one likes it when the media "tries" a case outside of the court. Why is this any different?
33 - Andrew Hamilton
I've only recently discovered Mitch Hedberg and his quotes are freakin legendary! Its sad that such a talented guy passed on before I got the chance to see him live...I think all the discussion regarding the true cause of death is somewhat healthy to give fair warning to future talent as to what to avoid etc.
Andrew Hamilton
Hamilton International Productions
34 - somebody
I can't bear the thought of viewing Mitch (and his demise) as "fair warning for what to avoid, etc." We all know that drugs and alcohol are health hazards, it has been proven countless times. He was pretty up-front about his habits.
Mitch should be remembered for the unique, hilarious person he was. It's terribly sad that he's gone, and it's a crying shame that most people only seem to care about how he died.
35 - yesiam
Mitch died from drugs. Drugs aren't that bad though - you have to realize theres a reason people throw their lives away on them. If you tried it youd understand
36 - dave
I hear, read, and watch media about Mitch, and it still goes back to drugs. We know that drugs definitley contributed to his heart failure. How couldn't it!!! But thats not to say that his defect wouldn't be his dimise someday.And the way people talk, it comes back to what ifs....what if he wasn't shy, what if he didn't use drugs in present and past, what if he wasn't alone in his hotel that night...etc....The bottom line is it happened the way it happened and we can't change that now, but in all the talk about what, why, how....we have to remember that Mitch was a brilliant comedic genius who knew he had something special...in my opinion we as an audience could not imagine the feeling that knowing everybody listening and watching you is hanging on every word and when your leaving the stage they are BEGGING for more. I think that was the ultimate high for Mitch. He was the only one who could talk and deleiver comedy the way he did it, and get the reception he got. We lost some amazing funnymen to everything from drugs, murder, and old age..Jon Blushi, Chris Farley, Phil Hartman, Jon Candy, George Burns..these are true comedic icons..However we shouldn't dwell on their death or reason of death, but remember how many times we watched them make us laugh out loud...We should talk about and remember Mitch in the same way, even through his personal trials and tribulations, when it came to us, his audience he brought the Funny every time... I wrote this not as a tribute but as a reminder too not always focus on the negative parts of life.