Jan
05
Report: Comedian Mitch Hedberg died of drug overdose
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I never knew or worked with Mitch Hedberg, but I was very familiar with his comedy - having XM radio in my car, I often listen to the comedy channels. He was one of the handful on that station who is funny. I would seek out the times when they would feature him on the station. He had a very unique - some say “mumbling” style. Sort of the anti Seinfeld, his observation humor was based on his own, odd perspective.
Some “Mitch-isms” that got me:
“When you are a comic you have to start strong and end strong. Start strong and end strong. You can’t be like pancakes where they start out great but by the end you are fucking sick of them.”
“All these jokes have been pre-approved funny…by me.”
I hadn’t heard his work until only 2 years ago. So I was sad to find out he is already gone.
Comedian Mitch Hedberg died accidentally in March of “multiple drug toxicity,” including cocaine and heroin, Spin magazine reports, citing reports filed by the New Jersey medical examiner’s office…
…A hit on The Late Show With David Letterman, on which he appeared 10 times, and The Howard Stern Show, Hedberg once was dubbed “the next Seinfeld” by Time magazine. But TV-series fame eluded him because his unique style of mumbled one-liners didn’t lend itself to the sitcom format.
Link: USATODAY.com - Report: Mitch Hedberg died of drug overdose.
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