Who is Mitch Hedberg

Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs.Hedberg's comedy and onstage persona gained him a cult following, with audience members sometimes shouting out the punchlines to his jokes before he could finish them. Hedberg died of a speedball overdose in 2005.

Early life

Hedberg was born on February 24, 1968, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Mary (née Schimscha; 1943–2012) and Arne Hedberg. He was of Swedish (from his paternal grandparents), Czech, and German descent. Hedberg attended Harding High School in Saint Paul. He admitted to having no interest in sc...
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Contrarianalex: in case you needed further confirmation that cathy kelley is the one, here she is making a pretty deepcut mitch hedberg reference.
Drummarts: 256.) mitch hedberg live in seattle, wa 11/02/2001 funny mitch set. has some bits i heard before but they still land. hard to hear at the start but that quickly clears up
Comedynews: mitch hedberg’s lost sundance comedy deserves to be released – 
Rayboomhower: “i'm sick of following my dreams. i'm just going to ask them where they're goin', and hook up with them later.”mitch hedberg, who died on this day in 2005
Entoncesallora: *mitch hedberg voice* i don't even have kids, i just apply for daycare anyway. cuz by the time i'm off the waitlist, who knows?
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