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R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg
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| idoru |
| quote: | Tragically, Mitch Hedberg passed away this week. Mitch was a beloved member of the Comedy Central family, and we join fans in our sadness. He will be missed.
Born and raised in the St. Paul area, Mitch Hedberg decided to start his own comedy career in South Florida. Not so much for the comedy scene, but for the sun. His landlord would drive him up and down the coast from club to club in his pick-up truck where Mitch would lie down in the back to avoid any of the negative conversations his landlord would try to have with him.
Mitch developed his style in Florida and decided to try it out on different audiences. He moved to Seattle and toured throughout the Pacific Northwest honing his act in front of the new audiences. While in Los Angeles, Mitch booked his first television appearance on MTV's "Comikaze" by walking into the MTV offices and personally pitching himself to the talent coordinator. Many cable shows followed including A&E's "Comedy on the Road", Comedy Central's "Comedy Product", and NBC's "Comedy Showcase" hosted by Louie Anderson.
In 1996, Mitch got his break with an invitation to perform at the prestigious Just for Laughs Montreal International Comedy Festival. His performances secured him a deal with a studio and a spot on "The Late Show with David Letterman." Letterman enjoyed the set so much that he actually quoted one of Mitch's bits later in the show.
With the money from his development deal, Mitch wrote, directed and stars in his own independent feature called "Los Enchiladas!" which premiered at Sundance. His film is a comedy about a drifter who gets a job at a Mexican chain restaurant in middle America, the relationships between the restaurant employees, and the deterioration of the business' hierarchy over a 24-hour period. While editing the film in Seattle, Mitch entered the 1997 Seattle Comedy Competition and won the grand prize of three thousand dollars. He immediately handed the check over to his editor and finished the film.
On February 5, 1999 Mitch made his fifth appearance on "The Late Night Show with David Letterman." Last July he was invited to return to the comedy festival "Just for Laughs" where he stole the attention of the industry, audiences, and press alike. His stand-out performances secured a development deal with FOX to create his own sitcom and prompted TIME magazine to include him as one of the next generation of comedy stars and The Hollywood Reporter to headline their review of the Festival, "Laughs are Loudest for Hedberg." Mitch also recently completed a reality show pilot for MTV.
Mitch passed away in March, 2005. |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Boomer187
n00b |
Pfft. Title your topics better. :p |
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| Eric Siefer |
How much better can he have titled it?
"Mitch Hedberg DIES" ???
ty, I saw his show on comedy central a few times. A very funny individual. |
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| prolikewhoa |
| holy he is my favorite comic. i almost saw him when he came to dallas in october. how did this happen!? how?! i'm so sad now :( |
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| placebo |
| obv april fools joke |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by placebo
obv april fools joke |
http://news.google.com/news?q=mitch...lr=&sa=N&tab=wn
"Yeah, he died most likely of a drug overdose, so we're cancelling all of his shows. This is being mentioned by major news sources. April Fools!" :rolleyes: |
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| placebo |
Not the first time majour news sources have jumped onto an April Fools joke becuase they thought it was fact. |
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| Protege |
| His website, which was updated today, says nothing of him dying so I'm going with April fools joke.:rolleyes: |
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| idoru |
| quote: | Originally posted by Protege
His website, which was updated today, says nothing of him dying so I'm going with April fools joke.:rolleyes: |
It now reads, "This Account Has Been Suspended." |
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| BrownTA4Life |
RIP :(
"I went to the store and bought 8 oranges and the clerk asked me if I wanted a bag and I said ‘no man I juggle"
"Is a hippopotamus a hippopotamus or a really kool potamus?"
"Man i order the club sandwhich all the time and get away with it cause im not in a club" |
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| Lumps |
| quote: | Originally posted by BrownTA4Life
"I went to the store and bought 8 oranges and the clerk asked me if I wanted a bag and I said ‘no man I juggle" |
"But if I buy 9, in bag'emup!!!" |
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