Let the (potential) April Fool's jokes begin

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:21 am

I just got word that Mitch Hedberg died, which would be quite sad if it were true

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:25 am

Doug Stanhope wrote:Before someone else posts it - Mitch Hedberg died of an overdose yesterday in New Jersey. No other details are known.

Post by **PhoeniX** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:35 am

I think rep (not replicant) wins this.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:37 am

no no, i mean i've seriously heard that mitch hedberg died...but i haven't seen it on CNN so i figured i'd put a possible april fool's warning up there

http://www.purefuckingevil.com/vomitori ... eadid=2115

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:38 am

It's gotta be april fools. He's one of comedy's best.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:41 am

agreed, i saw him a couple months ago in boston. hilarious, especially when teamed with steven lynch (does his humor in song form with a guitar)

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:43 am

Yea I saw him here in Nashville several months ago and laughed my ass off the whole night.

Post by **SplEEb** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:59 am

Coincidently, "Rawdawg" (uncencored comedy channel on Sirius Satellite is saying they are gonna change format to some gay pop station. Rawdawg plays Mitch Hedberg all the time. And he owns so this would be bad news if true.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:03 am

he wasn't looking too good 2 weeks ago on howard:

kinda like a worse off Layne Staley

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:07 am

apparently a couple people have confirmed that his show dates have all been canceled etc and some other comics (jim norton) have confirmed it as well

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:07 am

http://www.wackbag.com/showthread.php?t=24609

Post by **Bdw3** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 4:59 am

ehhhhhh--- if it's a joke
Crap if it's not.

Post by **Dr_Watson** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:22 pm

hmm.. he was just at my school last week.
didn't see his show, had no idea who he was.

kinda early for an april fool though.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:23 pm

it wouldn't surprise me if it were a smack overdose, he was arrested in 2003 for possession (and if you've ever seen him, you KNOW he's a druggie)

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 1:24 pm

ah shit:

www.howardstern.com wrote:Mitch Hedberg - Farewell to a Friend
The Howard Stern Show is saddened to learn that legendary comedian Mitch Hedberg has passed away. Mitch was just on the show two weeks ago...

Post by **denzii** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 2:58 pm

Hell I don't even know who he is.

Post by **CrinklyArse** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:09 pm

denzii wrote:Hell I don't even know who he is.

phew, i thought that was just me

Post by **Jackal** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:11 pm

I'll believe it when I see it somewhere other than blogs and howard stern's website.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 3:36 pm

Jackal wrote:I'll believe it when I see it somewhere other than blogs and howard stern's website.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:41 pm

right hand side of comedycentral.com has

Mitch Hedberg
1968-2005

edit: or it could be andy kaufman all over again *shrug*

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:47 pm

Fuck.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:50 pm

looks like he's dead:

http://www.comedycentral.com/standup/ce ... edberg.xml

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:51 pm

Comedy Central Bio wrote: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.

Post by **R00k** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 5:55 pm

I didn't realize he was that old before. He didn't look 37 at all.

Post by **-Replicant-** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:13 pm

yeah, i didn't know he was that old...damn

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