Mitch Hedberg was a legendary comic. Some called him a one-liner comedian, but his jokes seem to be much more than just one line... often there is a lot of thought in each joke. I didn't know who Mitch Hedberg was until his death in 2005. I was driving home from my girlfriend's place and listening to Bob and Tom. They talked about his death and had a comedian named Mike Birbiglia on who did a tribute to him. Mitch had always struggled with a drug addiction, and in 2005 it became the cause of his death. Later, I was able to see his Comedy Central special, a show filled with great lines. One of my favorites is this one
"When we were on acid, we would go into the woods, because there was less chance that you would run into an authority figure. But we ran into a bear. My friend Duane was there, raising his right hand, swearing to help prevent forest fires. He told me, “Mitchell, Smokey is way more intense in person!”It's too bad Mitch isn't around because he brought a large sigh of relief to anyone who was taking life too seriously and became lucky enough to hear his material. I recently came across a top ten list of Mitch Hedberg created by alternativereel.com and thought I would post it. So here it is:
Mitch Hedberg's Ten
#10 - On Flyers
“Whenever I walk, people try to hand me out flyers. And when someone tries to hand me out a flyer, it’s kinda like they’re saying, ‘Here—you throw this away.’”
#09 - On Mountain Climbing
“I want to climb a mountain—not so I can get to the top—cause I want to hang out at base camp. That seems fuckin’ fun as shit. You sleep in a colorful tent, you grow a beard, you drink hot chocolate, you walk around, ‘Hey, you going to the top?’ . . . ‘Soon.’”
#08 - On Rotisserie Chicken
“I think a rotisserie is like a really morbid Ferris wheel for chickens. It’s a strange piece of machinery . . . We will take the chicken, kill it, impale it, and then rotate it. And I’ll be damned if I’m not hungry! Because spinning chicken carcasses make my mouth water! I like dizzy chicken. With a side of potatoes of some sort.”
#07 - On Fettuccini Alfredo
“Fettuccini Alfredo is macaroni and cheese for adults.”
#06 - On Sprite
“They say that the recipe for Sprite is lemon and lime, but I tried to make it at home, there’s more to it than that. ‘Hey, you want some more homemade Sprite, man?’ . . . ‘Not until you figure out what the fuck else is in it!’”
#05 - On Pringles
“I think Pringles’ initial intention was to make tennis balls. But on the day that the rubber was supposed to show up, a big truckload of potatoes arrived. But Pringles was a laid-back company. They said ‘Fuck it. Cut ‘em up!’”
#04 - On FedEx
“I like the FedEx guy, ’cause he’s a drug dealer and he don’t even know it! And he’s always on time.”
#03 - On Doughnuts
“I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don’t need a receipt for the doughnut, I’ll just give you money and you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We don’t need to bring ink and paper into this. I can’t imagine a scenario in which I would need to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend? ‘Don’t even act like I didn’t buy a doughnut, I’ve got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it’s back home in the file . . . under ‘D’, for doughnut.’”
#02 - On Acting
“My sister wanted to be an actress, but she never made it. She does live in a trailer. She got half way. She’s an actress, she just never gets called to the set.”
#01 - On Drugs
"I used to do drugs. I still do, but I used to, too."
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Mitch Hedberg was a legendary comic. Some called him a one-liner comedian, but his jokes seem to be much more than just one line... often there is a lot of thought in each joke. I didn't know who Mitch Hedberg was until his death in 2005. I was driving home from my girlfriend's place and listening to Bob and Tom. They talked about his death and had a comedian named Mike Birbiglia on who did a tribute to him. Mitch had always struggled with a drug addiction, and in 2005 it became the cause of his death. Later, I was able to see his Comedy Central special, a show filled with great lines. One of my favorites is this one "When we were on acid, we would go into the woods, because there was less chance that you would run into an authority figure. But we ran into a bear. My friend Duane was there, raising his right hand, swearing to help prevent forest fires. He told me, “Mitchell, Smokey is way more intense in person!”