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1 Mitch Hedberg Remembrances 1.1 this sucks 1.2 Strategic Grill Locations 1.3 LATE-NITE MITCH 1.4 RIP Mitch Hedberg 1.5 Farewell Mitch 1.6 My Favorite 1.7 Mitch 1.8 We love you too, Mitch 2 What Exactly Did He Say? 3 Technical talk about the Quotes page 3.1 Style 3.2 Groupings 3.3 I would just like to say...

Mitch Hedberg Remembrances

I found out he died on April fools so I was rather skeptical, but its true! UG! I loove him..I was so pissed . Like someone else said he was so like *mellow* down to earth and his jokes were never offending or made people uncomfortable.. theyre were just funny and true! You got to love him..plus he's like 90's grunge-ish..hot. Oh well we luvya & miss u!-->nina. xanga::neenuh32

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Mitch Hedberg was without a doubt the funniest man I have ever seen do stand up comedy. It was only days after his death I found out his name, but He is still the greatest man I have ever seen or hear do comedy. Thank you Mitch. For all Your laughs. Thank you Mitch, you were one of a kind.

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I saw Mitch hardly two weeks ago in NYC @ Carolines on Broadway, on March 20th. He was HILARIOUS. I know it was his last show in NYC that week but I do not know if he did more the week after or not. Regardless, I thought he was great and so did the audience. Never a dull moment. Everyone loved him... I can't believe he's really gone.

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I have no idea if anyone visits this site regularly or engages in actual conversation here, so I don't really expect this to be replied to or even read. Anyways, I'm really bummed that Mitch passed away. I read that it was supposedly a heart failure/attack, so I guess I'm glad it wasn't drugs and booze that took him down. The first time I saw Mitch's act was probably 5 or 6 years ago, and I thought he was really funny. He was honest, articulate, and way down-to-earth...probably pretty stoned too. I liked Mitch because his jokes weren't mean or insulting, didn't make anyone feel bad or uncomfortable. He was just cool and funny, no more no less. That's pretty much it...later Mitch.

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Eh, we got laughing today because of his quotes and my search landed me here. Damn, I've laughed my ass off about this guy. Seen him a few times.

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Man he was funny, I will miss him even though I'm gay. --Revslowmo

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Mitch was sweet. I'm pissed that he died.

this sucks

I can't believe Mitch is dead. My son told me and i thought he was playing an april fools joke. NEVER has there been a comedian who has made us laugh so hard. We were so looking forward to his next show, his next cd. What a sad day for all.

Strategic Grill Locations

My wife's (well, ex-wife now) laugh is featured prominently throughout this CD... not on purpose, she just laughs fucking loud. (Friends say they can hear me too, but I don't.) It was recorded at the Laff Stop in Houston (I might have the title wrong). We saw him there back before he was anything -- he was in a lineup of like 6 or 7 different people and just blew me away. Over the years I saw him there probably a dozen times -- we used to go to a Wednesday or Thursday show and then bring different groups of friends Friday or Saturday (or both). It was great to see him get big enough to tour with Dave Attell and Lewis Black. He was truly amazing.

He was the only comedian I've ever seen where people "in the know" would shout out names of bits and pretty much force him to do all his old material. -- Glen Ford

I saw him in 2001 or 2002, in Grand Forks, North Dakota. I sat in the front row, and he was just hilarious. I hadn't heard of him before that night, but when you're in North Dakota you're up for almost anything, so I went. Ever since, I've been a fan. But I'm replying to you because someone next to me was yelling out names of his bits and, as was his style, he made jokes at this person's expense - "This guy thinks I forgot my set!" I'm very happy I got to see him while he was at his peak. I've never laughed as hard as when Mitch is telling a joke.

LATE-NITE MITCH

I saw Mitch not long ago on a late-night talk show. Possibly Craig Kilborn. The audience, which was most likely a small studio audience, did not seem to pick up on Mitch immediately. This seemed to have thrown his timing off, and he could never quite get into the groove he achieved on his Comedy Central solo show. Nonetheless, being a Mitch fan, I knew what to expect and enjoyed ever minute of what has turned out to be, most likely, one of his last TV appearances. Perhaps some in the audience did not understand his delivery, but I was glad to see him out there, still doing his thing. I watched his Comedy Central program again tonight, for old-times sake. He seemed like such a genuinely sweet person. He will be missed.

RIP Mitch Hedberg

I don't know why I'm so sad, I never knew the guy. He was just enough like me that I guess I connected with him, and it feels like someone I've actually known died. I was hoping that this was an April Fools Joke, because I had always hoped to see Mitch Hedberg live and maybe get to talk to him after the show. He's one of my comedic heros.

His jokes are simple, but excellent. It's mostly in his delivery, and I don't think we'll ever see a comedian with his particular expertise for delivering such simple observational jokes in an actually funny manner as Mitch did.

As a fellow musician, I especially appreciated his joke which went something like "I used to play in a Death Metal band. Most Death Metal bands have dark names like "Obituary". We weren't that intense. We were just "Injured". And later we changed it to "A Capella" as we were walkin' out of the Pawn Shop."

I copied that joke to the quotes page.  --Eustace Tilley

Just tonight Comedy Central aired Mitch's Special, followed by a short tribute while it played a clip of the end of the special where Mitch said, "I love you guys. Thanks for coming to my special." the tribute read underneath the clip: "Mitch Hedberg (1968-2005) We loved you too."

It's still not certain how Mitch died, but I've heard it may have been an overdose on some drug (Heroin?) and it's not surprising. His legacy will live on- in both his comedy and lesson of how drugs can end such great talent and potential.

Farewell Mitch

Yes.. it is a REAL bummer to know Mitch has left us. He is a true comedic genius and I will miss his act greatly. His off the wall viewpoint and delivery will never be duplicated. I noticed, however that the money grubbing web host for Mitch's official site already has it shut down. No appreciation for comedy I guess. As Janice Joplin said, "If they can't take a joke, F&*@K 'em." --68.19.28.8 06:11, 2 Apr 2005 (UTC)

It's up right now. I think that it went down due to heavy volume. It's had a message from his family for a couple days now.

My Favorite

Mitch was my favorite standup comedian (and I'm not just saying that because he's dead). His witty observations and unique timing always got to me. R.I.P. Mitch.

Mitch

Mitch is the coolest guy I have met. I never have physically been in a room with him but watching him perform actually makes you feel like you know him. Mitch always was himself on stage and it feels like I have lost a dear friend. I would like to let Mitch know that I am going to start collecting many different types of Aviators in his honor. Tomorrow I shall by my second pair, hopefully purple like the ones from premium blend when I first saw him do an act. Love you Mitch.

We love you too, Mitch

None of the recent deaths in the news are more shocking and devastating to me than the death of Mitch Hedberg. He was a genius, a legend, and a great, funny guy. I've never felt so heart-broken over the death of someone I didn't know. One of my life goals was to see him in person. Rest in peace, man.

What Exactly Did He Say?

In your memories of the "Steamboat operator" quote, did Mitch say "Hello, Dad" at the end? --Eustace Tilley 15:13, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Technical talk about the Quotes page

Style

Mitch Hedberg in performance was quiet, even painfully shy. In do not remember him ever raising his voice. So please do not put words in bold. I remember him stressing certain words, such as "did" in "but I did hit a guy," so italics are probably okay. --Eustace Tilley 15:54, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Thanks for the comment, but as other articles on wikiquote (Albert Einstein, Aristotle, John F. Kennedy, George Burns, etc) use this style; bold does not mean shouting, but rather an emphasize on memorable lines. As for your revert on alphabetical organization is totally unnecessary; if there was a time stamp (historic) we would organize it by that format, but since it is not, we go we with an alpha order (users who still use keywords may do so) but it is simpler to add (and thus elimante duplicates) if it's in order. PEACE ~ RoboAction 21:13, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

In sharp contrast to the authors you mention, Mitch Hedberg's work is not sententious. The reader supplies the appropriate emphasis while reading; one size does not suit all. --Eustace Tilley 22:33, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Groupings

I gathered the jokes about food and beverages into a group. There are some other themes, such as wordplay ("2-in-1"), altered states (drugs and alcohol), unconventional insights ("banana vs traffic light"), but geez, so much of his act was the non-sequitur nature I feel bad organizing it. --Eustace Tilley 00:51, 4 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Alphabetizing his quotes makes almost as little sense to me as would alphabetizing the Iliad. His is an oral legacy; many of his sayings begin with the same conversational leadin. Readers searching for a quote can find it with their browser's search facility by means of a remembered word ("banana", "duck", "harsh"). I see no benefit for the user, and I don't like making Mitch Hedberg's work appear mechanical or formulaic. --Eustace Tilley 15:54, 6 Apr 2005 (UTC)

I would just like to say...

Thanks for editing the death metal joke, I knew I had forgotten part of it and it came to me today, I was just about to edit it. I feel very foolish for not remembering it in its entirety.