Early Footage of Mitch Hedberg

[haircutbob2]

Man, I miss this hilarious bastard so much. Even though I was too young to really appreciate his comedy while he was alive, I can remember my brother watching him, and him cracking up. Now that I'm older and see how hilarious he was, I wish so badly that he was still around to be hilarious.

[lordjared]

This was uploaded on 4/20

[ThrowDownArtists]

@lordjared stop the presses

[chardful]

"i dont want to hang from a beam i just wanna put some shit back together"

[Docmartin281]

I had the privilege of knowing Mitch and growing up with him in the same neighborhood here in St Paul MN...what a cool dude. And what a tragic end for an extremely talented guy.

[SmilyDemon13]

OMFG! SO FUNNY!

[MuRKiinCooNz]

I don't wanna stick to a beam I wanna just fix some shit

[jakedude11]

@MuRKiinCooNz Yea we saw the video too.....-___-

[MuRKiinCooNz]

@jakedude11 Good for you ! Now go watch another one !

[BimTalch]

the AM 1610 joke made me giggle so hard

[BikiniDeathSquad]

dang, he really hadn't figured out his persona yet. You can kinda here it, cause its who he was, but it aint quite there yet

[LittleEdensRage]

what a handsome fella.:)

[deepcreep98]

"I had another line but it's too late... you clapped too long." hahahaha

[jollestudio1]

Fucking hell yes, death metal... That's awesome... Pretty early too, if he "used to be in a death metal band for 7 years", I mean this was recorded in 1995.

[kellyshoes2]

i do NOT know some of these jokes! so happy to have found this

[024leoj]

The first time I saw him was on David Letterman.

[Broskidile]

@024leoj Really? Cause I saw him at the store.

[Bostown123]

man, I would've followed Mitch 2000+ years ago. Rest in peace friend, you brought us tons of laughs.

[krusherking1]

He definitely seemed a lot more relaxed than in later years. What a talent.

[ladybluetexan]

...how do you abbreviate Arkansas?.....

[CallingCrowe]

@ladybluetexan: AK?

[dunneh]

@CallingCrowe That's Alaska.

[dunneh]

@ladybluetexan Eddie was right. You start and then quit. It's AR

[QueenDeaconite]

Aww, nice to see him not looking scared on stage.

[antrage]

he actually doesn't look like they have stage fright in this

[bravo11x]

im gettin this dudes face tatt'ed on me.

[Locauna]

nocturnal jocks - rofl! Miss Mitch Madly!

[konkelberryfinn]

Dont you have any.. Pretty Good Glue? I dont wanna hang from a steel beam. I just wanna put some shit back together

Best fuckin line ever.

[dme257]

"...we became a death metal barber shop quartet..."

awesome.

[bboooobbyy]

This is really funny. I think I actually prefer him using his regular voice than the voice and rhythm he developed later on.

[upabittoolate]

Fuck you Mitch. You HAD to die on us & leave Dane Cook among the living.

[Ultrakalifragilistic]

So many comedians have SUPER energy. Mitch had super jokes.

[xXPrimoLocoXx]

Died of drug overdose in '05

[uncompahgrecamper]

nocturnal jocks ! haha

[nthnkllr95]

How'd he die?

[bamboosa]

I guess sometimes I hit cancel instead of post, so some stuff doesn't make sense, like a second comment on the first comment that I canceled without knowing it. Doesn't matter. What matters is the gift of guys like Mitch who I only discovered years after he died. Check out Bill Hicks.

[bamboosa]

@lesterclaypool1 - I'm not being sarcastic when I say that

[lesterclaypool1]

@bamboosa

When you said what?

[CaptainCrunchOwns]

That was incredible.

[bloolouboyle]

I've thought I had seen everything this guy has done since he started inc. live shows--he was awesome!!---I never saw this before !!!!!!!! The band bit had me in tears!!!

[MattyMattThing]

he later develops that voice thing that goes great with his jokes

[BenJamminH7]

Did anybody else notice the hand holding mishap at 6:43?

[000TwistedFreak]

@BenJamminH7 HAHAHA Well spotted!! dudes just like, ' i don't love you no more.... I love mitch now' haha

[sleepyflip]

@BenJamminH7 He always had stage freight which is why he wore sunglasses durring alot of his acts, and looks at the ground. And without a mic he was probably just nervous if you notice he rarely looks at the audiance.

[BenJamminH7]

@sleepyflip I'm talking about the couple in the audience...

[sleepyflip]

@BenJamminH7 Oh psh derp. lol didnt see that XD

[JkAllTheTym]

@BenJamminH7 omg lmfao!!!! hilarious

[malinko35]

who's the one douche-bag that disliked this?

[jazrambo]

i wouldnt mind fingering that bird at the start

[lesterclaypool1]

@jazrambo

You wouln't want to now, dude, but yeah, back in this day I would have had a go.

[BrocMajorz718]

Sucks that he's gone ! !

[thunder9968]

R.I.P. dude!

[treemetree]

Wish he could have gone on for hours!!!!

[ritwingr]

Ruined by the presence of Ubercunt Garaffa-no-talent.

[lesterclaypool1]

@ritwingr

To be fair, Garrafallo's comedy was funny in the beginning. It started to suck when she started listening to herself talk. It's the Tori Amos effect: When you listen to yourself talk you start quoting things that you found clever, then you just end up a boring repetitive cunt that isn't engaging.

It happens a lot in entertainment.

[ranieridamasceno]

@lesterclaypool1 - right on, brother. couldn't agree more. and i was a fun, back in the day...

mitch kept going great till the end... humbleness is a good thing, wheather you're a comedian or not....

[JulienDurden]

@Jimk669 Lol, one-liners are the oldest form of humor. And btw, simple doesn't mean easy.

[limbdarkening]

Ahhh, the good old days.

[JulienDurden]

@Jimk669 The first time I saw him doing his stuff, I thought of Kurt Cobain, not only because he had long blond hair, also because it is such a simple style of humor that has a lot of charm!

[goofydude08]

wow he's definitely clean right here

[NorthTxBalla]

doesn't sound like he's gotten too into drugs yet

[limbdarkening]

@NorthTxBalla His voice literally sounds different too.

[lesterclaypool1]

@limbdarkening

I think that it's just because the jokes are longer and more conversational. When he delivers the punchline it goes into that weird cadence of no contractions and a bit of a drawl. As Mitch progressed he contributed as little "set up" for his jokes, as possible, so he used his punchline voice a lot more.

[Jluca27]

Noctunal Jocks



[Aiglet]

"Hey brother....two."

That is ridiculously brilliant.

[ScatterTheAshes]

I would love to see a death metal barbershop quartette. Absolutely.

[Adenn0012]

@ScatterTheAshes Try Van Canto

[PustolovacCom]

gotta love this guy! rip mitch you were awsome!

[Snailbarf]

for everyone who thinks their intellectual college girlfriend is only going to get better looking because you're attracted to the mind and not the body, I have two words for you...Janeane Garafalo.

[Sternoproductions]

anyone else think he looks like a skinny version of chris farley from the front?

[kennyeret]

God damn I miss him

[peaceandparty]

@diderr01

i see your comments

i wouldnt call this video any of yours

so nice try all of you to consider it yours

dont argue over whose it is

argue why hecklers make great comedians kill themselves or feel shit far too much in their lives

[22Beeper]

Ha ha he is SO funny my mom loves him

[juggernautjigsaw99]

He doesn't have his accent haha

[JullenaBurcham]

@juggernautjigsaw99 Cause he wasn't high or drunk lol.

[juggernautjigsaw99]

@JullenaBurcham lololol

[Phishboy26]

isnt this ironic how much he looks like Cobain.

[meadowlark27]

Death metal barbershop quartet FTW

[Fiasco6Radio6Show6]

Love Mitch more than anyone.

[VoxBox2000]

Genius. Period!