Mitch Hedberg Live in Chicago Part 1

[sviosfdiablo]

Mitch was the kind of guy i wanted to be friendz with.

[ibanezgeorge]

good clip, but the dude recording is breathing damn loud.

[wompom1212]

@sylicone221 He died at your age, and yet accomplished more than you ever will in a lifetime. So have fun writing dick comments behind the comfort of a screen pussy.

[MattMcNugget]

@kjohns885 well then that means that I have four

[Shamaflamana]

I am a lucky few that knew Mitch in real life. We did stand up together, and I was lucky to MC for him a few times. We would hang out a few times... party afterwards. He had a heart condition.. but the drugs fucked it up even more. We'd smoke pot together, but he'd always have some coke on "share" with me. I didn't mind, it was the scene for many of us to do. If he didn't have the heart thing, he'd still be with us. Fucked up on drugs, but with us. I enjoyed our conversations, and will remember

[vintage1art]

@Shamaflamana I hate it when i get turned on to something new only to find out something negative. I never knew or heard of mitch until about a week ago. forgot his name and searched the little pictures till i recognized him....ONLY to find out that he passed away. That so sucks. people will encounter his comedy for years to come and enjoy it. RIP Mitch

[kjohns885]

@Shamaflamana You have got to be kidding me Peter Cagle from Georgia/Finland. If you knew Mitch Headberg than I have 3 dic%'s

[Shamaflamana]

@kjohns885 Then you must be really popular with the ladies have 3. I am from Atlanta, I now live in Finland. I did stand up and MC'ed at the Punchline in Atlanta. Befriend many comics, and hung out. That so hard to believe?

[audiowiz]

it's a fucking goddamn shame Mitch passed on before people knew how to make decent audio & video recordings goddamit

[kiddingme01]

What happened to the sound???

[kc2dtp]

Heroin wins again! Such a brilliant comic!

[19BARD85]

@kc2dtp ur fucking retarded

[kc2dtp]

@19BARD85 What?  He's not dead?

[redbaron1080]

$40!

[MeKimTrinn]

Mitch is awesome! Stop hating.

[socalallting]

He said the truth many of us dooont like... sorry I am swedish cant behave..... late can be comprehensible... I like Mitch big time! Never die! (or what he wants - a king).

[KuragariNoKaze]

WIsh the quality didn't suck.

[jenn071000]

not his best....but still an awesome guy ^_^ v

[JollyTurtles]

There is way to much negative energy, can we just bask in the carreer of a comical genius?

[dpowens]

@ambiemouse I found it difficult to believe that someone who used "there" instead of "they're" would know what a paraprosdokian was, and behold, it's in Mitch's Wikipedia article. You are lame.

[MrStonezone]

wow, you guys can use big words.

[kidballistic]

29 people were to stupid to understand his jokes. Love ya Mitch, wish I could have met you and thanked you for your comedy.

[ocluke188]

i can whistle with my fingers. especially, if i have a whistle.

[SKAREChaKa760]

Really, is this what you do in your spare time? Talk down about the deceased and argue over nonsense......wow, what has our society lowered itself to..

[wutever1994]

@SKAREChaKa760 its lowered itself to talking down about the deceased and arguing over nonsense

[deerdaniel44]

Rest in Peace Mitch.

[Fyrsiel]

Oh my god, every time I listen to a skit from this guy, I am in tears. xD

[TheNightInsideTheFir]

I wish i could've seen this guy atleast once

[elchafa]

This guy is awesome. Too bad there's no video.

[MellowCruisin]

" not only does she not have arms, but she doesn't understand simple contractions."

[hotcupoftea17]

I added the fmt=18 to the end and now my sound completely doesnt work at all for any videos. I am at a loss of what to do.. any suggestions? thank you

[etowngftddummy]

@hotcupoftea17

fmt=18 only works if the video comes in high quality.

[sylicone221]

worm food now hehehehehee....hey worms, come and enjoy!

[hashieesh]

LoveloveloveloveLOVE!

[nigelsenchez]

Drugs did not create jokes, Mitch did.

[galerians1000]

overdosed

[rodbob11]

Real funny guy,just heard of him today.Too bad hes dead.What happened to him?

[midiman16]

I don't have any blue lights here. Still funny tho'.

[21yomamma]

to 00MANLEEoo and gordonr99999 i forgot he was dead you jerks!!!

[somethingclever2007]

Every time it thunders, God is laughing at Mitchs jokes

[q1111w]

I was on that show

[KMFDM781]

Holy out of phase sound batman!

[KMFDM781]

Holy out of phase sound batman!

[Ryuk350]

Good fucking question SoundOfimagination

[modermeh]

R.I.P. MITCH HEDBERG

[soldierBJC]

ok i looked this up bekuz someone had sed hes funny but honestly hes nt funny one little bit i kept a straight face the whole fukin time

[tearscratch31]

@soldierBJC cuz your either to young or dumb

[TheRagtagChicken]

@soldierBJC:

Congratulations. Now, could you please get off of youtube for a few years and learn how to spell?

[megamazing1]

@soldierBJC because you don't understand comedy and also you can't see him performing.

[ninaboo0]

I cried :)

[SLVRSR4]

I was at this show. It was only shortly after this that he passed away. He was a great comedian.

[kenzie41994]

"Stephen Lynch is a hard act to follow, but you know what? i'm a hard act to follow, too. Because after i'm done, i take the mic wit me" He really did tke the mic with him... R.I.P Mr. Hedberg

[pangeonite]

my girlfriend works at hooters...in the kitchen. how could you argue something as subjective as comedy. if you do not like mitch hedberg, go elsewhere with your piccolo you troll. have a nice day though in all the kindest sense. "that is a downtown table." guess at least with a gopher, you don't have to think. if you could find a farting gopher, that would be classic.

[Ryuk350]

yeah i can barely hear him

[energyman2289]

@limbdarkening Club 27

[jhop9898]

great performance terrible audio. i can barely understand him.

[sylicone221]

worm food heheheheeee......seriously...w­ho is this guy..only famous for od!

[debbiechickie5]

have any of you ever gotten up on stage & done stand up? It's so scary! you are SO afraid you are gonna stammer and/or forget your stuff...walk in his shoes. His dead shoes, but walk in them.

[ooMANLEEoo]

@21yomamma he WAS the funniest man alive RIP mitch

[21yomamma]

 i forgot he was dead,meanie!!!

[gordonr99999]

@21yomamma ...he's not alive

[iamacrab1]

CABOOSE FROM RED VS BLUE!!

[sm177y2369]

amatuer. not that funny actually lol

[smagicproductions]

@sm177y2369 Wow just just wow

[Luthanor]

@sm177y2369 i'd like too see you do better with crippling stage fright

[ViolentRunning]

@sm177y2369 Don't you know that calling a comedian unfunny is basically saying you don't get it? Thanks for this insight into your limited sphere.

[sm177y2369]

@ViolentRunning actually when a comedian is unfunny, it's because their jokes suck lol. dane cook, chris rock, dave chapelle, now they are funny. this is not. also humor can be on an opinionated level. so this is my opinion, and thanks for yours. :)

[ViolentRunning]

@sm177y2369 I see what you're saying. I am one person, who likes off-the-wall one-liners and surreal observations, among other kinds of humour, while others might prefer slapstick, or confrontational stuff, or even the 'I'm black and the world better deal with it' routines of Chris Rock. Each to their own. Mitch Hedberg was a comedy genius. No-one's gonna say that about Dane Cook.

[guyboxerdog]

@ViolentRunning HA ha yeah! I am gonna have to disagree. I think idiots WILL call Dane Cook a com...edy....ge....sorry. I cannot type that!

You are bang on about Chris Rock as well. Look at his roles in Kevin Smith films....yawn. Angry self righteous black dude. How 1982 of you Mr R.

Although his niggers vs black people is one of my favourite rountines, I find him very false most of the time.

Mitch is the man though.

Dane Cook: A seminal performer! ......I am now bleeding.

[sm177y2369]

@ViolentRunning i feel sorry for you if you actually think this is genuinely and originally funny. old corny jokes. nothing "off-the-wall" like your claiming. no depth or real meaning to his so called jokes, just random talking and hoping people laugh. i've heard more funny jokes come from a laffy taffy wrapper than this pathetic ramble about non-humorous nonsense that you call comedy. at least chris rock & dane cook tell it like it is and create humor out of real events or ideas. this is fail

[ViolentRunning]

@sm177y2369 Look up Mitch Hedberg. Enough people agree with me, in my opinion. If you don't find this funny, you have a limited mind. Don't feel sorry for me. Have fun with your clowns.

[ViolentRunning]

@sm177y2369 HA HA you lose. In world where a 5 second clip of a gopher turning to the side has 16 million views, you CAN argue that statistics don't mean quality. At all. Mainstream fanboy? Weird, but hey, there's room for everyone....

[sm177y2369]

@ViolentRunning your pathetic excuse of an argument is quite entertaining :)

[OnlySuzyV]

@sm177y2369 I think the point is that Mitch Hedberg has a unique style of comedy that makes him entertaining. His jokes are short, he says stuff every one can understand and his jokes are "down to earth" in that they dont require any boasting or stories. He's basically just a funny guy saying random funny stuff because he likes what he does. I realize not everyone finds him funny, but what i dont understand is why people who dont like something go comment on videos where people clearly do lol

[ambiemouse]

@sm177y2369 he is pretty much the only comedian that used actual paraprosdokians, which makes him a genius in so many ways. If you don't pay attention his jokes seem like there really stupid but in reality they aren't.

[Thompsongs]

@ambiemouse Steven Wright does that too.

[andymcoilly]

@ambiemouse Emo Phillips does it lots

[bahramf]

@ambiemouse Why are paraprosdokians so special? Almost all comedians use 'actual' paraprosdokians. 

[aristotle736]

@ambiemouse Steven Wright used paraprosdokian way before him.

Todd Berry and Anthony Jeselnick now do as well .

Be careful with the statements of the absolute (Never,only, always....etc)

[d1rcwill]

@aristotle736 +1 man, Mitch Hedburg is just another in a long list of people that used paraprosdokians. Hell, Les Dawson was using them back in the late 1960's. People were using them decades before him, even. Hedburg made some good ones, but he's not as special as everyone makes him out to be imo

[SEALTEAM7bm]

@d1rcwill yet here you are watching his videos....GTFO

[aristotle736]

@d1rcwill Using your argument means that Pryor was not special because he followed Redd Foxx

and Eddie Murphy followed Pryor.Seinfel did what Kline was doing years earlier.

The only one who was and remains original is Sam Kinison.

[caislinn]

ESPECIALLY IF I HAVE A WHISTLE 

[dannyg120]

"I went to the doctor and he tried to remove blood from my neck. Never go to see

dr acula..." LOL

[MITCHsaysHI]

I'm so glad that I was named after him. He's hilarious

[bosanac01]

I'll pay $40 to hear mitch hedberg live one more time.

[Earthlessness]

@bosanac01

I would pay upwards of 100$, and im broke.

[nametag3]

everything really is worse in chicago. HA

[soccercrazy309]

ohhh the spotlight joke was either stolen from demetri martin or demetri martin stole it from mitch hedberg...zomg knows?!?!

[pfive]

@soccercrazy309 Seeing as Mitch is dead and Demetri is 8 i would assume Demetri stole it

[soccercrazy309]

@pfive i was showing my brother mitch and i left and i guess he decided to comment on my account. he isnt the smartest.....

[curryeire]

@soccercrazy309 my brother is off average intelligence, but he does get blamed for my ignorance

[bottomfeeder73]

He will be missed :-( Excellent comedian. One of the few who could keep it PG but still have you rolling with laughter. We need more like him.

[CrashBurner47]

we can call Mitch Hedberg the Layne Staley of comedy. Mitch was fucking funny and will always be

[by4kug4n]

Mitch Hedberg やっぱいい奴じゃ。マジで面白～

[standbyyourvan321]

@ thedrunktimbefaller yes we did he was addicted to a vagina... the worst drug of al

[bulldog12714]

THE great ones always die before their time

[mikiecope]

Mitch ...my favorite comedian.

Tragic....But doesn't every great artist have demons..

Sad...Most comedians say funny things...

But Mitch knew how to say things funny.

Brillance. Imagine how great he'd of been if he had the time to perfect his act. I mean George Carlin only got better with age....

DON'T DO DRUGS. I mean after all...they robbed us of more Mitch Hedberg jokes.....

[PlowThrough8]

Drugs Created These Jokes. MITCH IS THA BOMB

[MrCtone]

Mitch is (was) one of the funniest most down to earth people!! A comedian for the common man!!

[ericschrody]

the flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long

[diderr01]

@ericschrody

Great analogy.

[FrankGarrett316]

@diderr01 He stole that from Darkwing Duck.

[MrRazorz]

@diderr01 Yeah, but he stole it from Blade Runner.

[TheFluorescentNinja]

@MrRazorz That was a quote from a 6th century Chinese text by Laozi titled the Tao Te Ching.

[MrRazorz]

@TheFluorescentNinja Well, Blade Runner had to have stolen it from somebody. Now if we can figure out who Laozi stole it from...

[MrRazorz]

@TheFluorescentNinja I wonder who HE stole it from.

[JazzyJonas]

@ericschrody

So true of so many great artists.

[420Experience]

@ericschrody well said sir

[limbdarkening]

Same could be said about Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Jim Morrison.

[IdiosyncraticTapping]

@ericschrody

Jimi Hendrix.

[aborges1287]

@ericschrody the burn that flames bright as twice longs half at last

[aborges1287]

@ericschrody the burn that flames bright as twice longs half at last

[PlowThrough8]

Jon Belushi, Layne Staley, Chris Farley, Kurt Cobain, Tupac, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Brittany Murphy, Heath Ledger, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, And Motherfuckin MITCH

[junkabuttafli05]

@PlowThrough8 Bill Hicks, Freddie Mercury, John Lennon

[PlowThrough8]

@junkabuttafli05 JFK, Old Dirty Bastard, Biggie, Walter Payton, Lou Gherig

[sylicone221]

@PlowThrough8 u forgot dj douchebag am heheheeeee and tupac was murdered please

[PlowThrough8]

@sylicone221 What? Im Making A List Of People Who Died To Young James Dean Was In A Car Crash I Know Pac Was Murdered Silly Douche. Dj AM Was Cool. Stevie Ray Vaugn, Chris Farley, John Belushi

[sylicone221]

@PlowThrough8 dj am is worm food! hehehhehee...how dare he do drugs and preach sobriety fucking junkie...that aint cool...enjoy wormies! hehehehehheee...mitch was a piece of shit druggie hehhehehehee ENJOY WORMS

[PlowThrough8]

@sylicone221 You Scared Of Drugs Puusay. Yeah Im Worm Food Nigga But You Hospital Skin

[sylicone221]

@PlowThrough8 heheee....worm food now hehehee....mitch is worm food enjoy wormies

[PlowThrough8]

@sylicone221 you mean like gummy worms

[sylicone221]

@PlowThrough8 like real worms and bedbugs heheheee.....

[PlowThrough8]

@sylicone221 whats a bedbug?

[sylicone221]

@PlowThrough8 hehehee....bedbugs in the bed hehehee....they eat corpses hehehee..a rotting corpse mitch is heheehe....worms, enjoy!

[PlowThrough8]

@sylicone221 isnt that good?

[nic1357]

@sylicone221 you're 37 years old? really? i hope not cos if you are thats quite depressing.

[sylicone221]

@nic1357 mitch died at 37 heheheehe! should i od at his age. hehehehehhehehee.......

[sylicone221]

@nic1357 it was about time mitch kicked it...heheheheee! yeah..he died at 37 hehehehehee..worm food....although i thought he was older......dead druggie heheheeee..worm food rotting corpse

[nic1357]

@sylicone221 oh i see, you're demented

[nic1357]

@sylicone221 heheeeheee...please tell me when a member of your family dies hahehehe..then i can laugh at you...heheee..id love to smash your mothers fucking skull in and feed them to you heheheeeee.....i really hope you die of cancer hehheeee

[nic1357]

@sylicone221 heeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeee

[sylicone221]

@nic1357 mitch died at my age hehehehehee.....

[Mrhandsome1999]

@sylicone221 what's so funny about dying at 37?? What is the twisted "hehehehehe" for? Are you fucking out of your mind? If you are indeed 37 years old as you have claimed then you are a miserable one; your intellectual age is more of an 8-year-old!

[sylicone221]

@Mrhandsome1999 im the same age mitch was when he died...hehehehehehe....wanted to od the last 3 or 4 years hehehehehe! mitch is worm food....rotting corpse heheheheheheeheheheheh!

[purplepieman1500]

@sylicone221 fuck you douchebag. go cut yourself and cry because you are nothing compared to Mitch.

[JoMariebentzler]

@sylicone221 What the fuck is wrong with you.

[BeeBumper]

@Mrhandsome1999 You give him way too much credit. I have an eight year old and he is way more insightful, mature and empathetic than this moron is, the guy is proud that his behaviour isn't fueled by drugs, and seems proud that it's all natural... what an achievement he's an all natural loser idiot. I'd give his parents sympathy cards for mothers and fathers day, but I suspect he wasn't born but crawled out of a pile of shit somewhere

[Mrhandsome1999]

@BeeBumper Why are you talking about a person who has not done you any wrong with such a hostility? What is your PERSONAL problem with this man? Hey, I don't know you, but the way you talk about him with such a contempt is a sign that you had "personally" known this person, and somehow you felt like you were wronged by him, otherwise, I wouldn't give a hoot about his drug use. I've been brought up to stay away from drugs, and I am proud to say, I have NOT had a drop of alcohol in my life either.

[kevin25197]

@Mrhandsome1999 Awesome man, I love your upbringing; same here, no alcohol, and NO drugs for me not even marijuana.

[nic1357]

@nic1357 hehehhhhhheeeeeeeeee.........h­eeeeeeeeeeeheeeeeeeeeehee

[BitchinnShoes07]

@PlowThrough8 Uhh James Dean and Tupac are the odd ones out there.

[PlowThrough8]

@BitchinnShoes07 Im talkin bout stars that died early not just od'd LOL

[slangstrom1]

@PlowThrough8 JIM MORRISON

[PlowThrough8]

yeah hes from orlando doors are my fav band from before tha 80s ever

[MrSelidor7]

I have only recently found this genius (here on YT). I am sorry that there shall be no more of his work. Some of the greatest artists of all kinds from across history have been addicted to various substances. We just need to accept people for who they are.

[slytheypoo]

listenen to mitch, que pena que se me murio

[88DMB88]

Thanks for the great recording!!!!! Just taking a trip down Hedberg lane. Saw him 3 times at giggles in Seattle, still miss him and his comedy was genious!!!!!  RIP always!!!!

[chrysteene]

to anyone with an addiction,wise up!now we have been cheated out of a form of incredible which will never be duplicated.just like elvis,hendrix,morrisson,cobain­,and so many others can u imagine what we may have missed out on?

[foglioks]

@chrysteene - would have to agree with you. However, saying that... there is no guarantee that they would have been the same w/o using. Creativity and expression of artists are openend in many different ways, some through using.

[ericschrody]

@chrysteene the flame that burns twice as bright lasts half as long

[thedrunktimberfaller]

@chrysteene we didn't lose cobain to an addiction.

[drumsponge]

My favorite comic of the New Mellenium! "I saw a sign that said "Stop...A head"...I stopped, but there was no head". My tribute to Mitch!

[DoclightmegamanX]

the person who recorded this must have been a fatass I can hear labored breathing throughout

[loopyluu1]

hes awsome ! sweet photo of him too:)

[evangrogers]

funniest. man. ever.

[zyclonb6]

love him

[itstheheartattack]

i can whistle with my fingers, especially if i have a whistle!

[jimbolimbo99]

DAMN that's loud

[jakeo96]

i got that new tooth paste the one with tar tar control.. i still have tar tar but that shit is under control

[PABPrankCalls]

what the fuck are you people talking about? 

[iknowthesecretdoyou]

long live MITCH

[BioLex21]

ehehehe eheheh

shut up dick i want to hear the show

[BCravens1995]

excuse my noobiness, but how did he die.

[977eli]

@BCravens1995 he O.D. on heroine and cocaine

[BCravens1995]

@977eli that sucks. he was awesome. my personal fav:

I saw a comercial that told me to forget everything i know about slipcovers. ans i did. and it was a load off my mind. then they tried to sell me slipcovers, and i didnt know what the hell they were.

[PABPrankCalls]

@BCravens1995  drug overdose

[ToxicMayo9]

Pretty bad Sound Quality