Mitch Hedberg
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Person
- Born
- 1968-02-24
- Died
- 2005-03-30
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Acting · Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedianknown for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimesone-line jokes, mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs. Hedberg's comedy and on-stage persona gained him a cult following,with audience members sometimes shouting out the punchlines…
Known for
- Group Therapy — Self (archive footage)2024
- Possum Man — Self (archival footage)2019
- Just For Laughs: Over The Edge — Self2009
- Just for Laughs Stand Up, Vol. 2: On the Edge — Self2006
- Lords of Dogtown — Urethane Wheels Guy2005
- Mitch Hedberg: Mitch All Together — Himself2003
- Saddle Rash — Muscular Mel (voice)2002
- Saddle Rash2002
- Almost Famous — Eagles Road Manager2000
- Ed — Dave2000
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Mitchell Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his odd subject matter, stylistic elocution and memorable routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs. He died at the age of 37 from multiple drug toxicity. Hedberg was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota. He was the son of Swedish immigrants Arne and Mary Hedberg, and was married to Canadian comedian Lynn Shawcroft on February 25th, 1999. He graduated from Harding High School in S
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC
· 2012 · cited 6,723x
- Effects of Losartan on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Nephropathy
· 2001 · cited 5,857x
- The NCEP Climate Forecast System Reanalysis
· 2010 · cited 4,279x
- Trastuzumab after Adjuvant Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
· 2005 · cited 4,124x
- Work and/or Fun: Measuring Hedonic and Utilitarian Shopping Value
· 1994 · cited 4,108x
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Key facts
- Born
- Mitchell Lee Hedberg , ( 1968-02-24 ) February 24, 1968, Saint Paul, Minnesota , U.S.
- Died
- March 30, 2005 (2005-03-30) (aged 37), Livingston, New Jersey , U.S.
- Notable work
- Strategic Grill Locations , Mitch All Together , Do You Believe in Gosh?
- Spouse
- Lynn Shawcroft ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
- Years active
- 1989–2005
- Medium
- Stand-up
- Genres
- Observational comedy surreal humor word play non sequitur one-liner deadpan
- Subjects
- Recreational drug use Everyday life American culture Self-deprecation Drinking culture Food
- Website
- mitchhedberg.net
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Key dates
- Born
- 24 February 1968
- Died
- 30 March 2005
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Paul
- Place of death
- Livingston
- Occupation
- stand-up comedian
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
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Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian. He was known for his one-liner comedy, characterized by surreal humor and his distinctive deadpan delivery, as well as his unconventional stage presence.
Hedberg rose to prominence through repeated appearances on Late Show with David Letterman, and was dubbed "the next Seinfeld" by Time. Throughout his career, he recorded three stand-up comedy albums, Strategic Grill Locations (1999), Mitch All Together (2003), and the posthumous Do You Believe in Gosh? (2008). He also wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the independent film Los Enchiladas! (1999), making further cameo appearances in Almost Famous (2000) and Lords of Dogtown (2005).
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