Howard Stern Reported it. Comedy Central is saying he's dead...

But no credible news sources are reporting it.....


April Fools?

Agh! I hope it's an april fools joke! The man is (was?) a genius!

Nothing about it on his website.

never heard of him. i used to listen to howard all the time. april fools? that gives me an idea...

Nothing about it on his website.


Makes sense, because he runs his own website. :D



Interesting though. Stern and a few other report that he died Wednesday.

Yet his website was updated TODAY. And Mitch runs his own site.....

http://howardstern.com/

Its on there, hes gone :[

Yes....RIP.

Last update: March 31, 2005 at 2:13 PM
St. Paul-born comedian Mitch Hedberg is dead at 37
Colin Covert, Star Tribune
March 31, 2005 HEDBERG0331

St. Paul comedian Mitch Hedberg, a cult favorite on college campuses, died Wednesday while traveling on the East Coast between shows.

The cause of death was not immediately known, but Hedberg's troubles with drugs were a staple of his act. His busy touring schedule had become erratic in recent weeks. He had failed to appear for a weeklong engagement at Richmond, Va.'s Funny Bones comedy club, according to the club's spokesperson, Jessi Plucknett.

A hit on "The Late Show With David Letterman," where he has appeared 10 times, and "The Howard Stern Show," Hedberg was dubbed "the next Seinfeld" by Time magazine. But TV-series fame eluded him because his unique style of mumbled one-liners didn't lend itself to the sitcom format.

However, his two comedy CDs, "Strategic Grill Locations" and "Mitch All Together," were popular, and he wrote and directed "Los Enchiladas," a comedy, based on his experiences as a restaurant worker, that was featured at the Sundance Film Festival.

He was held in high regard among his peers. "He was the greatest comedian ever," said his close friend, Doug Stanhope of cable TV's "The Man Show."

Hedberg's act often alluded to his drug use.

"I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too," he often said.

Scott Hansen, who gave Hedberg his first booking at the St. Paul Comedy Gallery, said that he often smelled liquor and pot on the comedian.

Louis Lee, owner of Minneapolis's Acme Comedy Co. said he had seen deterioration in Hedberg's work in recent years. At the 2004 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal, "he just destroyed the audience at the 8 p.m. show," Lee said. "Then at the midnight show, he had completely lost his timing. A genius like him can destroy himself so easily."

Dave Mordal of Elk River, a finalist on the broadcast-TV reality show "Last Comic Standing," said that Hedberg was clearly struggling with "demons" on the occasions they worked together.

"He wouldn't communicate," Mordal said. "He pulled into himself, and the more successful he became, the more he pulled in."

Hedberg, 37, was a graduate of St. Paul's Harding High School. "The Loser School," he called it, Hansen said, "but he would always go back there and they would point to him as someone who came out of there and really did something with his life."

that realllllly sucks.... he was one funnnnny s.o.b

I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.

- M.H.

"I wish I could play little league now, I'd kick f***ing ass...... I'd be way better than before...."

What a shame. I own both his CD's, and the man truly was a unique talent. For anyone who has never heard him, pay tribute to this man and buy his CD's.

I saw him live at Carnegie Mellon my senior year of college. That capped off a really great year. I am so sad to see him go. I just heard him two weeks ago on stern. Here are some of my favirites.

"This guy at a carnival asked me if I wanted a frozen banana. I said no, but I will want a regular banana later so...yeah."

"My hotel doesn't have a 13th floor because of superstision, but c'mon people on the 14th floor...you know what floor you're really on.
'Hey man what room are you in?'
'1401'
'No you're not...jump out the window...you will die earlier!"

" I wear a do not disturb sign around my neck so that little kids can't tell me knock knock jokes"

I've been saved by the bouyancy of Citrus"

"I saw this Wino eating grapes. I was like...dude...you have to wait."

"Man...I'm tired of chasing my dreams...I'm just gonna ask where they're goin and catch up with them later"

RIP Mitch...

"I'm not into sports. I drink gatorade, but that's about as far as I go. Perhaps I'm just a thirsty dude. Gatorade completely forgets this demographic. I'm thirsty for no other reason than water has not touched my lips in some time. Can I have a Gatorade, or does that lightning bolt mean 'NO' ?"

One of my favorites is the escalator joke....."This escalator has temporarily become stairs. Sorry for your convenience." His website is gone now. I'm still hoping its april fools.

Its gone because he exceded his bandwidth. While it was up yesterday, it was super-slow because everyone was flooding it.
Obviously, since he operated the site himself, there was no update because of his death.

I doubt it was an April Fools joke. He died on Wednesday and they cancelled his entire appearance in Baltimore. He was supposed to do 3 shows.
I wonder how long it will take for me to get my money back.

"I went to see a doctor; All he did was suck blood from my neck. Don't go see Dr. Acula."

What a loss to the comedy world. :( We'll miss you Mitch!

"I used to be in a rock and roll band. People either loved us or hated us. Or thought we were ok."

He was my brother's favorite comedian, a sad loss. My brother's favorite quote:

"I think Pizza Hut is the cockiest pizza chain on the planet, because Pizza Hut will accept all competitor's coupons. That makes me wish I had my own pizza place. "Mitch's Pizzaria... This week's coupon: unlimited free pizza. Special Note: coupon not good at any of the Mitch's Pizza locations. Free pizza oven with purchase of a small Coke. Two-for Tuesday: buy one pizza, get one franchise free."