Why is mitch hedberg funny

I have boxes and boxes of his notebooks, envelopes stuffed with hotel pads and scribbled-on napkins. I even found an airplane barf bag covered with notes. Mitch and I shot four of his shows on 16mm. Enough for a documentary.

A documentary that he could narrate himself! I kept all the film and tapes and notes in three big iron safes in a cabin we had in the mountains. But about eight months ago, I took it all out of the safes and brought it back to L. And that means at some point soon, all of you will be hearing and seeing Mitch again.

This story first appeared in the June 13 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day.

June 14, am. So here, listed from great to genius, are 21 of the greatest Mitch Hedberg jokes and one-liners of all time. Together, they serve as an excellent set in both or Or Hedberg is going to be relatable until the sun explodes. We should all be so lucky. Hedberg had a way of telling jokes that lodge themselves deep in your cognitive conditioning. This one in particular will be with me for life. This line is my favorite example of that. This non-sequitur gets the archetypical Hedberg response: a delayed burn of laughter, as his audience slowly registers the depth of stupidity in the joke they just heard.

Mitch was always so open about his drug problems, which makes revisiting his work a strangely melancholy experience. Especially when the jokes are as good as this one. I hear Hedberg saying this whenever I step on an elevator. Hedberg mercifully missed the s, where we began layering every square inch of our homes and bodies with information. He never did seem like an Apple Watch guy. Often hiding behind long hair and a large pair of glasses, Hedberg was among the most efficient stand-ups to ever step onstage; most of his beloved jokes are one-liners.

As tribute to the late comedian, we've compiled 14 of Hedberg's best jokes, pulling from his albums, specials and late-night performances. That's amazing, man. Such an even number. You would think it would be 40, maybe. It can only become stairs. I don't know how I get away with it.