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Bye Mitch

in Pop Culture by jon

Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 03:20 PM

Rumor has it that Mitch Hedberg has died from a heroin overdose. I'm hoping that it's just an early April Fool's Day gag, Andy Kaufman-style, as it's not being widely reported yet (just some mentions on Howard Stern and Comedy Central and such) but I wouldn't be surprised if it were true.

All my beers tonight will be dedicated to Mitch, dead or otherwise.

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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 1, Incoherent)
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 03:33 PM (#26453)
I was in Baltimore a week and a half ago, and saw his name on a club marquee -- he was scheduled to play on the 30th. I remarked to my wife that I was very disappointed that we wouldn't be in town.

Ah, fuck.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 03:55 PM (#26454)
Reliable [nbc13.com]? I guess...
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 08:16 PM (#26457)
In Response to jon (#26453):

I was in Baltimore a week and a half ago, and saw his name on a club marquee -- he was scheduled to play on the 30th. I remarked to my wife that I was very disappointed that we wouldn't be in town.

And now I'm very disappointed in you.

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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 08:41 PM (#26458)
Sadly it sounds too accurrate to be a rumor..
"Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Woodbury Funeral Chapel, 2195 Woodlane Drive, in Woodbury. Visitation continues an hour before services 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church, 4125 Woodbury Drive in Woodbury. The family is asking for memorials in lieu of flowers. Burial will be private." [twincities.com]
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 0)
posted Thursday, March 31, 2005 - 11:30 PM (#26459)
Comedian Mitch Hedberg dies at 37 [baltimoresun.com]
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 02:01 AM (#26460)
Man.

Just, damn.

I guess that's it, though. Johnny Cochrane, Mitch Hedberg, and Terri Schaivo. That completes the "celebrities always die in threes" rule, and the world is safe again.




Wait a sec! His official website has no mention of his death (even says that he's going to be in the area until April 3rd) and it was last updated Thurday, when he supposedly died Wednesday.

Maybe this IS just a joke.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 06:24 AM (#26466)
In Response to Evander (#26460):

Maybe this IS just a joke.

Nope, that's the pope, he has been working on this years gag for some time now, all that faking parkinsons etc. Even I had to admit that the tracheotomy was really showing dedication to the prank.

Being in Australia we know about the jokes a few hours before the rest of you guys.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 09:25 AM (#26470)
I hope it's not true, even though it probably is. I really liked Mitch Hedberg; I thought he was very funny.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 1)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 10:21 AM (#26473)
In Response to Evander (#26460):

i don't think terri schiavo counts as a celebrity, honestly.

but, if you think about it, the pope is ailing, fallwell is in the hospital. now all we need is for pat robertson to choke on something and we're well on our way to another three.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 02:11 PM (#26484)
In Response to 976DAVE (#26473):

One of the definitions of celebrity:

a widely known person

I think she counts now.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 03:02 PM (#26485)
In Response to 976DAVE (#26473):

Actually, she has more in common with Cochrane than Hedberg. That being that she is specifically a media celebrity.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Friday, April 01, 2005 - 06:03 PM (#26486)
In Response to GeminiCrash (#26470):

Funny like a fox!
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 01:29 AM (#26494)
Still no reveal, so I'm going assume it IS true.

dammit
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 2)
posted Saturday, April 02, 2005 - 11:14 PM (#26499)
In Response to Evander (#26460):

Now you can replace Terri Schiavo with the pope.

Or maybe replace Mitch Hedberg, since I'm betting Terri Schiavo was actually more famous than him, sadly.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 3, Informative)
posted Sunday, April 03, 2005 - 10:07 PM (#26505)
his website [mitchhedberg.net] seems to back up the fact, as well as the AP [ap.org].
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 0)
posted Monday, April 04, 2005 - 02:14 PM (#26522)
In Response to porcupine8 (#26499):

Sadly, enough, that's true. I was telling people on Friday, "Mitch Hedburg died on Wednesday, I just heard on the news." They were all like, "Who?" Pissed me off.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 0)
posted Tuesday, April 05, 2005 - 10:59 PM (#26559)
It would seem its not a joke.
And for the record, his family says that he died of heart complications. Although I wouldn't be suprised if herion or other drugs had something to do with it. It really is all very sad.
Mitch will be missed.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 1)
posted Thursday, April 14, 2005 - 09:15 AM (#26707)
In Response to Lonely Goatherd (#26559):

Heroin overdoses do tend to complicate things.
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Re: Bye Mitch (Score: 0)
posted Friday, April 15, 2005 - 05:44 PM (#26762)
In Response to jpt (#26707):

people shouldent have overdosed
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