Thursday, August 9, 2007

Comedy Thursdays: Mitch Hedberg

If you haven't heard of Mitch Hedberg, skip everything I write here and just watch the video.

If you have heard of Mitch Hedberg, you're probably not going to read what I write here, and just watch the video.

Regardless, Mitch Hedberg is incredible. He's entire routine is based mostly on non sequitur and one line jokes. However, his delivery is so unusual that it actually makes everything he says funny, including "I used to drugs. I still do, but I used to too". It's definitely absurdist humour, but that makes it better, not worse. Hedberg is unlike any comedian I've heard, mostly because of his varied pronunciations on words, his abrubt style of delivery, and his quirky stage presence. He tends to perform with his hair in his face, sometimes upstage, with his eyes closed, and sometimes with his back facing the audience. He apparently had a severe case of stage fright that led to these traits, and but they only add to his persona, and he frequently makes jokes about this.

He has released two CDs: Strategic Grill Locations, and Mitch All Together. The audio quality is much better on Mitch All Together, and if you can only purchase one, purchase the latter, but they're both great, and a lot of jokes are different between the two.

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1 comment:

ElizaP said...

Sadly, Shouldn't this be in the past tense?